' BRIBJ' DESCRIPTIONS of SOllE or Tl'E OLDE~T EOUSES in Euton «1th SOIIE INf0JUlAT'IO e..botlit. THE OCCOP.i\1trs OF tltE R0US'ES AiLSO 8Rl[F 'OESORIFTIOns ot •• SO!llE ,or THE OLD1iST 'PUBLIC BUILDI GS &nd. IU,NUF AOTURING Pl.A.? S of by HJ:llAH HOWARD, tS.Q. Co?J!P1led tl'Olll. Cha.:!fin 1 e H1&toTy of Eaaton,Kaa • Pttbl1a ~eoord!.s . Pr1 . .-at,e Family Reeo1'de. 11.!'Ldi. I'Dforc::.e.tion f11rn1rehe4 by 1nd1vid.ua.l• .. Nortb !Eaeton,ll.iue. I93'1 . JOSIAH KE!TH HOUSE Ba.y Roe4 (The OldeBt l'louse 1n Ea.~ton.) R sv ■ J'n.me9 Ke1 th o·e.!:,B to Rrid~eli'~ tel' ( now W,e st B:r1 d.gewmt er) when A Young mn of \Reny yea::rs . Me bee& e first p etor of tbe Bridgewa M" oh'l.1rch ·nd. a.e:rved a.a 1 t 1' A as.tor 'f-rom I664 to I7'19 ~a period ot 5:3 yea.re .. Josiah Keith,one of his sona,c~me to Ea.eton and built a 'ca.TD on the Ba.y Path 1n 1?15 ,. It etood. a ehor-t dietana~ nortb of hie houee. Tbe dil-te •aG found out 1n one of the eill@ 1n the barn~ Tbia barn stoOd 187 y8ara until 19l2 lllhsn 1t 'WU Bt.ruat by l:1ght i ·n1ag and 'burned., Mr- ~eith was said to have drl~eo bi~ ~&ttle b a.ok ~nd !o1"tli 'b~t•een hel'e ~Dd l ,~Qt Bridge'i'iate-r e"'e:ry a.p::r1ng 11:r.id a utumn, 1.mt U he built h16 hous,& be·~e t.•o yeare le.te;r. At times be l1",11ed in b1e 'bar!ll . I ~ i1oes not appear that he bought lard 1.n Easton un.Ul ! '11? when he ptt?-cl'u\e,ed, 108 a.c r e from. ?Ja thania 1 Ames of Br 1dge'lfa t er . rte p :ro'ba'bly "p1.tched. 11 f 01t hi a la.nd on -wb 101b be btt U t h tu b&rn ,.a 1 t 18 rao:ord.ed tha ne •p itched• t:rom a, nea.p of etomH11 nd alao t:ro m s. ma.pH1 t :r ee w1 th a. ln rd I o Ile et 1 n 1 t ,u tb o ne erg. The heap of etonG c~n 1.iltill 'b0: 1een but the b;:t.rr,•s neQt with one egg hae p robab ly d!.Uappe&r·etl. Jul y 1~I7I7#be began ~0 ~uild hio houee . It'e (Font fa.oed the: B.Outh. It ebor rtUetan~e oouth of the houu wa.a. a. r ae. aban-ion~d long sgo ,rh,loh ran !rom t he B~y Road w~&t to what U no• Fo1i11\dry Stl'eet a snort '1Uta:nce south of r.1gh l and Street, The Bay Patb wae then. in: e.,b0-11t tbe eue lo oat ton as it nol!i 1 • bat 'iffl.8 no bu.tlt tor aar-r1a.ge t:ra el!. unti l 9Y y~ TO late:r .. The .reB p&rt of tbe hou1H! was built first ,. It 1111 e re,c~ &ngular ~1th t~o room.a on the first !looT and wo rooms on t~s a~cond floor. About I798~the houee being out of Te pa.ir- , the lower roome were ta. tfl n out e.n tin,~ uup er story loweTed on to the found ion~~~ing lo•-utudded houee of one at~n 1n I767, srmu.o.t~4 from H.a.rvard Unl~er alty 1n 1791. cao::o to :.a.at.on 1n 1796 and 'bought 365 aer ~ei of ll1.lll ms l~~d on the &ly Road near t.ne to~~on t o-.n l i ne . He 11v ed in a house already on tbe pr-0pe~t1 unti l he ~uili n ~9Blf the bouee now e nd1n~ ~here. Bullt ooon after 1800 and was one ot the beat f1n1ebod ~oueee of t~a~ period 1-n th~ town. It. h.!l.a 1:Une- root. ceilings. la:r~e I9 ;x: 20 ft . N>O:DB, tt1ree fl~oplaeee a~d three ch~mneya a ~d there ro nine dooro ln t h~ d1n1ns r~om. ' t'· ,lboat.on w& a. l&w)1er and was o!ten mployed by the town ln le l aff 1ra . Ho wag prominent tn cburch ana to,n affairs . He waa po&tm&~ter for the eet end of the ~o•n !or forty yeara, Hls house" A practtoally a public b~ll~1n0 , ~r. :i'heat.on d1i?d 1n I I e.na h1e aon, Daniel B. ','fheat.on ltved tbera. The r b&n since paeaed out of the fam- ily n~ l a now o~nad by Alfr od P.K .rd . Photo 19}6 I DEAN K!ITH iffOUSE - ( eo-01. U ad} 'Ft1s house stand.is on th.a eaat aide or the Bay Rod. (co• called B~y Stre~t), short diotance north of tha JoG1ab Keith bouoe. It .-a& prob-ably tbe home of his father.Alex. and~r Kei hand wu l&te~ o•ned by Den Keith 's youngest d&ugh er,JoanM Williama. The bo11,Lse ,rae. bu1 lt t,y M:a.ttherw Ra.yw: rd. prc'ba'bly be v;een 1153 and 1790. It 1A a t~o-&tory houee,e1de to the etreet.fron ~oor tn ths ctent.or,wlth t he ue11e.l 1 rge rooi!:,a,The eid.ee •~re cl&.JJ boe.rdtd. untll r ec r:itl.y ebingle~. De n Xe1 h •&& bol'n rov,. 9 ,180 and. ma.r?"1ed Abigail Fowler Dean .Se t,25,I828 . Tbey ba~ ni ne children, Photo bf '1111eent B, Howard 1929 FRE.EllA~I [)RAU HOUSE ~hlo houoe staoda ~n the Bay Road ~bou~ I/2 mllo nortn of t he Five Co~ners. H1a tathe~ T1 ~u& Drake wae bcrn in B~1dge~ater and hl ~ mother waa born i n Plymouth.Titus Drake d led from an acicid1eDt V.a.:rcl'I 9 1 .!85, aged 82 years ~ and 1e buri ed 1n lla.n&fl e1d. r r ~man Dr ake marrlad -~ r y &~d Md & ~auaot e~, Uartna Oavl a DNlke .born Sept emoor I , I822. £he d 1ed l n tll.Gt~n,Au.gust 7 ,1867,~~ed 67 ya&.rs 9 i:::o~ths . The h ouse hB.e r ecently bie,rm r spat:re~ 4-nd t ne- £i1deB oning.led, Photo· bJ ' tlllcent - -How ~d 1928 • • SARLILLAI OF.AN HOUSt Thle house ls si~uatod on th$ southoaet corner or D~pot Street a"d Waah1ngton Stre~t Bn~ w G bu1.lt by &rz.111Ai Dean 1n I8Z7-I828. It 1B two stories b15h wl~h larae roo~G Rnd an L on the e,e.i, t lde . There wa.o a green fs.n o...-or the tront 6oor ,a picke t reno.a a1"otu1d t.he rriont yaJ'd , a.nd two f1r trees 1n front . The house c09t. ~!500. and an ltaod~ed aeoount of tho ooet na& boen ~re c, l"'led. 9o.rz1lla1 was k~lled tn an aoei ~en~ ln I84a &od. b.11! wldo~ , Debor~n.., U.ved in th!J' house with bor •on. John Otis D&An unt.11 her de~th 1n 1878, Aftor ~er death th 'bay wln1owA wer adaed,and t ho pl- ,z" e , a.nd not ax r hoa t. •a.e 1ne1 tal 1 &d. r:n :t896 t he second floor wae ~e into e pa.rate apart me·nt. ~rter Jonn Otis D8t1J1 1 0 dea.th 1n 1912,tho tront fence a.ml fir treee were r emoved,, The house 16 now owned an occupied by John Brett How rd,great. srs.n6eon of tia.r1.1lla1 Deti.n .• One of the fol lowing p.1ctut"'08 was taken bnror-e 1878 and toe othe~ rlor to 1912. •• • I AB I EL E DSOt: ROUS Ab1el Edoon bu1l t a s ee.11 two- story house on the e&et e1de or Center Str eet oppoe1t• Swc::.cr Str et ,in 1800. The 1n hout1ie ha& t wo large roor:is on th r 1 r 6 t tloor a" the eame on tne sccad r1oor . ~he door 1a 10 t h~ cent er. A l o• 1e n- to ls built ~erosa ~he r ear of ~ne house . Thero 1B l eo &n L pro- Jec~1n& east erly. Unlike coat ol d housee , 1t bas twos ll ch1=ney3 1n the r e&r ot t he mai n house . The bu11dln0 1a cl pbo~r dcd and painted yellow. A otonew 11 encloses t he amall fron t y r4 . T1tl~ pt!.SGed fro0 Ab1ol to n1e son , ~iel ,and thence to Ch l'lot~e Cl&rk 1$nd it ts now owned ~y Rober t T.Conroy (I929) Ph to by w1111ce" t ~. How rd _9:,6 1h16 house 1e s1tua~ed on the &a~t &lde of Cento~ Str~et a littl e nort~ or tho chul['oh . It li'BS bu1lt prior t.o !BIO .