Sure, they all have power lines now, and parking lots and satellite dishes and all those ugly modern conveniences. And of course, normal daily 21st century life goes on in North Stonington, as it does everywhere. People mow their perfect lawns and politely maneuver their cars around you as you stop to take photos of their pristine homes and churches.
Still, after the cars pass by, it is so easy to squint and pretend that nothing much has happened here since they built the dam to create the millpond or converted the old general store into the old town hall.
By the way, North Stonington also has two historic schoolhouses (that is, two that I know of so far.) I posted one of them - and will be posting the other soon - on @OldSchoolCT.
ANDREW BALDWIN HOUSE, 1819
OUTBUILDING, ANDREW BALDWIN HOUSE
REAR VIEW, ANDREW BALDWIN HOUSE
DETAIL, ANDREW BALDWIN HOUSE
OLD TOWN HALL, 1809
OLD POST OFFICE AND STORE, 1816
GILBERT SISSON HOUSE, 1819
STEPHEN MAIN HOMESTEAD, 1781
DETAIL, LEVI ROBINSON HOUSE, 1802
TOWN GREEN
TOWN GREEN
TOWN GREEN
DETAIL, NORTH STONINGTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1848
NOAH GRANT, JR HOUSE, 1791
WILLIAM AVERY HOUSE, 1792
GRANGE, 1908
DETAIL, THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH, 1833
THIRD BAPTIST CHURCH, 1833
Hey, great blog, and now you're in my back yard, literally. Couple things... that quaint little red building at the top of the post? It used to house a lovely little local coffee/sandwich shop called "The Watermark." Half of the building, including the part that used to be the Watermark, got literally washed away in the spring 2010 floods. But the long-defunct hardware store that shared the building is also being reborn. Check out this Westerly Sun article: http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/latestnews/9099989-154/stores-and-cafe-to-be-reborn-in-center-of-north.html.
ReplyDeleteAlso, that village green was designed by, and is maintained by the North Stonington Garden Club. I know, when you think of garden clubs you think of prissy old ladies in big hats clipping roses, but that ain't us. This is as amazing a group of women you will ever meet, and we're all hands-on gardeners. And the village green design won a national award in 2001 and was a cooperative effort between the garden club, Boy Scout Troop 71, and the Connecticut Master Gardener program.
As you can see, I am, I think, justifiably proud of this little corner of the state. Come back and see us again soon!