Happy Fourth of July!!! The house at 21 Pleasant Street in Middletown was built around 1728 (some sources say 1750) by Joseph Rockwell and remained in the Rockwell family until 1782. After passing through other owners, the house was purchased by John Sumner in 1825 and was in the Sumner family for over a century. It was later acquired by the South Congregational Church.

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Rockwell-Sumner House (1721)