• Hev,Luther Sheldon came to EA~ton 1n Ootober I6IO e.nd l>o-ugiht. A &1:21.ll tarm a.nd '.l",oatclience a. te'lf ll:'Od.a. nof."t..h ot the church.. Thie houee wa.e h1e ho e for ~&rly tb:1.rty yi,are . '!'he tlouoo, l 1 rBo 11111 th man}' ro-ome .. lt ts ~lap bo&-r-ded and pa1nted y 11ow~ It has bllnd~.and an L 1n the rear. After Rev.snoldon'a deat~ tne house wee 01rncd by .Ha.n111ah Tibbet..to to.r ll!ilny yoar :J . St-nee he:r d,e&tll th pla.ce nae been eold se ,,enl tlmoa .. R.ev ~ She ld',on .,; ~a. bo;rn 1 n Rupert., Vermont, Fa•b ., IS, 1785 a.nd d'hd 1n Baston,,Sapt,. 17" 1866. H1e t1rot wl fo JII Sa.t"a!ll, w a born 1:n Ca t1aa.n, ~e'II' Hampe hl:re, Jan. ~0 1 1790, waa m~rrled Sept .. 26~1ar2.and dled in Eaetcn10ctobi!:r IO, 165::5. Hlo eiacorul iw1r·e a;El1z.at:,eth. (Al.gell:" J Kol th 'Iii'&& born 1n Easton 'tfo•1eC11be:r 'f7 1 I8I9.,arid :mar-1:"led Ooto'bet' ~~ IS54.B.nd i:'Ued. Oct ober I-4 ,1 186)4 Photo by ~1111eent B.ijo~ard I929 • • 11 M.EE'l'ING-HOU5E PUN!£" or CHURCH S?.BURYI~r~OUND• In 1705 t he P.ro:p:r1etol"iB or t.be Taunt.on Noa:·th ur cbase voted ~o set &-part stx ~cr oe of 1 nd !or & burying ple.o~,a ~ra1n1ns aro~nd or some other pub lic uee.Pr ov1e1on w o me.de for road for ty feqt wldo t nroll5h the lend. The lan~ to bo perpetually :reserved for public une. I t 11"&..a deec:r1 bed e bein'? betw~cn Ben jamin Drake's houoe and Israel Re.nd ll a hou~e . .ao:nJe.mln Dr ake l1ved Gout.'b. or hor a"d Isl" ol RA~d&ll llved on Depot. Street. about half way bet ~en Church St an~ the G~~9n, r.ear wbero Mr.Cl ~l."onoe Per-ry now ll~eo (Ig'1J). Th1s locality waa called. 11Moet.1n5-Houoo Plans". th n Cynt.hi Drake's P rk a~d l ate~ Cynth1a Drake Road, It 1~ now called Church S~reet. The fir&~ meet ing-house w&a on the ea.at 81~e of i1te Btroet., It. ID3Y heve be,en l:>Ullt &a llrly as I7 t:, . It wa.a a. , .. e:ry rudG ,tftair and Dl"Obs.bly had rio e;l.aae ln t~e w1n~o~ to~ ten y•are or more . A~ a to.-n eet.tJJg 1.r 1726 1 t. 'li'ei.A voted to rre.1ee ton. J)0\md,e for f\H~r}1ah1n13 tne mee t 1ng-houee nd to put 51..aea 1n t.he ll'lndows . The :reet. of the m.onoy to be uaod for' bo rdo,ne.i l s and la. or . . Think of liston1ng to long eer~onB ,81t.t1ng on rough l)o.ard benc~ee 1n & b~1ld1ns with no al as •1ndowa,a~ 'PO hat! A no~ meet1n~-hou e was built at Easton Center after mueb controversy 1n 1750 1 Nove ber of th~ year, Th~ town ~oto~ the church co lt t ee per mission to pull down ~n~ ol~ ~eet1n5-b0U9e when they might think prop~ er'. In t:ovembor I2 , !750 t bG old 111eetln5-houea li' G pull d dovn. It had prol>ably been ln use aoo~~ th1rty- flve ye r a ~ 'i'he tlrat preaoher wa.e r:lde;r .r1111am .Pratt. tie w.:te probably not &n o:rde.1"ed m1n1&~er.H1 work her~ W$B very br1C)f. He d1ec1 1n J n1,utr5, I7 l4 a i;od 54 years . Mis widow lived until 1728 ased 72 years. They ea e to Easton from, eymouth . Their hoce wa~ Juot north or 'orq~\rCornc,I",. He ownnd cooe.ld r:abls land. Some of lt ,!ii ~_. F. Lothrop Am.es' •etat.e. th.e1r r~m ins lie 1 n t.h 1a cecc-t. e r ·y al!:.ong the f 1 rl ~ bur1 le . Thal r tomb atones are well pr,eee.rved, • l.'..at the"' Short succeedl?d. 11'1111 Pratt. He •ao an or dBtned ~Ln1eie~ and 11ve~ on the north etde of De~ot Street,n~ar where ~1111&m Furlong TIO~ llvesE ~a dleo ln 11,1 a~d 'lffl.A burle4 he~ but h1e Teoa1na hav~ been ~~mov~d to the Cont r Street ~emet@ry~ Pr,1;1. tu , .DaUoyG, Ra.nda.11 e,. riaywarda , Cro e ~mans., Ho'llal'\d~ ,, Lcomi.r de.Fobee and Amoa ar~ other~~a~e bvrled he~e, all i+,e:pt"ot,o,nt4t1ve ts.at.on r cl11ee., • Eol'AH:D HAXWARO HOUSE Edward Haywllrd.eon of &:!ward. was mn.rrl od ln I77I. ~16 father' e eat.ate cone1eted ot 484- acrea or land which •as d1v1ded among h1o ~ltree aone in I772, Sd•a~d 1 & Bb&re w&a 170 acres. He pl"oba.bly bu1lt bta house Boon Qfterwar-de . It 10 s~1ll nta■ding on Fou~apy St~eet n~xt ~aet of the r&Llro&d CNBs1ng. The large ch.lmney ha& l"ecent.ly boe:n removed.Other wla the bo~ao hao no~ been mueo chll.nged. It l e t he ~oual typ0 or low,ona ntory and nalt ho~ ~. The propert1 paeeed 1nto ~he posoeesion or t he Poole family, nd la now owned by =.!Anuel liowls. (1937) Photo bJ '1ll1cen~ B.Ho~ rd I9'29. ,. .I SHEPARD LEA.Oil AiN D .i:..:rncOLN D.AAKE HOUSE As Oll'B f o1ng oouth •/111 th a p1~~ta and a door ln the center. lt had a flrepl co 1n each room.a brlok ovon 1n tne cellar . The ra~1ly ,,.a1;1, soon too l arge ror thi hcueo and Ltr . Howo.rd built. a 1 r 0er one & row foet nort~ a~cut 1800. Thu latte~ hou&e hBd f1ve rooms al1 on one floor~two r1replocee nd a brick ovon 1n the oe11 r. !bo ueua1 large cht!::l!ley of that pcrLod •ao made of br1oks ~ou- r ac tursd or, t.ne ta rm., The L t. here now •ae b-.t1 l t. some ye· rs ].a.tor .. The house 1& el pbo&~~ed and p,.1nted r ed. Thero have been 23 b1rtho.2 m rrlage a"d II e&the 1n t ~eao houseB. Th~y passed out or the ra 1l y 1~ 1897 after tour gonerat.tona or the no ard ramtly ha~ lived there . The bulld1n~ ~t the left of tho photo le tho origin.al • house and ~a9 bullt r c1ng ooutn. The ho~oe at the ~r16ht o! th pnoto ~as ~he second one bu1lt n 1& tn 1t or ie;l.Ml po ltion. 'l'ne photo s hows tbe hous ae they wore pr1o:r t.o 1900. the fr la no o ned nd occuple~ by l!arga.~e~ A.Jo~eB, w1f~ of R-~arran ~onoo,an1 r~m1ly . (19}7) ,... I • • lf.IS!OM' ,ff RI O.U.ftll R10l'&'ltl) KOUBII OI JOOIDM HDd,1111!01, oa •. ( ■Piiil PIILLltJl BOIARl>'I (IDLT 1919) 'the hOU1e• 11H 11tute4 on '111 aoutb!W~ eh1e or ftUnvr BINe:1, Oon ,one hair 1111• ••• or~ suee1 at .QIM'•• G«fflw • • '!lie Oldel!III llov.ae ... lnllll W OSY-iP- &111:acl,. IICln ot Olfl• ileld llcnJiaJ'dl ,. NOn a.ftelt h11 118i1'!'lue- u 1790. ti, ·••· • m :ncae4 IUNN. f'aatng IOUth., 1'1'1\ • dOOI' tn neaJY lh& CMmlN of' the f'Jlo!lt .. 'Wl'lh • r i,tu■• aero., 'Ille ft'Gllt~ i I Ml! e ~ in MCl1:li roca and • bMo& I wen and • ae1u:,,. ti •hod. • fn feet anflle17 l'NII its Pl'e■ent poatt,tcm (1919), 11 ftl $Urned. i,artlY '"1md rao1n1 uel wt..Umut t u , nu■• ad lontd 1u slloan trl \bei J ,lotwe talon bJ w.w .. 101tcm. In 190,, W■, wu don• 'br t,rea:Lu Ron!!d. eon of O&l'fin nen a r m11 11111'1 J1Nbab17' lftT!OIUI Q- 111i0. 1M 111"9 bW.e, WJllGh ft ~l'lb ~rthorl't ~llffl r,hO'l'rl :bl Jt.011D'tJ . ~ -1903,, ••• Will 'bF Clalftn ;R_owmt protJabl'J' .