. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . rted thelong border of perennial flowers which is so noticeable to-day. At her death it became the property of her nephew,Hon. J. Deming Perkins. A house of great interest because there is no house nowstanding which remained the same length of time consecu-tively in the family of the original builder, is the houseknown as the Sheldon or Child house, and until her deatha few years ago occupied by Mrs. Nathaniel R. Child. Itwas built by Dr. Daniel Sheldon in 1785. Dr. Sheldon wasa prominent
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . rted thelong border of perennial flowers which is so noticeable to-day. At her death it became the property of her nephew,Hon. J. Deming Perkins. A house of great interest because there is no house nowstanding which remained the same length of time consecu-tively in the family of the original builder, is the houseknown as the Sheldon or Child house, and until her deatha few years ago occupied by Mrs. Nathaniel R. Child. Itwas built by Dr. Daniel Sheldon in 1785. Dr. Sheldon wasa prominent and beloved physician for more than fortyyears. His daughter Lucy was born in the house in 1788,who afterwards married Dr. Theron Beach, a prosperousmerchant of the town. Mrs. Beach passed her entire lifein the house, and when she died in 1889 lacked but a fewmonths of loi years. Mrs. Child preserved with care pictures, ornaments, andfurniture of great interest and value. In the parlor wereto be seen many pictures brought from France by Dr. Shel-dons son, Daniel Sheldon, Jr., Secretary of Legation to. NORTH STREET, IN OCTOBER
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