. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . This build-ing stood originally in the yard of the Gould house, and wasthe private office of Judge James Gould, in which he heardthe recitations of his classes and delivered the legal lectureswhich rendered his name famous all over the land. This Isall that remains of the once celebrated Litchfield Law School,the first In the United States, begun In 1784, which attractedstudents from every state In the Union, and from which weregraduated many of the most eminent jurists that our countryhas
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . This build-ing stood originally in the yard of the Gould house, and wasthe private office of Judge James Gould, in which he heardthe recitations of his classes and delivered the legal lectureswhich rendered his name famous all over the land. This Isall that remains of the once celebrated Litchfield Law School,the first In the United States, begun In 1784, which attractedstudents from every state In the Union, and from which weregraduated many of the most eminent jurists that our countryhas produced. Two houses below is the Tallmadge house, now ownedby Mrs. John Vanderpoel of New York City. It was builtIn 1775 by Thomas Sheldon, of whom Colonel Tallmadgebought it In November, 1782. Colonel Tallmadge was bornon Long Island and graduated at Yale in 1773. In 1776he received a lieutenants commission In the army; later fromGeneral Washington himself, a captains commission In Shel-dons famous Light Brigade, and was promoted to the rankof Major in 1777. His company made a fine appearance, all. TALLMADGE HOUSEOwned by Mrs. John Vanderpoel ^i!;-: ii RESIDENCE OF THE HON. J. DEMING PERKINSWest Front
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