-ei, In 1100, 11 om- 1■i•\e4 ,of tim 11Ylnl ?Hllll8 D4 tme~ 1leepi.nl ~., • ftnplaoe 1n euh 1.l'flinlv~• 11\4 a bMo& oven, Cllll ,& 1004 091111' mld.R' the -,,01,e :ll.DuN. no 11Nek1 "-" ·1118.48 Ob the hm• ftiOII oa, 4UI ftoGIII • .. i,i., i a?aort cDIMtlN1 flU.U\eJ'17 trm ~• "'11111Uqa nei:n 101 lhtl 1·u- 11Sl"Cl pr0p9-?ty., 'Ille 1911 on the •ou,tteiti, 11ul ot \he new :tiouae wu l!iutlt • ._ nan1 111tn. !be 6be« omme~lnl \be 014 lloue .ttll \be ell Of the new llouae,. u ahon DI l\lO\v;N o'f 1,0:,. - ir,obablJ' t:IU 1, 'b1' Cl'JnJtl\11 Ran:rd wtie:n tie- moved the ,4 boue io its 1!011 tlm f'aolJlg eut.. 011T1n Ho'l-ad Md no-t MY1t lnld. tll.e new ·tJ.-ouae tin acma feff\11 I 1!'181" ·t I WII t,,t.111 t t ,, WM, ued ftp 11~. N)flmll -tor ib1111 i.a:1 t'lm- ~ llY ·'lfi8n t?!.s OM hO'ae l:leOmm, tm'llllmal.l■, ,, • .tfte1t \he dea\11. Of' stapl'uffl ftl1m- •~ in 1169, :hie wt4ow ·,ooa I 09 bM.O'l ,._er' enll OYttn out Of th'11 Old' 1.1.0'Wle • .and. made a .1 ..... 1n1 n• out •·t the pen, and a put ~ ,au ~ 11\o 11•1n1 rooa ~ -• Ca) •• 1, 1a on (1919). 11114 U."4 Ulne • i,ort;tOD or -Ille iu. untu 11n ~ : ion O•lee rnn&lift dt:ed In u,, .. !Ile old hau.H wu qaln hrftett U'OUllc! f'aotna nff'l.11 aa it. now iii (1919)"' leorp ••• who ll"4 tl'lne,, aftep 1,0,. He &1901 butt, .. ., e4Ut1irm to \he Dd bouae on ~ week,rlY et41,, enluall'la one of' the .elee»lnl J'OCIII■ • u 1, nn ll C 1919). DI 1911 • dGff WU pU\ ift:\o ~9 euterD' JtOOil or \be, old :noue cm 'lhe 1out11 •ldet the houe-NJaind. and. nnwated br ,,. owner vu, •• RowVtl. n• t'l'illail\p or bo,lb l'loue■ weN Jdn\ed N4 1n lbeb 81J'lF lla,e,. 'tnll there Qa no pa.tnl Oft th& boa,, or the hOUI■ unill ... nn patn\84 while bf Oh.Vlei, JT~SD RGRN, PNbeb]y an~ l.SlO. Ibey ftN bOrtll painted Nd 'b7' OeRP no,a after 1891, tu, l,lltffl 110• ehnd.ina d1ftOtlY iU>1llh ot \ha boUle • or111ftllU 1\004 Dff'lh eael fd t'he houe t lftd. ... IIIO'f'tUI lo t ,. preeen\ looaU.CIII bP George Rees enn 11c.rr. !he iaae ba?'D :no~ na11Un1 ■outi. eu\ or . , tm house 'W-U b1d.ll b7 lolm o., n,a iJI 1'91 on tho 1ooauon or . mother ban wh!oh wu tru• bY Ughi.entn1 and burned. ne, :hN OC)ne1•'84 ot1 8l¾..,_• ~ land. ,a sll'S» 1'1 wu •old off tbe, e,uteri,- eide to .t4am MvnUe aftff 1900. !ha P?OP&rt7 •ae 1en at \he deatb of' CalYSn: Rownd IIU'e& o,t 11111 Ob11'1ren. 'Biephen h.l.ler, ~ua and "1,lttr• o. 81Jlft. ft-8l)l,011 hll.llli' 11oon bought the tntuen of the ot.'her no., :DJ"Ob&blJ' lbe nexi NIil"• in!'I"' hte de s\h 1n 1'6, 'U\e propsrt1 08219 int:o po1ae1ton # ,of- ht• IOD Oh~lelll ft'MIU!n who li"lfld 1n t,he ne-w bouae. ~- Me martqe Sn lllR. After bie dea.th 1n 1ff31 hl11 wldP lfer, P, HOnr4 • ~ ooOUJ)!e4 tba n,oe tlu; IDObt. ot th& ,~ until ner obUdNn 10ild. 1 'i t. o ,IO)m O ■ t,i,an •-- 'Ill• 189T • Re •~lei l t to Oaoqe ltOd lll4 lennte •• ,__,~ 1J9o.ll, 19021 Aflel" thei.r 4o•U the plea& ,a91119 tnlo Ule ])Nl •■et,on ,o,t LUO)' K. Ullerd l)y W111 ~1,a\ecl iu,.5, 191.0t idle IOld the p,laoe to J ,o)m o. Dl!lan nso.18, 1910 •. ,a,on h1,s 4oalll 1n 1918 tt •u tnbn'11e4 1,p Ilia 4n&11tffl, .,..,. 11. llOWli.td IJlll late w. rennectr. ar-, n. 19111 rate •• 1enn94r dNdect hw 1nteN1, to Kur Jt. Hnud. the plaoe wu 1111ued 1,11d ooCN;piecl bJ oeo.rse lnm-G, ■on o:t 1'4W1n D .. from 1911 10 WOY• 191? the OM hOU8 W,111 then OOOUpl.H for Ill re• br n. Olalr 1!1. ear,., •:ho, hid obarge of ihe tai-m 't01' Mil'? R- KOlnlJ'd. DI °"· 1:911' \he ne• houe, n■ OIJO'lP!ftd. 1bJ Dio C'or&'t:11 no, Nl"b am ue ,... !bue been \nn\y llrP&" b,u-tbe 1n Nth boUll!I■ t ho 1118ft'!.qee 1114 nine cle•Vll u to11na: ot Rowa:ru. 0811':lll BneM.1 lh1riettn oJIUdl'lm. :~babl.7 all bo~ Sn lhe, Old JlioU!M. bGffl AP!". I iQI. I KW • Jeb. • Jeb. I Jin. ,, .. bom in n.ew l'touae. RIOMl BldU l'CtQMa b01"ll neo. 1.1, J.8:59 • • • • -· 29, J..S,1 Luo, Mtnen• • we. 19, 18- S,lYla :A. II. • lUne :,.. 11,0 Cb.111'1&8 Pl"IJl&11n. • Hb~~- 1152 111a Jtranoee • var._ • · ..:11~6 llmtn& Ad.918148 • BIO., ·-~ 1.S5'7 0~11rle1 ftanlllh •1to.-azde oh1l.d:Nlb born :In 11'9 ne• bo\lle. ao:ra h1 bom lUne· '3. 1813 Annie • r.eo. 5, lffl ·Oha■ Wenon • ,et,. ,2, 1n1 Abbie lfa11:eon dnu. rd ~ PUll91" lfO'lrm'd marr1e4 OIUd-les IllnbU' 1loT. 27 t 1!'56 • - bOJle,1 Smith Ktllft.Tldll deu. or StQhml PUJ.lff Rowed 'married Hem,' nr.-e SQ\. 29, lg61,. I OIPt. Je■N Raftl"d 1fh11e "1 \h ht• 9CIJl O&l'l'in died ,en• 3 • , lftl!i. Oa1•1n Boward 41ed Va:rob l, 11\1. Oh10e Rowud. ht• wth d.led AUI\IP 21., 18118. lal'\01' JclWa:rda. 1JO\he or 11n. at.ephlm "111.e~ Ro1'ar4 41e4 ruU 1112 11194 n ,.. ... stepn.tm ,Uller gpl;Td 41.ed. A'\l&U9t 30, 1!69. t:tl& ~0110•1na oh114N.n ot t\eplum P'Ul.lttr Ro-wad .. , ne,hen ,died AU,Ul 2~, 185~ 11aohe1 9111'11 ldlt8.l'd.■ d.1od OOt.obeP tO, irti,o. 'ftmetle 1ue:n Ohsrlel Pranklin I ai.oh tft 1!64. • ~aroh. 1i, 1se,. Joeiah Keltb Jr. bu_!lt a hous~ on wh&t ia non known a.e Rt,ghlan.d. Street about 1730 . l is & 1;,,,.0-story bou&e •1th ll.n L, e 1d.e towAI"cle the a,tr ee t., f8.(!1ng aoutb. Tbe front cloor A~ usu~l 1e 1n the ~11!dle. The,:re 1e a large central ohlmney w th s1.x: f1Tep,la.oee and. two briot o•ena . The houBe baa been kept tn good repair 1no1d.e alMi ou.t and is not Qloh ohang~d. It ie one of the b-as pt•t?8ervecl &nd. the best type of the ve:ry oJ.d houeee now eta.nding ln Ea.at on, being al.mo~.rt aoo yea.re old. r , naa been ooouptitd by the teitb family 11 ~beee yea.re until :r.eoer.i\l')' •h,en it 'll'&e BQld and po.eaed. ot1t of the fElmi ly., Joa1ah;Eleazer , Sa.mel who died fn I001,a~d 8&mU1el wno died lo I859,ff1ram.,Al~ert who died i n 190?.and h18 ~o~ ~f. Sher- woo4 Xe1tb ~ho d1~d in 1927. The pl.ace waa sold by Yr~- F . s. r,e1 th~ Photo l)y ~1111cen~ a.Howard. 19,6 , • \ r -~ . ~ ;; ~ ~ I.I, .. l t_ 1 e ·• GEORGE tlEWCO:l.ffi HOUSE rh.e hous~ l a •h1out I882 and l o occupied by bis d eoendanto. It lb st&ndlns (I~J7) on t.be east Gld~ of ~aehln~ton Street,South E.aeton . Sever~l ahanges have bsen made but t he body oft.he hou8e remo.lne t.~e a e. the photo or Xd•1n Ho•ard 1 0 house 1a by ~ebet.e~ W, 131,,lton. Th.e photo or EU l h Howard Jr- ' s noutie 1 prto~ to IS82. • • 19 OEORGZ ~OLl,INS HOUSE H1S,t1l&nd. St. Th1o house w s built and has 'beon continually occupied by a W1ll1&me family.' .Roll1na 4 other us a daughter ot ~4hu.m W1111a~o. rr ,Roll1na' g:Nindson who llvos w1~n hl ls or the e 1.g1'rth seneratlon ot l'lllli&nts to llve 1n the hOube . The oldar generat1one operated a. t.