Around 1845, Elishama Brandegee, Jr., a Berlin merchant with a strong interest in education, built a Greek Revival-style house on Worthington Ridge to serve as housing for the teacher at the Worthington Academy next door. It was later the home of his son, Dr. Elishama Brandegee. The Brandegees contributed to industry, founding East Berlin’s first silk and cotton thread company. Elishama Brandegee’s mother was also fascinated by the silk industry: she planted mulberry trees and raised silkworms.
Elishama Brandegee House (1845)
Is this the house that Townshend Stith Brandegee(Civil Engineer and Botanist) and Charlie Brandegee(Civil War Veteran) grew up in back in the 1840’s and 50’s? Thank you for your response