. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. -rill. I I I. Ili(il(i!>r;i|)li of two 1>lui and wiiitfIllip MiiLjs that will- nsoil at ihr I^liiiI ric Inn li> Mr. Si-lh ^. wlu-n Ik-was pnipru-tin. Now nwncii by lii^Hranddaiiglitrr. Miss Callicrinc Dcni-ing. Tin- design on tlic- mugs showsthe Dnku of Wclhngton on his horse. THE VILLAGE OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 201 the plan sliows. whicli can be seen onthe outside of the present smokingroom. It is small, however, and thereare no liraekefs now remaining underit. Who liuilt the house we do notknow. It may have be


. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. -rill. I I I. Ili(il(i!>r;i|)li of two 1>lui and wiiitfIllip MiiLjs that will- nsoil at ihr I^liiiI ric Inn li> Mr. Si-lh ^. wlu-n Ik-was pnipru-tin. Now nwncii by lii^Hranddaiiglitrr. Miss Callicrinc Dcni-ing. Tin- design on tlic- mugs showsthe Dnku of Wclhngton on his horse. THE VILLAGE OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 201 the plan sliows. whicli can be seen onthe outside of the present smokingroom. It is small, however, and thereare no liraekefs now remaining underit. Who liuilt the house we do notknow. It may have been Captain Wil-liam Lewis, whose son. also Lewis, one of the schoolmaster.^of Farmington, undoulitedlx- lived herein 1704. It belongs soiuewiiere .about1660. Many persons unacquainled with thisfamous hostelry suppose it is merelya summer resort where occasionalclam bakes and sheep roast are givenby the proprietor for the benefit of hispatrons and invited guests. This is tar from the .Many ])erm,inent board-ers live here during the summer andwinter months. W


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