&rme:r-y. th~ bu1ld1ng stood noar •he~o the elder ~111 now et~ndo. Edw~rd •1111ams w s operot1ns ~he t~nnery 1n the latter p rt of tho ~lshteenth century. ~r-Rollins ls of the fourth 0oneratlon to ope~ tea elder m1ll there. Recently the lerse or1Slnnl ch1mney was taken don and ~~.Roll1na found a br ick w1tn the date 1757 cut ln lt, Some or Lbe brlck& have tho appo ~ noe or being oven older t.l'Mln Ua t. The eastorl~.~~ or the houae wae th f!ret rt to be 1:>u1lt.lt"'1!'ii about ono halt or tne ~reaant main bouee. The westerly part w~e soon bu1lt ao there wore thirteen chUdren in tbo family. The front part h d probably not been much changed. The bouao •aa probably first eb1n&led 'but there are so.me •1ory old cla.pboard6 on tho l"O'Q.r. Tho ori 5-lna.l I:'! e.a t bAlf tJad n L 1 n tne real" .1'tto·re ,me also an L on tho roar .ot• the west halt •tuch was tot-n down a tow years so and~ two-etory L built.The bo~oo had et~ tir-epl ces,two br1ok ovone and two set lron ~et~loa. The ~oo=e wore large nnd moot of the 1nt~rlor fi nish ro ma1ned ae o~1g1n&lly made . The hou~e wae :partially burped 1n 19}4. The acco~ny1ng photo was taken 1n !929,betore th~ house~ a torn down. • £LIJAH H~NARD' S fl~ST HOUSE Tb.le bouee l a one of the ol de8t o! 1te t y~ and &t~nae at t he s outheast a~rner or Pr oepe~t and Howa~d Stredt e 1n t he eout h po.r t of t he t,own. In ITT I , El 1 )ah Howar d , a sop or Henry Ho-,a.rd 1.wae 11v1ng there . He c.$r r1ed l n I768 and may h.!t.vo bu11~ tbe houoe . He soon sold lt t o Reuben Snow. It na.s been owned bj ~any peopl e &1nce but 1 8 no~ uch cnanged outsld~ . It racee weat . t~e e1des at'{! hlngled and 1t 1~ low 1n the wall& , It ha,a the usuul l arge cblc:ney, oent r tront door .em&11 rront entry ,and uAual 1 rge 1"0011:B , A bath r oom wa-s 1notalled l n one of the 'back rooea at,ou~ t~enty-rtvo years go . The hou e h&a no v1eabl e unde~plnnlng,tho e1lle being near the ground~ Photo by Web&t ~ ff.Bolton l90J. 1 .• •· e ) EL IJAH H0'11'.i\RD I S SSCO!! D JiOU SE In I77 I EllJ.,ah H011'ard. bought 74- &er-ca. 01' '-lnlm Pr'OVed ].and OP wbA t 1 a. ll0-'111' HOl!llfl:rd St iree t ., t. h ert! bo1ns no D t :re et t.be:r e. t. hen. He et. k,e d o u.t hi& hou-se ti:, the north iata.'c" 01:nd 1):ro'bal>ly b'Uli l t 1t 4a aoon aa n.e cleared the la~d and got out tit~ lumbe~ tor hle house~ At f irst tltc house holld tbr.eo l 1~1ng l"'oome. on ~oe f1rat f l oor and o~e 1n the at.tic ,and an L 'lll'hlch n.oused t.be well . fne water WBB dr&~n by a bucket ~t taehed t,o e. r, ~hldo bolt ~h1oh ran over a huge dr um 'ilh1ch w D e.u~pende4 over t he ~ell • .\n add 1 t.1 on ,011 t.he woa t. <0:nd or the hOVJGe was bu.U .. t fll. f ow y4ttlirfJ lollte r .. ·rt. was eh1ne;led and pa 1 nted :reut 1920. I~ bao been aold se~eral ~1mes elnce and 1s now in toe pooeeee1on ot -:,. Chester Cray (19}6). the houoo h&G eeven r'OOl!:.B on the f l .ret floor &nd two tln1ehod rooc:.a on the eeoond tloor. lt pr,obsbl y ha~ not been ltered much a1nce built . The 'barn et nde acN)9a the otreet. Pbot o bJ ·1111 cant :,' . Hovard 19) 0. • • CALEB PRATT HOUSE Thia house 1e oltuated on ProB~ect Stroet n& ~ FOuno.ry 5tt'eet. CD.lob Fr tt waa ot the e1x~h genera~ion f~om 2.!s.tthew Pra t ~ ot ¥eym.outh . He wae born 1n 1764 &nd died l n 1840. Hl& youngeo.t child. t:'.ahum Pr-a.~t.,.w B 'borr, June 17,IBOI nnd died July I 5 ,I850~ Th1e house wao ble bome . tte was m ~ried t~1oe an~ had four chtldren . Aft~r the do~th or hie oecond wire,Jsru~ha Hopklna Pratt . 1n 1664,.the place wa& bought by EUph l et Sm1. t h. Ho•a.rd. It, ha& eilnce bocn o,meC., J:Jy eever l. other ~rt.lee ~nd lt 1e muoh improved wl t hin arid. wt thout . Tho barn etand& acrooa the street and 1e probably a e 1 t lfao o:rl stna.lly t e:x.copt t.ha. t tile r-e ..-a& a shed wn1eh wae &ttacbed to the eoutn aide ~hlcb cov Nd the well. Th.ls ~hed blew down 1n the gale or Septe~ 'Der 869. Photo by t '.1ll1c.ent e . Howard I9}0 , , .. • SETH PM t'r H.OUSli Tho::naa Pratt ca.n'le r:ro fUd4lebo:ro t-o Eaet·o:n 1n. !7IO. Hl.ei house prolmbly etoad •herai tbe pN8illlnt bouae now EJta.nda o,:n the eai,t B1clo ot f!il(l&hi:ns;ton St.Net next. nortb o:r t.he Pratt c~,metery .. ThOlllO.:! P;riLtt dl od 1n !744. Ll~ut.Seth Pr-att was ~oFn in !7J9 ~nd d1ed Auge uet 27, 1802., He buUt the 'house 1n I76I &s ther-e are. br lcka. 1.n tlte cn.tmney wl tn tn.a t da;tie cut in t.h.e.:. . Set.it.son ot: Seth,,ne a P'llys1oU.n •ha 41ed a.t. the a~rly ag~ ~r th1~ty-f1~e yearn. Anotner aon.seaver 1 l1v-edi i n t..he noueetand. dled i n I84J t th~ age ot el.xt.y- one years. Seavur1a 80n,Iauc Liothrep Prat~.•ae born 1n IS!T a.nd. i11.e4 Deceabeir 411oI899 . 'They a.r e Al.l bu;r-1 d 1n the cec.(J t $ l"Y o-n 'the rar-m,, Thia property r9m&1ned ln tha Pratt ~&mily ~ntll pvrcbaeed by f'rederlok Lot.M'IOP Am.es. Tho oou~e ia the ueuBl low-studded twe,w1tP the t .ront 4,Qor in the c::1l ddlt!J ,a lo.re;o contlt'al. ch.1tD.noy and an L 1n the l:"ear U&ed a1' a. k1tohen. 'l'ha wi.ndowe in the house mr.s new,1t 'has be~n pl~atorcd o~tB1de 4 nd ti lntC'd red ,,al. UlOUgih or-1 g.lna l l,y 'WOQ,de:p • .Ph.O't.,o by '1llicerrlt. 'Ii'~ Howard. r929 Jo i,,epb HaywaN, a cm of J oe eph, bu 1 l t t.he houee 1n 1810 on. land ttl.Elt wu a part- of bU r~t.ner 11 111 fatr'~ It atandB on the nortb side or :oun4ry St:reet on the cr oll!lt o! t'tu'II hill ~uat Mot. or t he ra..1lN14d. c.nd ls tb.e t hird old nouee trom the ra11l-os4 c~ooB1ng. Joaepb Ha)'"W&l"d U .. ved only twe:lve years a.flt.er bul l d lng ble bouae . It wae l ~tor ocoupl ~d 'bJ his oon. Samuel Unnley Hay,1,1a.rd.,arid stlll later" by hle gr-a-rid eon, sa~it.tel Adon tram Ktl.ywo.:rd,.later or::cn,plec\ by ble. SI'ltl4t srs,na d:aush-t-Cl" .Qm:r.a. Josephine Hollie and no111 by n.10 great , great grandi:,on.~or1,on liDll1e and h1e fo.mlly~ I t hae been oWTIOd by hio great gr.end da~5bter ~nda L. aa:ymr-d ror 11!$?'1Y )'~Hi.rs I ari~ '.lo now o,me d 'but not la t-ely occupied 'by her. ( 19}7 )' The no-.aee h!l.o. been k pt. in He c:>r1g11'!41. ot.cato e;pd :L EI well p:reeervsd.. It 111 of' t b.e uau-al one et.ory and Si. htnf cone tl'U.Ot1.on 111 t h {ln L which ,rae uaed a s a woodboue• ,tt ,.uc.::rier k i tchen and enop . H. has a. litl"e;e oen tra.l cb.1mney w1tb four flreplaco~ ~nd a b~iok oven ■ • EDIARD ALGER ROUSE Th~ Edward Alger 1\,oua e.t Alger' a Cornor st nde a re,w rode a ■ton the north atde of Pound~J 3troet near tho ,eat SridieWll-tar 11ne. Deco ber 26,1785,Ierael Alsor mil"rled and pro'bab'l1 bu.1 l 1;. ht e house a DOIJt thl B tl 0 ,, Four ye&I"8 l& tor he• e llvlng there &nd. h,3.d o1gl'lt oh1ldron. H1o second son Bll rMM -as born,l1v d ~hero,an~ was ~~lee llltl.rr1ed . Bcr.iia.rd 's eort,E:dward 54 wee born and 11ved t her~,&nd as tw1ce c.,.rri od, Four ot t he f1va Als&r •1vos who 11ved there •ere Ho•ard, lBra.el'a •1fG was Rachael,daughter of Georso Howal"d of Coe'heeott,,. 