. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . UNITED STATES HOTEL. ROBERTS CORNER 31 known under his regime. Among those who have owned ormanaged the United States Hotel are Eben BoUes, DenmanWoodruff, Rufus Smith, and William Grossman. Mr. Smithcut up the famous ballroom into bedrooms and put on a newroof. Mr. Campbell, the present proprietor, married daughter, and a few years hence made extensivealterations and improvements, but the glory and fame of thehistorical old hostelry cannot be forgotten by any moderniz-ing. Ne
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . UNITED STATES HOTEL. ROBERTS CORNER 31 known under his regime. Among those who have owned ormanaged the United States Hotel are Eben BoUes, DenmanWoodruff, Rufus Smith, and William Grossman. Mr. Smithcut up the famous ballroom into bedrooms and put on a newroof. Mr. Campbell, the present proprietor, married daughter, and a few years hence made extensivealterations and improvements, but the glory and fame of thehistorical old hostelry cannot be forgotten by any moderniz-ing. Next to the hotel still going east is the BIssell house,the fourth oldest house now standing in the village. It wasbuilt by William Marsh in 1761. About three-quarters of a mile east, at a fork of the roadstands a very interesting old house built in 1796, now ownedby Edson Perkins. The first house erected on West street now standing Isthe George Kenney house, built by Eli Smith in 1780. The first Congregational Ghurch stood about where themonument now stands In the middle of the green, was com-pleted about 1726 and sold at
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