The Memorial Town - Ashford CT - American Guide Series on Waymarking.com

WARRENVTLLE, 15.4 m., is a small crossroads village notable for a
group of houses erected before 1800. On the outskirts stands St. Philip's Church (L), a field-stone and stucco structure (1936), erected by the local farmers themselves. The Palmer Tavern (private), set well back from the northeast corner, is, despite its plain exterior, one of the most interesting buildings in this part of the State. The earlier east end, probably dating from the first half of the 18th century, has its tap-room intact at the end of a 35-foot kitchen. The west end, added in 1775, contains two richly carved diagonal fireplaces and a tiny secret room. The John Warren House, or Durkee House (private), on the opposite, southwest corner, is a much later building, despite its local reputation. Warrenville, originally Pompey Hollow, was renamed in appreciation for a gift to the town of $1000 from John Warren. The Memorial Town Hall (R) was donated by Charles Knowlton in honor of his ancestor, Colonel Knowlton, gallant Continental officer who fell at the battle near Harlem Heights, September 16, 1776 (see below).
At Warrenville is the junction with State 89.


What was striking about the building was the fieldstone walls, which seemed out of place for the normal construction materials used in the area, either wood or brick. There was some kind of event being prepared for, with the front doors open and folks coming in and out as if getting ready for something.

p 433 Connecticut: a Guide to its Roads, Lore, and People

Book: Connecticut Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 433 Year Originally Published: 1938

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