This is not Martha Franklin’s “childhood home.” Her mother did live there from 1923 to 1933. Martha Franklin was living in New Haven or New York City during that time frame. Her father Henry is listed in the 1875 City Directory as living at 22 High School Ave, long ago demolished. The Franklins also lived for some years at 44 Cooper Street which is also long gone. Whoever compiled this did not do their homework!
It’s said she grew up here in the survey of historic resources conducted by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010. If they are wrong you might consider sharing your data with them as well.
I have contacted Stacey Vairo, the State of CT Coordinator for the National and State Register of historic sites. I also contacted Todd Levine Of the CT Freedom Trail and Historic Preservation Office. I contacted them and not the CT Women’s Hall of Fame because funding for the CT Wome’s Hall of Fame Historic Site Survey came from DECD and the State Historic Preservation Office and I thought they would be the ones most qualified to look into the matter.
Just to follow up, yesterday Jennie Scofield, the National Register Coordinator with the SHPO, issued a memo stating an error was made regarding the CT Woman’s Hall of Fame Heritage Trail Historic Survey and 63 Cherry Street is not the childhood home of Martha Franklin. Per Ms. Scofield, who can be reached via email at jenny.scofield@ct.gov, this information will be shared with the CT Woman’s Hall of Fame. I do hope to see a correction on their web site which will then hopefully be changed on this website.
Thank you for your prompt correction. I am hoping the CT Woman’s Hall of Fame quickly amends their web site. They certainly were notified with the memo and requested to amend their web site by the SHPO but I don’t see a correction yet. I appreciate your due diligence.
This is not Martha Franklin’s “childhood home.” Her mother did live there from 1923 to 1933. Martha Franklin was living in New Haven or New York City during that time frame. Her father Henry is listed in the 1875 City Directory as living at 22 High School Ave, long ago demolished. The Franklins also lived for some years at 44 Cooper Street which is also long gone. Whoever compiled this did not do their homework!
It’s said she grew up here in the survey of historic resources conducted by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame in 2010. If they are wrong you might consider sharing your data with them as well.
The link to the inventory item is here: http://cwhf.org/media/upload/files/Inductee%20Historic%20Sites%20-%20PDFs/Franklin%2C%20Martha%20HRI.pdf
I have contacted Stacey Vairo, the State of CT Coordinator for the National and State Register of historic sites. I also contacted Todd Levine Of the CT Freedom Trail and Historic Preservation Office. I contacted them and not the CT Women’s Hall of Fame because funding for the CT Wome’s Hall of Fame Historic Site Survey came from DECD and the State Historic Preservation Office and I thought they would be the ones most qualified to look into the matter.
Just to follow up, yesterday Jennie Scofield, the National Register Coordinator with the SHPO, issued a memo stating an error was made regarding the CT Woman’s Hall of Fame Heritage Trail Historic Survey and 63 Cherry Street is not the childhood home of Martha Franklin. Per Ms. Scofield, who can be reached via email at jenny.scofield@ct.gov, this information will be shared with the CT Woman’s Hall of Fame. I do hope to see a correction on their web site which will then hopefully be changed on this website.
Thank you for your prompt correction. I am hoping the CT Woman’s Hall of Fame quickly amends their web site. They certainly were notified with the memo and requested to amend their web site by the SHPO but I don’t see a correction yet. I appreciate your due diligence.