The William Cummings House is a Queen Anne-style mansion, built c. 1890 at 28 Elm Street in the Plantsville section of Southington. In 1876, industrialist William H. Cummings married Lucretia Amelia Stow Cummings. She was born in Southington in 1851 and graduated from Vassar in 1874, where she had studied astronomy. Lucretia Stow Cummings served as head of Connecticut’s Public Health Nursing Association, working to reduce infant mortality rates, and led a campaign to improve rural schools in the state. Their grandson is Abbott Lowell Cummings, a noted architectural historian.

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William H. and Lucretia Stow Cummings House (1890)

7 thoughts on “William H. and Lucretia Stow Cummings House (1890)

  • November 12, 2015 at 4:00 pm
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    is this house for sale? It looks pretty run down..is anyone living there ?

  • December 30, 2015 at 6:27 pm
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    I was interested in purchasing this house in 1972 when it had a for sale sign on it. It was a NEW BRITAIN phone number I called, the man who answered was very vague about the details, said the house was not for someone my age, 20 at the time when I was getting married. The house is run down…it was known as the “haunted house” at one time!
    As far as I know no one is living in the house.

  • August 20, 2021 at 7:06 pm
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    I Lived in Plantsville Connecticut Years ago,,ON 6-13-1983,,I Ended up In The Emergency Room,, Bradley Memorial hospital,, Later I Would Walk Down ELM St,, And Always Stop and Stare at The SILO Of THE House,, Going to Downtown,,I Never knew Anything about the House,, ASK A COUPLE Of People,, Not Slot Of Information AT The Time,,I BELIEVE Now Looking Back I Might have Gotten Help From The Other SIDE That ER NIGHT..

  • August 20, 2021 at 7:32 pm
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    P.S,,
    I Never Felt Anything EVIL From The House,, Just A mysterious feeling,, You All Stay Safe and Many Good Blessings.POSITIVE ENERGY To ALL.

  • August 20, 2021 at 7:34 pm
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    P.S,,
    I Never Felt Anything EVIL From The House,, Just A mysterious feeling,, You All Stay Safe and Many Good Blessings.POSITIVE ENERGY To ALL.

  • November 26, 2021 at 7:13 pm
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    I love that house. Went inside on more than one occasion and it’s beautiful in there. The staircase near the front door that leads up to the upper floors is amazing. There is also a secret staircase behind a wall in the kitchen. Someone used to store their thunderbird in the garage out back and the driveway goes all the way through to the street behind the house, at least it did when I was there.

  • July 22, 2022 at 12:30 pm
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    I’ve lived here since 1999. Not haunted, no secret staircases (just the servants staircase). Slowly restoring it which takes a lot of time and money. As we put money aside, we do work on the house. It’s a very slow going process but I promise – someone lives in the house!

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