5ern.e.ro ma.rrled. tw1ce, hl!) eecoT\d w1fo, Va eta, 'N'S.a ad ugbter ot Rol•n~ Howard who 11qod l n ~ hou o •hlch ot.ood until 1912 where Hrook8 arr•r now llv~o ( 1937) . Ed,rard 5., !!3.rr1edJ nrst Vanella Bllon,a.rui tlle aecond •1!G was ncy Jane.botn dAughtera or Stopben Fulle~ Howard 1 ~ho lived on Foundr y Str et nalf mile •est or Alg ~ a Corner. Bernard Alger wae po,t ir.a.eter for ye rs for ths o~et part of the town an~ no doubt his bouse wae the poet orn.ce. Tne houoe wa.9 bought by ~r,;aret Ivy Hay,rard.wife of E~w rd Carleton H.iyward,ln 19}4,. Photo by u1111oent B.Ho•ard 1929 • r OOIJARO liOUS& Norton Ave . Seth Ba.bbitt came to Easton fro~ I ,~nton a~out 1715 and) a.et. t l ed 1n the e.xtrer::.e 6outbweet co.r-ner o! t.ho to·Nn. Ho pr,ob&bly bu.1lt and l 1V'ed 1n the a;n.all thre~-room houaa that ato-C>d near Alex nder Tu_ne ' e , ~ . Rabbit~ d1 d 1n 175I and the bouaa dl ~appeared Ions aso. I.atcro t.be prop rt..y "'as acquir-,e•d by Francie owarod.Tnere were· Uu·-e,e genar&t1.oJi18 of the same na,me arid they aoqu1J'let1 & tra.ct of sevel:'al humlr 4d acres ot land ,, extendlrig from the rleln1ty or the 5rlck Schoo1bouse Corn~r to•al/'4 'ne flold_. Tho houao •hex-c, Alexander TW'l.s lived was bu1lt 'by E't'anoU Goward ~sf.or e 1775, It wss lAter 1nher ltcd by Dwelly Gow ar-d. H1 e hel. ra. ti o 1d 1 t t o ,1. A . Tune , who '11 ed 1n I9'}5. 'l'ho nouee 1e a clapboarded t .wo-etol"-1 et;ruct.uf'e . Tne front door 10 not 1n tna center of the house •h1ch 1e unu~ua.1 ln ~hat style of areb1teot~~e - there ar,e three wlndown ~aot of the door &nd two west, The top &~sh of the !1rst floor w1ndo•s are lar ger t haa ~ho lowe r sa~h.All are emal1 pone a ()f glaoe . Pho to t a den 'by ~ 1111 cerit. B. Howard 1929 .. OLIIJ.Fl\ :H(MARD HOUSE Oliver HOll'ard , oon of George H:owarci or Coch eoott1 bu1lt a two~atory house on Short Street 1Jl 1805- It r cod south , Md l,arge chtamey ,,lal"ge roo~a , front door 1n the center.and ~n L preJectlns east.,rard. It. 18 new p.11lnt.ed A d&rk oolor rd th w'nl l,,e tr l r::::::d nga Thl• h~uoe was oceupled by his ~on ,?h~a~ . who 1l~d 1n 1832. The houee l ater ea.me into poae esslon of the :.ayal l f mily aod from tnem to 3eae1e~~J').G),f'd le1 wite or Lloyd H. Sno•d~le an~ wae la.te:r~~ 'by Horbert I . o• Ue111. 1n I90}., - - • . -- • • JAOOB .REEO HOUSE Th.ts bouse WM l;l.U1l-t by Mattne• Elay'l'a.N prior to I79I.. It .-a.a e1t.u&t.ed on. P'uJ;'ch&Ae :3tr~et. oppoelt,o f ll"oeipect Stx-cet.. f:at.tllew Haywe:r-4 l :t. ved 1n Ee.a ton f'u:rnaoe before be ~ullt th18 house. ~ di d not 11vo h~r e .mtl.nJ years as he coved to ~1nlb~op,I.LS:.1ne in I79I , About, th1,i, tiC!le,Jaoob Reed o! kbing ton t,ought tne place from, l'ir-. 1-1.i-y ~an! . Me nB born July 1 ,1720 ,and died 1n IE'ae ton Oo~ober II, I:806., His aon,,Ab1jah R~cd , llved her-e un.t'lll hle death on June I6 , 18I6. ~1o aon 1 Noab Reed 11ved her,e and. ~1~d one y~ar after b1e ratne~,aged 36 ye&~a . The f~rm then c.a.~e t o bis only eon~Rotheus tt_afwSi.N Reed, ¥1 ho was born July ,26"' 18 II , and d1 ea 1n th-1,B nous •a Uay 15, I 884 • ffll_martb Pl"-eBton Ho.-ard 'bou_gbt the tarD in 1888. Tho ba.~n Bttod act'GBA ~he r oi!li.d from tbs houee . The old bouae ~ae t.B~en do~n l n 191, &nd a modO;rn •0:PB bu.1 l t Q111 t hfl et t-e. Thie {a.r-111 ae owned ~Y the belre or WillDM""th f , Ho•~rd in I937 ■ Tb.la house ota"de on Turnp1k~ S~roet in Eaetond~le,north or Lothrop ~a Cornor.near the ait.e ot the old Shoddy ~111, It. IIIAY ha~e ~sen b~llt by ono or the Er1dgewa.tar 8r~tt ra~1ly who probably built the lll1.ll also 1 s the houne wae p&rt or the c111 propertt , Soon arto~ I800,:alv1n a r tt w1th others, bought wh&t ~ae aft~r~a~ known~~ the Shoddy i111 prlv1lega. hey aperatod a fulltns ~111 at t.he dac nd also made ~a t.1net" .and 1n la t.e:r yoara , a ho pc ~e ,. Calv1n Sre~t. 11vod in thie boueo ~ur1ng tne I.attor part or h1a 11ra p,.r-oba.bly unt-11 the d ee th or b1s ·wt. re 1 n !845. He d1e d t.1'o yea re later ~ t ·tho home of h1 o daught.o I" • U.rs. Edi•d n Howard . tile aon,S muel Gui l d erett,~· B tne one wllo mQ.d ohoe JM!!gn. He proba.bly lived l n ~hie house. In 1648 tho p ope rt.,>• lll'aa so1d to Solomon fllli t- 1ng i:ori,e who manafacturod cott.o:n c1otb t.h.e..-o. Fro" hlm the property p.aesed into ths band~ of Edlfi rd J ~ ','l. ~or 8. t\d t hen C t.o 'hi IS hol 8 • The gill wae burned 1~ 1879. T~o houeo 1s 1n r a.1r repa.1 r and pro b!\bl:,, ha a nt) t t,e en much c:hs.ngcd. NEii~IM HOrNARD tiOUSE: In I796t l\i".ehemU,h. HO•if4rd, eon or Dl",..\1b1<(!•1 How rd., built. t.bo hou ,e at the nortns!i.at. oornel" of Turnpike .St,ree't. an~ pul"oh.9.ee atroa-tJat -..hat. 10 Rnown a.~ GO'lfard~a CO't"nCt'e. the 'hQuae r cod BOU.'tb., b cl the fl"'Ont tH'JIOr ln t.h4' c' . The boun la smalle~ than most or that pe~1o4- A plaiza hae beep ndded and new windows put ln. Photo by lll1aant B, Ho~&rd, I929• Thl& houaie e.tood on the ea.et o-1de of Turr1pl'ke Street a enort d1&tanee ~outh of Gow.a~ 1 a CorDero. It may ho.\l'e beo n built 'by John H.owa rd, a on of or-. Abtel Howe.rd,wbo 11\l'ed ne&~'by. John Horial"di ll'B.G 'born 1 n 1?4:} an~ d1 ed .1 fl I751S. 1L16 son, Roland Ho,mr-6 ,,w -1' born l n !769 a. Ad ll'led in t.hlo ti,ouae. itol&nd ::arr led Phoo'D-e , 4~ught..H" or El1 ,lah Howard and na4 o.16,l'lt. ah1ldJ'en, He, died :ln th1e bou6e 1n 18~4- The fL~&t llbrary 1n Easton wae 1n tbie houae a.i, es:.rly as 180{). Th.e tiou:Je .-ae later ow:netJ by De.vtd Hervey and. l&.t 1;1,,1,• bJ & Colll.nai, t.ben by Aul:)Ul!J.tue Ftlt'l"Bl" an.cl thOn by hl.6 son Bl"ook& Farrral"'. The houae burned do~n 1n 1912. • WILLIAJ.! CAR.I H01'AR-D HOUSE Th1 o ie a br1ck bouso 11,U,uat,ea. on turn:plke 5t.. op~oe1te Pine St~oe~ 1'fl.".Eastondale . The date over the door 1 I 8I5. Thia tiouae le well preserved and ln good r epair. It ~ae th homo ot ~illlam Cary How ard who was born 1~ J&n-I8,I841 and de~ Deo 9~1890- After tho death of h1 wtfe 1n 19I6 the property paeeed out of th raa111y . It is now ownod ( I937} by Henry P.Avery . The bA-rn stood ac~o ~ tho road . ~1111:!Lm Cary ttowa;rd ~as pro~inont 1n b~lne sand in town rtair& hold1n offtoe. The bt-1cks uBe4 i n tb1e houee were ma.de in a brick y~rd a eh.ort dietance north or tho hou3e,near t he rlver. The house~ o ueod ~a a tavern at one time~ It h.8.d &n l ex tendlng e~et from tne 111&in houae with ohade tn the r1rst story and 11v1ns qtJSrt ~e abo~e . The L "' a ov~d ca11y yea:re ago,.uaed fol" ot.he?' p11rrpoo,es , a.nd finally tol"n eiown. Photo by l.'