Bristol Historic Homes

Name: Bristol Historic Homes
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ISBN: 9780738539195

ISBN-10: 0738539198

ISBN-13: 9780738539195

Edition: 2006

Authors: Lynda J. Russell

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Bristol, originally known as West Woods, formed later than other Colonial towns. Bristols mother town of Farmington was settled in 1640 and became a town in 1645, but pioneers did not lay out the remote and unpopulated section of Farmington until 1721. The Jerome, Matthews, and Lewis families created the New Cambridge Parish in 1742, and it was this parish that separated from Farmington and finally formed the town of Bristol in 1785. In Bristol Historic Homes, readers will meet these families and other important figures, such as Ebenezer Barns. Barns built the first permanent home in 1728, and this structure later became a tavern and community center. Through wonderfully preserved vintage…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication date: 3/15/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 128
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.31" tall
Weight: 0.044
Language: English

Lynda J. Russell, a resident of Bristol, is the author of Images of America: Bristol Historic Homes, Plainville, Lake Compounce, and Bristol Business and Industry. In addition to being a member of the historical societies in Bristol and Plainville, she serves on the City of Bristol Historic District Commission.



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Early Settlement: 1728-1799



Clock Manufacturing: 1800-1870



A Growing Industrial City: 1880-1889



Victorian Bristol: 1890-1899



Early 20th Century: 1900-1919



Post-World War I: 1920-1940