Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1837/00/00 | Daniel Putnam | Architect | Daniel Putnam builds the Locust Creek House, a T-plan, 2.5 story, mostly clapboarded house at the junction of the roads from Bethel to Stockbridge (west) and Woodstock (south). | |||
1840/00/00 | Soon after construction, Daniel Putnam's son, Sumner, opens the tavern. Sumner's proprietorship last only two or three years and then Daniel and another son, Julius, will take over the venture. | |||||
1860/07/03 | Locust Creek Hotel opens the 2nd floor dance hall in the new north wing with a ball. At a price of $2.00, the program offers a full bill and a five-piece band. The 'sprung' dance floor was built by setting the floor joists on natural rubber blocks. |
Particulars for Locust Creek House Complex: | |
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Historic Use | Agricultural outbuildings |
Area of Significance | Architecture |
Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
Sight Category | Building |
Owner | Private |
Historic Use | Restaurant |
Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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