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Johnson’s Garage, pictured here in 1944 on the corner of Forest Street and East Avenue, was reported to be the oldest continuous business operating under one family name in the village proper. The Johnsons, Elias and Henry, started the business in 1876 as farriers, shodding horses and oxen. After they purchased the land, they quickly […] ....
Before the Mobil Gas Station occupied the corner of Cherry Street and South Avenue it was home to I.B. Woundy Company, Inc seen in the extreme right of the photograph. Theodore W. Benedict had run an electrical business there. When Benedict decided to work for his family’s shoe manufacturing company, he sold his business to […] ....
The photo taken in 1896 (at 3:55 p.m. according to the clock above the door) shows Dewitt R. Merritt, local businessman, at his location on 97 Main Street. Mr. Merritt is the gentleman standing on the right side of the doorway. Standing opposite is Alan Patterson. The boy sitting on the steps is Benjamin F. […] ....
The current owners are not spooked by the ghost that occupies their home at 453 Carter Street. The cast of characters that lived in this residence seems as though they would be excellent housemates. The house, known as the Mansion House or the “Benedict-Eels-Thatcher House,” is reputedly the oldest house in New Canaan. It was […] ....
The history of New Canaan is tightly entwined with the history of the Congregational Church. By 1731 enough members in the New Canaan area were tired of traveling to either Norwalk or Stamford to attend services on Sunday, and they petitioned the colonial government to form their own parish in the area. Their request was […] ....