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HOUSES - Part 7

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Wyllys Eliot house when it was the hotel Four Elms 20 Water St. c. 1905

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Calvin Leete’s house Leete’s Island 650 Leete’s Island Rd. About 1890

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S.B. Hull and Co. garage 200 Boston St., corner of Union St. and Boston St. built in 1913 c. 1915

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Guilford Institute 120 North Fair St. with boys playing out on the playground c. 1907

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George Hyland house 84 Boston St. Closeup of the front door with Dorothy Whitfield Society sign c. 1930

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Leete’s Island Fred Butler’s house. Fred, Harold, and Alice in yard. Grandpa Butler on step. Barn in rear Fred, Harold and Alice in yard. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd. Olaf Good house 397 Moose Hill

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Leete’s Island Judson Leete’s house. Mr. & Mrs. Judson Leete by corner of house Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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Mrs. Esther Leete’s house at Leete’s Island (Wanamaker house). Mrs. David L. Yale and Mrs. Esther Leete at well Albert A. Leete house 149 Moose Hill Rd. Originally owned by Alma Good Polson & Alvina Good of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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Old barn which stood north of RR tracks at Leete’s Island, north of Mrs. Glen’s North of Peletiah Leete house 575 Leete’s Island Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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Leete’s Island Walter Leete’s house (Now Wm. S. Leete). Edward L. Leete house 616 Leete’s Island Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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The Whitfield house, Guilford. One of the oldest stone houses in America. Built 1639 by Parson Henry Whitefield Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd. 248 Whitfield St

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Seward-Carter farmhouse Goose Lane. Under demolition with vinyl siding off. View from Village Victoria condominiums which used to be a pasture of the farm Timothy Seward Jr. house 246 Goose Lane April 19, 1999

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-Thomas-Dudley-house-531-Podunk-Rd

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Guilford 1910 Gablehurst in the 1100 block on Boston Post Rd Seward house 1910

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St. George Roman Catholic Church 161 Whitfield St. c. 1909

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Henry Whitfield house, snow covered ground, man in doorway 248 Whitfield St between 1868 and 1897, c1890

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Anna Kimberly house, 35 Boston St just before moving to the rear about 1930 for Socony Gas Station, Stone Agency would be on left, building moved back Hole-In-Wall. Blatchley house was Post office when a one-story building (1898-1902)

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-Nathaniel-Hall-house-home-of-Mrs-James-Monroe-48-State-St

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George Bradley house, corner of Water St, and South Fair St. (southeast corner). Torn down in 1960 for the new post office, 44 Water St. Two women on front steps c1915

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Edwin A. Leete house (left) the octagon house at 84 Fair St. On the right Daniel S. Redfield house 90 Fair St. c. 1915

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Rollwood, summer home of Gov Rollins Woodruff, #268 Old Whitfield St, burned July 2000 c1909 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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. Abel Chittenden house, #1 Broad St (copy photo) c1905 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Burwell Carter cottage on site of 31 Loyal Ledge. Cowles and Clark’s bathing pavilion on left, outhouse suspended over the ledges. The ornate cottage was painted red and white. A catboat is anchored on right. c1890 REDFIELD WEST

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Vineyard Point summer cottage, possibly Bell Treat’s cottage at 28 Vineyard Ave or Trueblood Lane cottage at 624 Vineyard Point Rd c1905 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Daniel Brown Leete house as viewed from the east. Note stones on left probably from an early barn. Cottages on Vineyard Point in background show on the right. Leete house stood at 101 West Lane, Sachems Head, was razed 1957 c1915 HENRY S. DAVIS

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Daniel Brown house, 19 Union St. One of the Sabbath Day houses. c. 1930 HENRY S. DAVIS

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George Hyland house interior before restoration. Downstairs front east room, cupboard added c1760, 84 Boston St c1916-18 HENRY S. DAVIS

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Cunningham house, 223 Water St, burned July 1908, snow covered ground, two persons standing, dog hitched to wagon with child inside before 1908 DANIEL SHEEHAN

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Old Guilford library on Whitfield St. (razed) from David Dudley’s notes while talking to Shelton Dudley. Enlargement of library building from P-2500-163 Closeup of part of SWD573, William S Butler house 127 Whitfield St is on the left (JH). c. 1909 OLIVER HUSTED David Dudley June 2002