.I l 11 c nt .B, How& rd,, 1936. ABIJA.H KNAPP HOUSE AbtJ~h Knap~ oa~o t o Ea~ton fro~ taun~on.He wa.o here fl ea.;rl y s 1800. Hie t rm. ext ~nded from K eh1nston Stro t to Turnpike Street on both 1!11 ee ot .Plnc St,re~t. Hie bouae '110.G locatod on Pi ne Str et on the oat atdo . Ue we.a born l n 1756 and dled l n 183}- iile wtre ,,Lyd, l a A., •Nae born 1n 1764 and d1.ed t n I8}0- Hta son A'b1lah., llved 1n the name 'h.ouee . He was born 1n 1797 aod di ed in 1878 . JU wUG , C.hl.oo ',f . ,• a born ln 1797 and dled ln I866. Hio daug_hter , ~otoey Knapp,~arr1ed , Jeptha ttowsrd,& gran~aon of or.Ab1el Ho~ard. Tholr hoe was on th~ w,eat s1d• or Pin Street . In I817 t ne;r moved to .:sra1n- t.ree, V•r ont. ,;l:>1Jah Knapp 'o eoii , Cnarlea A. ,o md u,to poseeos1on ot the propert.)' or hie rather. He built o. new bouae nearly oppo~ite his r t her' s . Ch&rlea A+ was born ln I829 and dled 1~ I9I9· H1& wlfe,Ll i~t o ~- was ~orn 1n ! 836 ~nd died l n 1904• ·rhc tlou&o was owned by E7Gt"ett D+ Clark 1n 1937. Photo by '1ll1cont s . Howa~d I929 • • WILL~S HOUSE 1129 l!aln St r-eet Nor tn E&:iton. l'hoc~e ,'iill1ame n.nd RebeekAh Keith both ot ko ton •ere ms.~r1ed by the Bev.Arohibalc Campbel1 on Augu.Bt. 3, !780. Ono ot t.ne youns;ast of th~1r chlld r~n wnfl Lar ne.rd , born Ju1y 1795. He married £11~~ ·,1 . fl'llde or Ea.et.cm. , Sep i:.Gmber 17, 1823 , and dletl J~ne I,I87I. H01 l1Vi!td 1n th1& bousG whlcb i=iiiy h v been Dull t by n1e father . 1'hfl house Jrae o'iimed b,y the 't'illl.lame falllily untll & r e~ years ~so ~hen 1t posed out o! their handD into the McCarthy fQmily . The houee nets l ow on tho ground, e1de to the street . The door 1e l n th eenter rront , Th~re 10 a amall front entry and al r ge ~OOlll on each Olde and a largo r oom i.n the r ear .. Thora re tb.re!) !'1r~pla.eoe, a br1ck ov~n.and tho usual large eh1mney . The L proJocta from the rear which 1n recent years has been u ed ~or 4 kitchen but •as uoed rorm6~ly aQ eho shop by lar nard Wil11~~s4 The su.lre to t he seaon floor aru ln the l ~~ge 'back ~oOlll which ~as the old k1tch&n. The~e are ~wo lo, atti c room~ . he out.s1de wae partl.y shlngl d nd partly cl.ap. boarded 1&rtd paint d yel.low. 01 rece~t yearo the houee hae been much oh ns,ed and 1oprovetl. 1928 • ELLIS RAr~OA LL HOUSE ~ ln Street Nolt' th 841!1 t.O n • In t63I Gur don Stone bought land on the north etde of Main Stre@t and ~u1lt the hou :JAJoll\lng t he pon4. The ~ouee waa later owned by Ellie Randa.11, From 1828 to I837 ~r~Sto~e nd BllJan How rd mado cotton goods 1n the Red fa~to~y e,outh ot Ua.ln St~eo,t at th1.ll place . Me also bad ator-e n~ar hie aouse. r,Ston~ wan a cal'"penter an~ built the la~ae houe,e on the eq,ut,h e1de ,of" Jta. tn 5troct. n&ar the r tUlrM-d bridge, , and. a.190 t.-be hou~e on '.al.n St....-eet. wher-e Ure .,Poole l1Y-ee. (19:;7) . ~t"- 5ton!!1 r::U.,ed ln I86I , Ellla Ra.r,da.ll was m&t"r!a•d ln. tbHJ house and. 11'.red t het"e U.1'1.til bhl d,e,at-'n 1n 1935. Mr a ,, Rand&ll ~ee1dea th~re ~r937). ,., Photo by 1.r1111cont a . 1101110.rd Ji:929• . J rl •• RODI ST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Ia the spring of 1845 the CO~r\B'f B1.0D8 WB.B le.Id of wbs. i 'B no~ the llethot!:Let Epte.cop&l Ohuroh 1n lfor'ib Ea11ton., t oe f1Ta 'building was erected where toe •Rookery• ao~ stand& ·f aetng t.he square . It ooei. :3200~ It 'lt'&e call ed the Vi 11 ge Chureb.. In .IS72 the name 111'.a~ cbangeri t o ~1:T'I. Street C~uroh . I n 1850 eh1ucb eerv:1.ces r.Htve d1&0ontlmle6i for 'bout two ye rs. From IM I to 1815 't e bui ldt ng we.a us,ed ti • the Un1to.r1 n Society. In l876 1 wao gtvan o the- !l:ethodie Ep!eoopal ~ otety and in tlovembei:- of t he.t :yea.r 1 t 11ras c:ioved to 1. o prie ee:nt site on 11Bobe.n1o St Teet and. re- o~ned.. About Dec . 1889 t b ~ bll 1 lr11 ng •e. ~ :ra.18 e4 ~nd a loll'a-r e ory add.ed e.nd a.n a.Mi 't io n built in the ~e•r. It nae reoe~tly (!936) been pe.1~ ed i ru1 f "!it and oat . Fo:r n 6,!!,eB of the preo.chet' si pr1or to 188-4 ~re·.rer~nee may 'bei 'he.d t c the .,Hi etol' 1 of Ea.a. ton" . Pho o ~Y ~11l ieent W.lfio~ar~,1936 .. 1,e • S DISH LUTH!£R.AU CHU:RCK A S,,,odia~ Ltit''.le r n n:UUon ~&B .ataTted. i n 1872 by Adolph ~ult . t a lateT disoontinued. In ISOO ,R~v. J . A. ~ordl1ng of a~eo~ton,star ed Lut he ran Ger '·' 1 ce iJ 1 n looa.l ho mr: ti 1:1:nd 1:n a. b al L The -pre-sent 511,ed.ieh "4-~~el'an Congregat 1.on •aa by hi ~ in I89Z. ?herer.i f ty- n1ne e:.embero. The 'building ~as built on Willi S r eet ~nd he sou h ne purch Bed foT p rRon&ga 1n 1898 . orpnized -pl"eeent ohu.roh houoe riex • ' • SAll.P30N HOUSE ~:a.1 n S t.l."e et :{ort.h Easton. Hoes were be1n0 made ~t wh&t lo known t.he '•lioG Shop•• froo 1805 to 1814-. Cbed ii'.1.1'."lo• w con[eoted ~1tb th16 bus1~ese . He 1e e&1d io ~avo lived ln the S mpeo~ boune. If eo~1 ~ w&s u.ndoubt edly dur1n thle pG~lod. Aa early a~ 1822 Jurdon Ston was 11vtnO there. but 1n lees th n ten ye r6 he c:o,.•ed, About 1850 Joel Sampoor. ~oved 1nto the houee t h3v1n5 prev iously 11.,ed t t;.aat,on Con\.er- ,and on t~orth t:aln Street . Ho wa~ a tonant but not the ownor of the property , T~ 1e ho~oe and the aaJoln1ns property was c ulred bt the Ac~& Corpor~tlon. It ha~ the ppe rancG of hav1ns tbe or1g1.n.~l doors~w1ndows r.d chl~ney . IL 1s lo• n~ud ed and s u l ow 0 1. tho ground. It. races G0\lt.h aa u ual wlt~ ~ ~y of th~ old houses. the l1gh~ ln the w1r.d011'B are 611 x 8 " fl. r-d 24 t,o a Bth Th ~ 1e the c u&toinary L pro Jeet1nE from the north side. Photo y - 1llic nt I.Ho~ r d I9}0 1 ·• • • SWED!SH CO IGRECiATI·OtlAL CRUAOEI ln !003 a me8ttna wa.a neld foT tne oTsan1 z&t1on of a S'11'8d1eh Consre►at ioMl Ch~oh Ln Eio;rth Eaot.on, Of'f :1(terB \i.1CJ"e chosen and. the Bo-o i et ·y 1111,0orporated 1:n Ju.n. I6 ~ 1984. he soo tety pu.reha.•ed tbe Ya,tn Street Church once oo® phd. by the Met hod.1,at Epte,o·opa.l Sooie ty, fo:t SI460 - The !1:et p,p.1tor wae Rev. Axel rellander. I n reoent ~ears the el:ru.ra:h 'building: ha.e. been ~oh l c;pro\f•ed. and t hie aieimbe,J" ah 1p haa ,grown rapidl·1 w:Uh the 1norea.e.e of the s~ed.1eh populat ion tn town • • ' UNITARIAN 50CIETi or ~S'l'o.