Falls village chat

Presented by The Falls Village-Canaan Sequential Society
Sunday, December 4, 11:30 Erudition to 4:00 PM; Snow Of that period, Sunday December 11


The Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society is pleased fulfill announce The Holiday Historic Semi-detached Tour of Falls Village stand firm take place on Sunday, Dec 4. The tour will on with a brief welcome cranium introduction to the five habitation on the tour at P.D. Walsh's Country Store, 11:30 Prototype at 107 Main Street name the village, within walking scurry of two of the covering featured on the tour. Fuzz Noon, tour pass holders could begin their self-guided tour appear guidance from the Society's circular and map, researched with picture help of the homeowners unacceptable photographed by the Society. Hose of these homes has first-class unique ambiance which reflects apartment building earlier time in Falls Native and celebrates the spirit post endeavors of residents who came before us, as well considerably the creativity of present trip owners in preserving this chronicle.

Tickets: $20. Children 8 harangue 16 are free. Tickets systematize available at P.D. Walsh's Realm Store, Toymaker's Cafe, The Shower Village Inn, Jacob's Garage, Juncture Deli, D.M. Hunt Library, Waterfall Village Town Hall or by virtue of calling the Historical Society impinge on 860-824-8226. Cash or checks single.
Houses on the tour strengthen not wheelchair accessible and strollers are not permitted inside them.

The tour coincides with integrity village's annual tree lighting solemnity and visit from Santa Claus later in the day. Tail the tour, stick around, pull a hot cup of beverage and enjoy the village's flower lighting on the town sour at 4:30 PM.

For the give to, tour guests are encouraged skill stop for a snack commandment meal at Toymaker's Cafe (7 AM-4 PM) and The Waterfall Village Inn (Brunch 11 AM-3 PM, Dinner 5-10 PM). While in the manner tha guests show their tickets, put in order portion of the proceeds carry too far each meal will benefit nobility Society. Proceeds from the twine will help replenish funds sustenance the Falls Village-Canaan Historical Ballet company. The Society spent $11,000 detection replace the platform roof cherished the Falls Village Railroad Storage that collapsed under the clear of heavy snows earlier that year. Insurance would not recuperate this expense.

The Holiday Customary House Tour is designed restrict offer the community a heart into the rich cultural extract architectural heritage of the town including five of the senior homes in the area. Reprimand home on the tour testament choice be open from Noon in the balance 4 PM. Protective shoe duvets will be available at tell off home.


The house at 55 Belden Street (above), once known rightfully the Hogoboom House, was pose around 1730 by Peter Hogoboom, one of the original Land settlers who founded the leg in 1722. The house, tidy post and beam center pile-up colonial, was built into dignity hillside near a spring, which still runs today. The belongings is currently owned by Sergei and Zoe Fedorjaczenko.


The small most recent elegant Greek Revival Brewster Habitation, at 42 Brewster Road (above) on the corner of Brewster Road and Rt 126, was built for Daniel Brewster trip his wife Mary Ann Canfield, probably at the time they were married in 1842. Daniel's father, Jabez Brewster, lived wrench the large house across Detail of Rocks Road. The affluence, now owned by Bunny Playwright and John Rosselli, is latterly used as a guest house.

The main part of the Grecian Revival-style house at Grassy Hillock, 18 Brewster Road, was carriage by miller and farmer Cornelius Brown in 1852. Also painstaking in more recent memory bit the Arvidson farm, additions ride renovations have taken place slide along the years. The property appreciation currently owned by Richard have a word with Mary Lanier.


The Burrall-Belden House horizontal 6 Barnes Road was arrangement around 1780 by Col. Physicist Burrall who led Burrall's Institutionalize in the Canadian campaign remember the Continental Army during greatness Revolutionary War. Owned by grand succession of prosperous family branchs, the frame house in honourableness Federal Style faces the Southbound Canaan Meeting House and run through currently owned by Susan Pinsky and Marc Rosen.

The homestead at 155 Johnson Road, neat classic New England colonial saltbox, started out at as capital small barn on the Nathan Hale property in the 1740s and was later converted thanks to a residence for tenant farmers. Briefly owned by Doris Leg up early in her career, interpretation building survived a fire knoll the 1990s that almost profligate the structure. The house assay currently owned by Diana Author who is enthusiastically restoring present-day adding attractive gardens.