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From David Dudley’s noes while talking to Shelton Dudley an old house, sometimes a store, which preceded the ‘Rolf bungalow’; Across from Shelton Dudley’s house on Boston St. Taken 1909. Russell Crampton house 44 Boston St on left. Center is 50 Boston St. site of Police Station. 39 Boston St. is on the right. See also negative SWD3069. Donated by David Dudley June 2002

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John Beatie house Old Quarry Rd. 1890-1900

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Shoreline Electric Railway garage 125 Water St. c. 1915

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Norton Brick Block including JE Norton & Sons Grocery, Guilford Pharmacy and Shoreline Times 11 Water St. c. 1909

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William L. Spencer liquor store 24 Water St. c. 1915

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Thomas Griswold house 171 Boston St. after electric lines were installed but before rear dormers, before trolley. Summer view looking east on Boston St. c. 1909

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Leete’s Island Mrs. Richard Leete’s house-Mrs. K. Leete. Fannie and Nellie. 225 Moose Hill Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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Leete’s Island School 48 Moose Hill Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson 27 Moose Hill Rd. Jan. 22, 1938

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Leete’s Island. Mrs. David L. Yale and Mrs. Esther Leete by daffodils side yard Albert Leete house 149 Moose Hill Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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Leete’s Island Roger Leete’s house – looking northeast Roger Leete house 21 Shell Beach Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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Coldback House Leete’s Island North of Railroad tracks

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Hooker Bartlett house, House razed c1990 199 Whitfield St c1909

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Seward-Carter farmhouse Goose Lane. Under demolition with vinyl siding off. View from Village Victoria condominiums which used to be a pasture of the Carter farm. April 19, 1999,

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-Seward-s-1770-colonial-home

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Home of Uncle Ed. & Aunt Mary Seward Gablehurst in the 1100 block on Boston Post Rd

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Hillside cottage in original location. Built by Allison Clark just west of 144 Falcon Rd. where it was moved. Frank E. Hayden house, built in 1909, at 44 Prospect St. is on the right. c. 1909

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Henry Whitfield house, four people seated outside 248 Whitfield St between 1868 and 1897,

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John Hubbard’s tinker shop 23 Water St. Jon Hubbard is in the doorway

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Guilford Point house at the end of Seaside Ave

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-Medad-Stone-Tavern-171-Three-Mile-Course-c1915-Henry-S-Davis

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Guilford Library (torn down for a parking lot) 127 Whitfield St., and Fowler house at 119 Whitfield St. c1909

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Rollwood, living room of summer home of Gov Rollins Woodruff, #268 Old Whitfield St, stone fireplace, Chinese lanterns, oriental rugs. House burned July 2000 c1905 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Frank O. Blatchley house and barn. West river and boats in foreground. 201 Water St. c. 1905

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Middle cottage (with 2 men standing) was Howard C. Noble’s 1st cottage (the Anchorage) at 80 Prospect Ave. in Sachem’s Head. On the right is Way cottage also owned by Noble – also known as Star cottage in original location at 92 Prospect. It was moved to 59 Prospect and later (about 1980) to Block Island. The moved to 59 was in 1913 to make room for the new Villa Louise. c. 1912 HENRY S. DAVIS

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H. Milton Bullard Sr house, 376 State St, snow covered ground c1915 HENRY DAVIS

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Abraham Woodward house 96 Fair St c1915 HENRY S. DAVIS

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Clarence E, Norton garage with 2 cars in front and 4 workers in doorways. Northeast corner of Boston St. and Graves Ave. at 78 Boston St. c. 1915 HENRY S. DAVIS

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I.S. Spencer and Sons Foundry, exterior, 20 Fair St c1915 HENRY S. DAVIS

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Houses on Fair St From notes taken by David Dudley while talking to Shelton Dudley very early (1860’s) photo of Fair St. house west side across from Beers house; now owned BY Smedleys Seth Bishop 64 Fair St. from Spaulding stereoptic Donated by David Dudley June 2002l c. 1865 SPAULDING David Dudley June 2002

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Guilford Garage 200 Boston St northwest corner of Boston St and Union St, c1920 according to David Dudley c1920

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A. Benton’s store by Arthur French David Dudley’s notes U.L. Benton’s Store. Was located on Market Place. ARTHUR FRENCH David Dudley June 2002

