An 1886 Queen Anne residence, the Wilbur E. Drake House is located on Main Street in the Pine Meadow section of New Hartford. Drake worked for the H. Chapin & Sons toolmaking company and married Julia Wilcox, niece of his employer’s wife, Mrs. Edward M. Chapin. Edward Chapin presented the land for the house to Drake upon his marriage.
Wilbur E. Drake House (1886)
A beautiful picture of my house! The house was designed by Robert W Hill of Waterbury and has never been altered from the original construction. I have the linen and ink architects drawings from which the house was constructed and some of the specification. I believe, however, that the house and land were given to Julia, a favorite niece, as a wedding gift.