Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . THA S. HARRIS,Broad Street. Londoner, and the newcomer, appiarto have vied with one another in erect-ing elegant and modern dwellings. In New London the oljserver isimpressed by the amount of breathingspace, as it were, allotted to eachresidence. Nearly every one has agenerous front, side, and rear yard ;and in the summer season their greenand well kept lawns present a beau-tiful appearance. In vei-y truth. NewLonilon might be aptly call
Picturesque New London and its environs, Groton, Mystic, Montville, Waterford, at the commencement of the twentieth century; notable features of interest .. . THA S. HARRIS,Broad Street. Londoner, and the newcomer, appiarto have vied with one another in erect-ing elegant and modern dwellings. In New London the oljserver isimpressed by the amount of breathingspace, as it were, allotted to eachresidence. Nearly every one has agenerous front, side, and rear yard ;and in the summer season their greenand well kept lawns present a beau-tiful appearance. In vei-y truth. NewLonilon might be aptly called the Cityof Delightful iiesidences. The charniintj snlnirb of New Icquot section are very fine, andbespeak wealth and culture. It isthe yearly custom of not a few celebri-ties and generally notable people tospend at least a portion of the sum-mer here. And then, with theirhandsome equipages on the smoothdrives, and the magnificent steamyachts in the offing, the scene is agala one indeed. To drive or saunter about NewLondon on a pleasant day, and toobserve, among other points of in-terest, its homes, some of them possess- 84 Ipicturesque 1Rcw WILLIAMS MEMORIAL PARK,Broad and Hempstead Streets. ing an air of roomy comfortablenessthat tells of a past generation, andsome very fine in their triumph ofmodern architecture, is to derive muchof profit and pleasure. Following,are noted a few of the more preten- tious, substantial, and commodiousresidences that would attract the eyeon such a tour of the city: On Hemp-stead Street, near Ye AntientestBuriall Ground, a spot to whichattaches much that is of Revolutionary
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