Currently located on North Meadow Road in Windsor, the 1780 William A. Lovell House was moved from the area of Hayden Station by Capt. Nathaniel Howard in 1807.
The William A. Lovell House (1780)
Rev. William Russell House (1755)
The house at 101 Palisado Avenue in Windsor was built in 1755 for Rev. William Russell, who in 1754 had become the minister of the town’s First Congregational Church. It remained in a private home until it was purchased in the 1950s to become a rectory for the First Church. (more…)
The Dr. William Pierson House (1807)
Built by the Ellsworth family around 1807, the Pierson House is on Palisado Avenue in Windsor, across from the Green. The house was purchased in 1819 by Dr. William S. Pierson. Today it is owned by the First Church in Windsor.
The John Gaylord House (1772)
Located on Palisado Avenue in Windsor, the John Gaylord House was built in 1772. John Gaylord‘s ancestors were French Huguenots who had emigrated to England in the 1550s. The Gaylord family was one of the first to settle in Windsor.
The Patrick Murphy House (1873)
Windsor has many historic homes, so here is the eighth one in a row this week. The 1873 Patrick Murphy House is on Palisado Avenue. This Italianate-style home is currently for sale.
The Moses Mitchell House (1791)
We conclude what’s been a week-long look at historical houses in Windsor with the Moses Mitchell House, built around 1791 on Palisado Avenue. Moses Mitchell was a free African-American farmer who was a founding member of Windsor’s Methodist Episcopal Church.
Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee, Jr. House (1769)
The house at 5 North Meadow Road in Windsor was built around 1769 by the architect and builder Thomas Hayden [the most recent sign on the house gives the date 1789 and calls it the Thomas Hayden House]. He also built the John Watson House in South Windsor, additions to the Phelps-Hatheway House in Suffield and the Oliver Ellsworth House in Windsor. He may also have built the house of Dr. Hezekiah Chaffee, Sr. Dr. Chaffee deeded this double-hipped-roofed Georgian house to his son in 1789. (more…)
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