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Hobart and Bulkley Houses
1900 – 1920 (Date published)
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These two houses (the Hobart house at 289 Beach Road and the Bulkley house at 303 Beach Road) are among the few in the neighborhood to survive the burning of Fairfield in 1779. The Hobart house was built by Justin Hobart in 1765. Meetings and court was held at the home until a church was built in 1785. During World During World War I it was used as the chapter house for the Red Cross. The Bulkley house at 303 Beach Road was built in 1750 by Nathan Bulkley, the Town Clerk from 1754 until about 1787. The house was saved during the burning of Fairfield in 1779 because Fairfield Scouts were able to put out the fire.
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