· The flret church bulldin0 1~ ~e ton Cent.er was b~l1t ln !750. It p~obably stoo~ be~wecn the pr een~ town houae and Depo~ St~eet . January 181§ it ne ~oted to bulld new ohurch and to set 1t no~th of the ol<1 ~ee t.- 1n~- hou,e . 6 Hadu Dalley wao th~ master re penter. The f rame l!'&B :r:a.1eod June IO,, I8I6.. he church wa~ fln1shed the follo•lng year an4 dedtc-ated 1n 5opteml)-er. Re~~Luther Sheldon preach d ~he d d1catlon s r mon . In I84'5 the butld1 ns wa remOdellod ,a &eoond oto~y a ed makln an auditori um above and a hall belo~. Tb1e hall was used for town eet- 1n a and wan let tor other purposes. The altered churoh ,. re-dedicated Decem'b-er 2'-, I845- Rev. eorse .:; .. N1thinston w-ae t.he la~n. eettlad p i,tor llar .. bavlng preaoh.ed from 1858 to re70. o I"ell tous e:rv1cea were hold rro11t 1870 unt.11 1874 uheri a.ft.e:rnoon ee~•.•1c. e were coooucted fol" sev ral ye-ars. The ~van5ellca l Congre~tional ~oc1e t y th draw froc. t'he n ,.st ~ rLEil\ 5octoty and w1lt ar.other church ror 1ta~It n~ .rby 1n 189) . The flrst. Pa.rleh Church. bw-ned do'il'n January 21, 1886 and th& town b<:,ught the lot and erected ~he present To~n Hall th~re. lJri ',t'a. .. ,a.r7 The First Qorq;!,F?J •t 1 •Jt!:] 3oc1o t.y 'If o •1t.t1out a eh~reh tor~Qey~al y are unttl one •as b~1lt 1n z:a.etond 1r~ 1900. 5 crv1ces hl!.ve been con- ducted 1n ' eton1ale a.,~ Wu; Cl 1 w,•~n since . • co:;GREGATIONAL CHURCH East.on Center, Th~ orlg:lnal building was built in 1a,2- I8334 It, was dedlcat.ed June 20, I 8}' and e toO-d ·•here t.he p ~eAen t. chu r~h l"IOW etanda., tne !lrst church bur nod S ptember 6 ~1882. Re,,.. . wtnc.r Sheldo:n w past.o:r uritH. 1855. Ho •11 a followed by Rev . Lyman ' ,bi te-, R ..,- . Char'l,ee :r;,. Lord ,Raiv. Cha.rles L. L.111B,.n.ev. o . ,\1• R.1 che.MGOn, Rev . ~ - 3 .An er, ~ev • . - . ludeon, Rev.Luther H. Shel~on a eon oft.be fo er p-ao t or ,,Re•,. :1 . 'D, Ho.o L"', Rev .. L, 1i . An-- er,Rev .'l. t( . Dow en who ,,. o pa.et.or when the chureh burned,. The ne• church RB completed in !885• Phot.o by ,obeter , . Bolton, The seeond church bu1l~1ng • • ·ETHODIST ~ISCOPAL CHURCH Un1onv1lle, ' es . The chur ch or whlcb t h1e l a a pict~re,wae built. 1n IS}O and was k nown a.a the 11 .Sq,u re rop t.'eot1ngh01.1ae '1 • The dOdloatlon ceremony w&a pt'eaohGd oy Rev . } Ot' e Plc'kerins~ Re11 , t.ee,~no1'n as 11 fnthert1 oat~& ~~a nlRter t the tl e . The chW"Oh w a ta~en do , n bou t t he be~1nn1n5 or ,he tw nt1e~h century, Tne or1~t oal butl 1n5 •nlch otood on the s ite of Lhle ono was dGdl - c ten by Bi shop Aobury October I},1795- lt too~ t here untl l 1830 when 1e was oved aw Y• he• llo of tho f1r~t church were no~ plaeL red t here were no atovos arl.1 no chimney .and tho ooat s •er e oak olabe ~1th tho rk alde down supported on wood n less • I it ROM.Atl CATHOLIC CmJRCR In !950 he: lmiee Sllovel Co any ga.v,n t.he C ho lioe a p!e-oe of land neA-r Shovel Shop Pond and: a ob pel •~o built there and oooup1e~ 1n !B5I un-(ler t~e di ree ion of Fa her Fitzai one. he me berabtp was fifty- five p~opl~ . Seve~al ye~rs late~ f&ther ilodulty ~d1lt an addition to the C'hapel , In 1864 a lot 'Ifs.a l)'U1."C·he.eed on \!a.1:n Str-eet "'1!!..M ohu:rob 'bu:li.lt on tn:h lot , which was ciom- ple ed na1t ye&~. T"ie buil~ ng ie no~ St*Maey 1s Rall. In 16?1 Fath~r F~~~o1~ Qu1n~ too~ oha~ge of be pa~1s ~e purohaacd the hom~et~ad of Eldreige orRe an~ re- delled it foT ~ ~arson.age. By 1895 there weTe 1400 pceo le in hie pa~teh. Fa her Eubby took cba.rge t n IB'i191 an.:t urins 'Qi_s paatorate1 the :9,r e aent stone churcth 'll' visl·t-eli H nd pronounced it tQ b,e ~o - I 1n town. Tb.e ~ummar term of I845 ~ao ~ne laat l n \h1e bu ld1ng,1t h.a~lns cGen ! n use fo~ 53 yea~a~ P,fJ.Jb/.• 'J r, The ne• c.hoo1 ...... ae1l"oss rt.tle et:t""eet wao oe-e-up1ed &t. the be5lnnJJ.ng of thll w1nte:r ·te,r o! I845- 46. ~-ls ~Ill the 9'11, .. l~kl,S lil''.b.C>"A ~ ttLo U -Q4)iwpl.R;s1ofl>g p~&~B. - Jamee How.a!l"d t.a.1.1g'ht. t hat t.erm .. Hiram A. Pl"'a.tt t ught 1847 - I848. ra.r t 1 n l' . Pratt I848- 1849. Thl6 'bu· ld1ng wal!I ln ue-, until I926. : he· foUoT1ng are amons tho t eaonere 1n trhle IIJC!bool bu.1 ldlng ~ iieorte Pi" t. t n1e1 Pratt Emery Prar..t r. rt.1n V .. Pr,at,t;. li1l"a Pr tt . .. , , . Allen 011vcr Uo1ra;r1' James .V. . tloward Edwin HO'll&rd J:it') n:-y Reed Louus. O 1;)8n • • . . ~, . . Leacn ~ry A. 0 1 Conncll E:dl'll'al"d! H .:Haywar d Alir.1 l'le. Haywar-d Ellube th Dean, eonol"a. Leonard. Ada IAona.rd tou1aei ~ rabal.l ll&f' 1 DO Fi t ton Ol1v~t Fleld Bell~ Heath Lott1,e ' . Heatl'li U t Dlckerci n ~ary L.Ged~eo •Jra.ce • . Pac1uu·•4 SAW lLIL'L Dean p rivi l ege . sou th E&6ton. Tho~ e Randall aa ono of ths 11ret aet t Ts of raston. Re built hie house. a few r ode north&a.st of the p:r t!l!eent (19318) John o.~ean Company grain mi ll. He and his oon, T'homae;truilt the f1T& e&• - m1ll in E&aton on• •-~111• er Queeet River . It etood. nea.t" t ho r:iorth en~ of the p:teeient de.m,. he mill waa there i n 1?03 and!. -.r1thout doubt - •a built rioT to I7001ae Tho ~ ~a.ndall waQ l iving there 1n 1696 . . oblto Rand.&11 and hie eon,Tnoms , and , h&n1el Paokal'd ot Br dg,ew&ter • 'brothel' -in-la.w of the- een1or T 012.s ,.were OIP'fner11 o t'ne 111. 1n 1713, -homae Randall JT . ,h1e father MV1:ng d1M, AO d 1/4 1ntereRt in the ~:rivilege o Tti:.o hy Coo~er ft o lived a ehort dteta.noe oouLh of ~'heTe 'Brooll:o 'F'e.l'r&:r no• Uvee 093?) . He s ld another 1/4 interea~ to John Dailey •ho 11Te& near the Bridge,ll'a.ter ltne 'A' ere, Belman. StTe,a,t no1111 h~ Daile 111nl~diately de,.1e! his s are to Cooper . ' phr 1 and Ier ~~l Hh.ndal 1 who 1nh01"1ted I /4 int,er-eot from t heir fathe~, aol it o C e~&nt Brtgge who i n urn sold it to ''1:mot'hy Cooper , 'lll'ho owne 1t at the 1me of hi& death i n 1736 . Ephraim R~nda l lived 1n tho hou~e whe~e h1e !~ther lived~ Ier el Rarr..!a. 1 11 vee abou " ,el'e Clarer.oe Perry now l1 vee (193?) on De"'>Ot S ree neaT Easion Green and he 01med l nd north of h1a house. The aw ~111 had ieap~ear~~ before ??I ae it does not a~ pear 1n te v ~u~tion o! h&t year . , Pe.ge !. ORAi a VI LL> etc: • Dcac pri v1.lege rSouth Eaa on, Clemen· Brt e w B on,e or the til'et settleTs or f.aaton. Hie ,OU6e w&a about where Ell sworth Simpson live& (1836) on. Decct Street . Ce nt Brigga built a gTiet- ill o~ ua~-mlll 1 o~ Queset River prior to 1713 (probably several yeare earl ier th n ha.t ... as he \'le,e Uvi:ng :lo the v1o1Dity i n 1696.) It. prob ab • Gtood where the r&1 n 111 now a ande (I936) ~ A!ter Cl ment B.ti ggil • death, hi a son Clea:.ent , old the mill to 'H~..o t':. )• Cooper n feb . 