. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . me time. The house was bought In i860by Clarissa Seymour, widow of Rev. Truman Marsh, whogave it to St. Michaels Church for a rectory. The Seymour Homestead, three houses further north,was built by Major Moses Seymour in 1807 for his sonOzias Seymour who later built the addition as it is today. Itdescended to Origen S. Seymour, Chief Justice of Connec-ticut, whose son Morris Seymour came into possession in1904, the house having been continuously in the Seymourfamily since it was built 100
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . me time. The house was bought In i860by Clarissa Seymour, widow of Rev. Truman Marsh, whogave it to St. Michaels Church for a rectory. The Seymour Homestead, three houses further north,was built by Major Moses Seymour in 1807 for his sonOzias Seymour who later built the addition as it is today. Itdescended to Origen S. Seymour, Chief Justice of Connec-ticut, whose son Morris Seymour came into possession in1904, the house having been continuously in the Seymourfamily since it was built 100 years ago. Across the street the Champlin house, an interesting oldtype, was built in 1796. It was used for 20 years as atavern, later came into the possession of A. C. Smith whosedaughter, Mrs. Champlin, owns it today. On the other side of the street a little farther south, isa fine type of house with massive pillars supporting the roofand piazza. This house is now owned by Mr. William and was built about 1832 by Dr. Alanson Abbey,who at one time housed a sanitarium for cripples in it. The. .■i»iwg«ii«ss^y^^i ■inS THE CHAMPLIN HOUSE
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