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Show AN ANCIENT DWELLINO H a.l.t to II. tha Old.. I Mane Haaie lis I--H The ancient dwelling house In the H town nf (lullford, known as thr "Old H Stonr llousr," Is the oldest home In H this state, and It Is also said to br tho ( oldest stone house In New Kngland A. Vt hill Is pending In the legislature pro- fl Tiding for the purchase nt the bou.n ID hy the state from II present owner. 9B Mr Sarah II force -of fllcvkbrldgc, KB Mast a lineal descendant of Her. Kl Henry Whllfleld. the builder and nrlg- Wk Inal owner It Is proposed to preaervn Reft the old Isndmsrk and convert It Into Hi historical museum The following; Hrl description of Ihe home I taken fcom 1MB Smith' 'History of (lullford" PJ 'This house was erected by Ilev. ffi Henry Whllfleld, both for the accom-mndatlon accom-mndatlon of his family and a , fortification forti-fication ugslmt Indians. It It the oldest old-est stone dwelling house now sttfndlnK In New Kngland Tills house wn kept In Its original form unlit I8S3, when It underwent such a renuvatlnit as lo change tn some extent Its Interior In-terior arrangemrnt.alihougli the nartlt wsl' and Urge stone chimney are substantial!) sub-stantial!) Ihr samr as they have been fur over two centuries It la said Hint the first (lullford marriage was celebrated cele-brated In It. the wedding table belne garnished with pork and prase According Ac-cording to tradition, the stone nt which this bouse was built wai brought b Ihe Indian 1111 handbar-row handbar-row across the wamp from Orlswold rock, a ledge about 80 rods east Jf the hou.e It consisted ot two stories and an altlc At the timthrasl comer ot thr second Door there was It singular singu-lar embrasure commanding the approach ap-proach from the south and west, and evidently made for defensor purposes. In the attic were two recestes, evidently evi-dently Intended as places ot conctal-meut." conctal-meut." Hartford foiirant. |