William Moore was a merchant and postmaster in Canterbury. His house, at the intersection of Routes 14 and 169 in Canterbury Center, was likely built by Plainfield builder Thomas Gibbs, who designed the former Congregational Church and several local houses in what is known as the “Canterbury Style.” The house, which once had a second-floor ballroom, has a dramatic projecting second-story pediment with Palladian window. The property was later owned by Marvin H. Sanger, a merchant, banker and politician, who served in the state legislature and then as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1873 to 1877. The house’s shed-roofed front porch dates to around 1920.
William Moore House (1803)
This house is so amazing my friend’s sister inlaw lives in this house… and i went to visit her and alot of really werid things happend there.. and to me .. i was in the atic of this house with a friend and Lillian Frink who was one of the first ladies in legislation who once owned the house i do believe she possessed me.. went thru me and i dont remember like 4 minutes of being in that atic… my friend witnessed the whole thing …. i would luv to go back and i will that house is so amazing… i mean very scary and from living proof this house is haunted….. i seen so much ativity in the middle of the day.. luv this houseeeeeeeeee
This house burned today, April 26, 2018.
I’m so sorry to hear that! I’m glad I was able to get a photograph of it while it was still in existence.