Joseph Burr House

At 477 Simsbury Road in Bloomfield is a house built in 1791 by Joseph Burr. Flax grown in Wintonbury (Bloomfield) was used to make linseed oil and Burr had a linseed oil mill on Loeffler Road, which was then called called Burr Road.

477 Simsbury Rd Joseph Burr 1791

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Joseph Burr House (1791)