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Historically associated with Josiah Hotchkiss, a tavern-keeper in Cheshire, the house at 589 South Main Street is believed to have been built by him around 1744. The building’s lack of a protruding summer beam, however, might suggest a later date of construction.

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Josiah Hotchkiss House (1744)