. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. l. Alar-tin Cowles. built and occu])ied byJohn Hurler in 1784. Opposite the ISank. the south part of the longhouse oiHe the residence of Reuben ., merchanl, was built b\ hisgrandf,ither, Ihomas .Smith. . andIhe north third. b\ Dciicon .Smith, sonllousr (401, ihi- Latter. the resideiic I be nextof llor- ;icc Cowles. bsi|.. was built by Samuel Smith, lirother of the Deacon, in 1769;.iiid is .a good specimen of the style ofhouses erected by Capt. Judah he next old house (47I. with the high
. Farmington, Connecticut, the village of beautiful homes. l. Alar-tin Cowles. built and occu])ied byJohn Hurler in 1784. Opposite the ISank. the south part of the longhouse oiHe the residence of Reuben ., merchanl, was built b\ hisgrandf,ither, Ihomas .Smith. . andIhe north third. b\ Dciicon .Smith, sonllousr (401, ihi- Latter. the resideiic I be nextof llor- ;icc Cowles. bsi|.. was built by Samuel Smith, lirother of the Deacon, in 1769;.iiid is .a good specimen of the style ofhouses erected by Capt. Judah he next old house (47I. with the highluick basement, was built about 1797by (.i|it. Luther Seymour, cabinet-makerand house-builder. Many choice piecesof old fmiiiture in town, much prizedby relic-hunters, were the work of , but ,1 large part of his work,thickly slndded with brass nail heads,as \\,is the of the time, hashern fore\er hidden front sight underihe sods of the old .Siyniour w,is also librarian of oneof the libraries which divided. [?::-} till. I ^ Il. \i I. i; ,. I. 01 .y\ii .s. .1 \,M j„s THE VILLAGE OF BEAUTIFUL HOMES. 21
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