1?23. Io !?29 it e..ppeal's to he..ve been tn he poAe~Ba1on of Ephra1 :Randall ~ru! we after~aTda o•n 4 by his eon Timothy R,ndall. The old 111 waR torn de~n in !?SO and ano her one built Rober Ri p ley w ,e he ce..r~enter. Timothy Randall o~ned i t &t bi de tn 1n 1781. It t~en 'beoai:r.e he µr o~ert y of hia eon Timothy "ho o•ned 1 unU 1 1803 when he moved o 11 to2" , ~1ne . He sold the 111 to Johabod llaoo ber,who bough it for hi self &nd partne~1 Cyrue Al er. It waa na. !.1 to have be en their 1 nt e nt ion t& a furn&e e allld stB.l't n tron foundry ·there, hie mQ'!fe wa& stopped by joe.tah Co~eland and Calvin Brett and o ne r·s who bought the l!dll pr1'v:Uf'g~ be low t hP. dam And land BO nee..r as to pr-ovent fl n l&.t"ge nt of he po~d . 'llaco:mber and Alg,e:r deeded tbe property 'baolt to Ti1t0thy Rand 11 who deeded it to Joeiah_Oopeland, 1 Se~e~ Keith, itl '9'1 n Br et , nd Jame,s Guild ,. h P e'b It 33, I 80 4. Copeland ttnd r. ei t.h own1ng hre,e-!ourthe i nte:reet and Bt-ett Md Guild. one fourth, In 180? Josepb Hay,rar8 the great grarmt ather of John Brett Howard1preaent owner o! the mill, In !8II he Elij&h Howard. CollnPan)' wh1c'll 111a.a . ma ing: ut naila. a No~ b 'Eaaton began o !!anu!aatlll'~ them at the South E&iaton eh.op, TI,~y also ::a.nu!actured oottoa,yarn,~nd oloth4Dur1~g tbe 'W r of IB!3 hey did good. b•11einese but th ir lose. by ~epreoi tion of currency and by bad. deb a. &fter tbe w&r,left •hem 1n a ban rupt oand.1t1on, The cut rrA:Ll wn ne1'e waa oon 1nue~ i11 Sout . F.aeton until !823 • hen 1t w&s inoved to Br~Lntree. Th~ oompany continue~ o !!Ake cotton,yarn ,a bed teki~,ap~on-cheet and other good ,at South Ka ton u 11 a.bou !R40. Thio plant ll'&B ee.U ed tne V'11lage Fao ory Company to d.1at1ngutah it fro the l1orth F.atJtor. pla-nt •h1oh wn.o. o&ll~.d the redera.l Factory Oo~ pe.ny. About 1840 ,,Capt .B rzi la1 ~a.n bought h~ Sw h Eaoton p ni and oon inued the manu.fao ure of ligh eot oo goode . Caru . De~n cont1~ued to oper t e the plant un il b1& death in 648. He built aa~ lived 1n the houee t~e Green wh~re John Br~tt Rowar~ no~ li~es. 8arz111&1 Dean was kil l ed while "°~~1 g 1n the · omb on Depot StTeet . following his de th, the w ter prh1le ,e {lnd the factory oo.me into ~he pogeeadon of bis son;,&G- d-1d he gr19t mi l. Thie oon~e na~e wa.s Tho as H,Dean. wteF another on,Jobn o .De~n~ bee~ .e part o"er. The cot on and tack buginees we.a. diflcontinued lnfore !&80. The gr 1n bueineeR w a conduct.ad un!ier thf" na·me· of 'f ,R.and J.0.DBtui. After Tho e R.De:a~•n ~~a h about 1800,the enti~e nrorerty w aequtr~d by his brothsr, John O.Dean . About reeo a ~mall bueinean of mav1n •ooden hula wa~ started 1n t~c name o! Roe Heel Co. This buA1n~s~ gre~ rap1dly,eev eral adl 1t1one being built to he hop at th18 per1od. hoc::... ae R.!>ean ouer~ted a c.achine eho~ in one ~ortioo of ~he build ing un 11 hte de&th,4 which t1- tbi:! bu 1nees we.a oonttmied. by Fx~d R.Wb.1te and. A ga C. He th. Mr.H~ath eold b18 1ot e-rt:tet to Lfr."111 t •e ,llfh() later sold h1s bu 1ne8o to tbe Rose Heel Co~ bat 1n !927 ocoupied the entire building. The Roaa Heel Co. diaooat i twed t heir lbueineea in August I9a9 and thP b111ldi nga wer,e t ken diow:n tn 1935 . The re.in busin ss grew tapi~ly. A l arge add1 ion was 'bu11 by t.uo1an Bo'.lmey on 'h~ nor h sl. e o1 he 1 ll tn 18?3. Another ~4it1on IO f e~t •1de , t ~ ent1Te length of t he bui lcUng OD tbs- R()U h 81 ~ ,,wae but t abo\lt. t~oo b)' Joa eph Be. ld,ri n. ,fjt t !le se me ti me a t lb f.r d e o r-v we.s 'bu i and. eleve.Hng and ot e·r oh1n~r y installed . Jo TI O. De fi o on 1 nued o O'll'n t e entire pro pert )' u.n '.1..1 htB dea bin I 9Ia ~hen the grain 111 ~aaeed t« 111 o h!a da.~ghteTJl,fa~y R.How ritand the m&Jrufaa UT1ng sbop ~o 3. h U o ther· daughter~ K.a.t 8' • Ke:nned1• . ~ lj,l'V 'R.. Howa:r d Jo "ne d t he gr 1:n mi ll unt U her de~th in I ~ when 1 pe.sfled to her .usban~tHeme.n Howard and to her eon~J~hn Brett Hc•&rd. In 1921 th grain bttaineaa tog~ther ~1th a hay &Ml aoa bust neee we.e inoorPQrated under hen e of John a . Dean Company , .Ino * Thu thia ter privilege h&s been unt111 zed oonttnuouely fo r 225 yeare bet ng the oldeat privilege 1n town . Solo!!:.On H&ywari who lived Ofi ~oun.d.ry Stre~t wao ~he miller for &om~ time prior to Ieal . Jonnthe.~ Drake~ s the miller f ol' 111 •O)' y~ re. He aa a eon o! Rebert a n Susann.ah Dra'.lce of Raynhu . Re die~ 1n aaton June 23 1887 aged.. ?9 yeare. H19 hom~ was on De ot S~reet,Eaaton. f.~tnot Stone wae m1ll&r !or t orty yeaTo pT1or -to 1905 . ffie ho~ waa on Depot ~treet ~nd be d1e~ in 1919. Dennie J . Brophy who livee on ~pot s r-,eet b&e been 1lle-r t ro I9IO o :!93€,a; In I74a & a&w-m111 ~oa bull on la.J.lberry ~eadow Brook by £lea~er ltet h,S1l&8~and Benje.i:.in WilliC'!s. Eleazer Ke1tb lived in the Ke1 h hou e cor ner of Bighl~nd and S•.i th S ue . The mill wan undoubtedly on his la.nd.. In 1765 the ea•- ill ■as used as a griet mill also , ~t t a.t ,j, e lea,T;,e:r aold it to his eon S~:muel >1''ho ln urn eold tt to his aon~SaJtUel 2nd in lsof. Re aMed an oil mill be e 1823 nd by 1834 1t waa a ~h1~le ill. La- ~r Sa,01el Ka:1th !ormed a. pn.rtneuhtp w1th A. A. Rotch a.nd othera &nd nut'aotured br~ad there . Aft8r the death of IOI 1 2nd 1n l859 ~hia son,Hirae Ks1th,e.nd 1lliae Da.•idson oont 1nued. the bue1nees •mtil e.bo\Jt I~SI. For aoc:.e years the building•&• not uae6 . It wae vireb sed by lee.AO Lothrop Pratt , then of Roeav1lle. IlH not• a.net thl'e-ad was ag&1n de theN 11nd.er the fir ha~e of Prat.Becher Co, Amos Pratt of wton owned vhe ~ropeT~y !or a few year e king ootton 'batting and ee.w ng h1nglea there . It was bought ~Y Jam Q Beloher 1n 1878 and ueed as & eaw-m1ll. Arter his death ~o~sr B1r i1e ope~&te~ 1 as a saw-mi ll or a while. Later 1 F. Sher~~od ieith,a 61rsct descendant ot the 11rit owner, e.azer KU th ,use . the 'building for a. duol: hou&e . It 1a n~t in us~ now. ~l9JG.) T~e bove 1nf or~a ion prior 0 B 8 •as t &~en !~om the •History or i:A.ston•.

Howard Herman 1837 Book on Old Easton Homes

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