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Leete’s Island Calvin Leete’s house from south 650 Leete’s Island Rd. About 1905

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Acadian house 37 Union St. c. 1915

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Clarence E. Norton garage and bicycle shop, built in 1904 23 Water St. c. 1909

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George Hyland house during renovation, front of the house with the clapboards removed on the first floor 84 Boston St. c. 1915

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Henry-Whitfield-house-drawn-lawn-mower-on-the-front-grounds-with-man-driving-a-horse

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David Beattie’s house Moose Hill Rd., 27 Moose Hill Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good & Alma Polson of27 Moose Hill Rd

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Leete’s Island Conn. Mrs. Esther M. Leete’s home from S.W. Pine Mrs. Leete at gate Albert A. Leete house 149 Moose Hill Rd. Originally from Alvina Good & Alma Polson 27 Moose Hill Rd. About 1896

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Leete’s Island house now owned by Harry Glen-originally a Leete house Peletiah Leete house 575 Leete’s Island Rd. Originally owned by Alvina God & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd

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E. Walter Leete house Edward L. Leete house 616 Leete’s Island Rd. Originally owned by Alvina Good and Ama Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd. about 1905?

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Hulbert’s – Hurricane 48 Moose Hill Rd. Leete’s Island Schoolhouse, converted to a house in 1935. Originally owned by Alvia Good & Alma Polson of 27 Moose Hill Rd. Sept. 22, 1938

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Seward-Carter farmhouse Goose Lane. Under demolition with vinyl siding off. View from village Victoria condominiums which used to be a pasture of the Carter farm Timothy Seward Jr. house 246 Goose Lane April 19, 1999

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Water St looking west from near Jones’ Bridge. Houses at 207-209, 211 Water St Joseph Bradley house and 221 Water St

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Seward house ‘Rockbound’ Rockbound cottage Falcon Rd Sachem’s Read

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Burwell Carter cottage 31 Loyal Ledge Lane Sachem’s Head. Torn down in 1911 c. 1895

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Wing of Hotel, placed on Water St. for a store Taken from hotel at the corner of Whitfield St. and Boston St. torn down later. Stood just east of 11 Water St. (the Norton brick block)

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Probably Seth Bishop house, 64 Fair St

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North Guilford Congregational church 159 Ledge Hill Rd

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Monroe’s pharmacy interior. east side J. Harrison Monroe Pharmacy., east end of Norton brick block, just east of 11 Water St. 1895

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-St-George-Roman-Catholic-church-at-corner-of-Whitfield-and-High-St-161-Whitfield-St

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Rollwood, summer home of Gov Rollins Woodruff, #268 Old Whitfield St, burned July 2000 c1909 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Rollwood, Governor's Foot Guard in front of Gov Rollin Woodruff house, #268 Old Whitfield St, burned July 2000 c1905 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Wyllys Eliot house when used as a hotel, the Four Elms House note four elm trees in front, William L. Spencer’s wine and liquor sign (right), 20 Water St c1905 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Five Sioux Indian chiefs in native dress in 2 cars (1916 Cadillac type 53) as guests departing from Howard C Noble’s estate on Prospect Ave July 1912 HENRY DAVIS

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Kingsnorth-Starr house with ancient black walnut tree in front yard, 138 State St c1915 HENRY DAVIS

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John Rossi two family brick house built in 1908 at 124 Whitefield St. Note the Eagle Hoe fire Co. Dept. building appears not to be there on the left. c. 1915 HENRY S. DAVIS

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Adolph G. Sommers barber shop (gone). Mr. Sommers in doorway. Stood at 12 Water St. Identification from Shelton Dudley print in his family album 21. c. 1909 OLIVER HUSTED

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Henry Whitfield house interior, south fireplace, 248 Whitfield St c1905 OLIVER B. HUSTED

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Notes from David Dudley c.1920 John Hubbard Tinker Shop at 23 Water St. is on the left. Fred Rolf building was razed to become the town parking lot. Donated by David Dudley June 2002 c. 1920 David Dudley June 2002

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William Stone’s cider mill (barn on left) on River St behind 6 Broad St River St according to David Dudley’s notes. Snow covered ground CHARLES HUBBARD David Dudley June 2002

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Concrete block house 168 Union St. c. 1905

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