. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . THE SEYMOUR HOMESTEAD ilm^ **^-*^ ; pP5»»^»|^S|S ifw. H$» ■^^^^apk^^ / SMI^^^h . J. « * . / 1 Wuiiliii^llifc lii .V ilSiilf? GOULD HOUSEOwned by Mrs. J. Mason Hoppin. GOULD HOUSE—SOUTH SIDE 19 house passed through several hands until Mr. Sanfordbought it some time ago. In South street, scarcely one mile in length, originatedthe Law School, the plan of the existing Constitution of Con-necticut, and Histories of Connecticut and Litchfield, thelatter written by George C. Woodruff, grandfather
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . THE SEYMOUR HOMESTEAD ilm^ **^-*^ ; pP5»»^»|^S|S ifw. H$» ■^^^^apk^^ / SMI^^^h . J. « * . / 1 Wuiiliii^llifc lii .V ilSiilf? GOULD HOUSEOwned by Mrs. J. Mason Hoppin. GOULD HOUSE—SOUTH SIDE 19 house passed through several hands until Mr. Sanfordbought it some time ago. In South street, scarcely one mile in length, originatedthe Law School, the plan of the existing Constitution of Con-necticut, and Histories of Connecticut and Litchfield, thelatter written by George C. Woodruff, grandfather of thepresent editor of the Enquirer. It boasts three Governorsof the State, two Chief Judges, one Justice of the UnitedStates Circuit Court, six members of the House of Represen-tatives, one Signer of the Declaration of Independence, andtwo of the first law writers on the continent, a recordprobably unequaled by any street of equal length in thecountry. Before leaving South street it is interesting to note theunusual fact that North street is not a continuation formingone long street as in most old New England towns, but isquite a little farther to the west. At the time of the layingout of the town there is said to have been a magnificent oak-tree in the middl
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