Title:
Historic Hempstead House to be restored: $75,000 is needed for big project
Subjects:
Joshua Hempsted House (New London, Conn.)
Antiquarian and Landmark Society of Connecticut
Antiquarian and Landmark Society of Connecticut
Object ID:
scr-025-009
Object Name:
scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
Evening Day
Publication Place:
New London (Conn.)
Pubication Date:
09/12/1953
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
Discusses history of the Hempsted (Hempstead) House in New London. Connecticut. Original owner, Joshua Hempstead, kept well-known diary. Includes Hempstead's account of a dangerous chimney fire. Anna Hempstead Branch last family member to occupy the house. Building belongs to Antiquarian and Landmark Society of Connecticut. Discusses renovation plans.
People:
Hempstead, Joshua,1678-1758
Branch, Anna Hempstead
Branch, Anna Hempstead