The house at 35 Tolland Green in Tolland was built circa 1820 by Calvin Willey as a store. Willey was a lawyer who served as Judge of Probate, representative in the state General Assembly and United States Senator. In 1940, the former store was purchased as a summer home by New York Times columnist Zoe Beckley, who called it “Cubbyhouse.”

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Willey Store (1820)