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This engraving of a John Warner Barber drawing from the 1830s shows the second meetinghouse that was built on the site where the present day church is located. It burned on March 13, 1866.

The Congressional Church

Published by David Landry on October 9, 2020

LOST MANSFIELD # 6: THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN MANSFIELD CENTER. Founded in 1710, the Congregational church in Mansfield Center is the oldest church in Tolland County.

Posted in Lost Mansfield | Tagged Congressional Church, Edwin Fitch, Italianate style church, John Warner Barber, Reverend Potter, Robert Porter Barrows
The William Simonds house, built in 1877

The William Simonds House

Published by David Landry on October 8, 2020

LOST MANSFIELD # 5: THE WILLIAM SIMONDS HOUSE.

Posted in Lost Mansfield | Tagged Clarence E. Simonds, Gwen Duff, Holiday Hill Camp, Jesse L. Eno, Lloyd Duff, William Simonds
The Isaiah Ramsdell House as it appeared in 1874 when George and Rebecca (Ramsdell) Baldwin resided there. The Baldwins added the wrap-around porches to the house.

The Isaiah Ramsdell House

Published by David Landry on October 7, 2020

LOST MANSFIELD # 4: THE ISAIAH RAMSDELL HOUSE. In 1838, Edwin Fitch built this house for Isaiah Ramsdell.

Posted in Lost Mansfield | Tagged Charles Trumbull House, Edwin Fitch, Gorge B Baldwin, Greek revival, Isaiah Ramsdell, Rebecca G. Ramsdell
This image of the Dewing house is from a set of photographs of Mansfield Center taken by the Homestead View Co. of Springfield, MA in 1874.

The Howe, Storrs, Dewing House Mansfield Center

Published by David Landry on October 2, 2020

LOST MANSFIELD #3: THE HOWE/STORRS/DEWING HOUSE. This house was built by Abner Howe in 1794/95. It was later owned by Squire Zalmon Storrs and then inherited by his daughter, Susan Storrs Dewing.

Posted in Lost Mansfield | Tagged Abner Howe, Leonard Dewing, Mansfield Center, Squire Zalmon Storrs, Susan Storrs Dewing
John Salter house, built c. 1754. It occupied the now vacant land between the Edwin Fitch house, built in 1836 (563 Storrs Road) and the Roswell Eaton house, built in 1797 (587 Storrs Road).

John Salter House

Published by David Landry on October 1, 2020

LOST MANSFIELD #2: JOHN SALTER HOUSE, MANSFIELD CENTER. This house, built c. 1754 for John Salter, Esq., was one of the landmarks of Mansfield Center.

Posted in Lost Mansfield | Tagged Charles H Learned, Edwin Fitch, John Salter
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