John Welles Loomis House (1846)

Originally built as a center-chimney house in 1846 for Dr. Aretus Rising on South Main Street in Suffield. In 1854, the house was bought by John Welles Loomis, a successful tobacco entrepreneur, who converted it to a center hallway, two chimney house with Greek Revival features. Loomis later built an Italianate house nearby for his son, George W. Loomis.