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Shad Derby HousesMiniatures of Windsor landmarks may be purchased for $20 from the locations listed below. Proceeds help defray the costs of the annual Shad Derby festivities.
Windsor Chamber of Commerce (860) 688-5165
261 Broad St, Windsor, CT order online at WindsorCC.org
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Bell SchoolThe 5th District Schoolhouse was built in 1871 and used for educational purposes until 1935. The design is Italianate, which reflected the wealth of the Palisado Avenue families. The school was named after the bell in its tower, donated by William S. Pierson, a civil war soldier, who lived in town. |
ELM GROVE CEMETERY MORTUARY CHAPELThis building was erected on the site of the Poquonock Society's Second Meeting House that was built in 1798 and torn down in 1872. The few remaining Society members decided to apply their funds towards building a chapel at Elm Grove Cemetery, which was dedicated on January 14, 1894. |
First ChurchThis is the fourth Meetinghouse (1794) of the nation's oldest Congregational Church society, one that was organized in Plymouth, England in 1630 before its founding members set sail for the new world. |
Strong HouseThe Strong House was built in 1758 by John and Sarah Strong. Today the Strong House is the headquarters of the Windsor Historical Society. If you visit the Strong House today, you can take a peek at Windsor's first post office and a general store where a sea captain's wife sold imported fabrics. |
Huntington HouseA combination of Neo-Classical and Colonial Revival design, the house was built in 1901 by Henry Huntington. Modeled after a Newport, R.I. mansion, it was occupied by the Huntington family until 1998. The Ferraina family purchased the house in 2001, and did extensive refurbishing to it, turning it into an art museum. It is currently the headquarters for J. Morrisey and Co. |
OLIVER ELLSWORTH HOMESTEADBuilt in 1740 by Captain David Ellsworth, Elmwood was the home of his son, Oliver Ellsworth, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States, until his death in 1807. The house is an example of early central-hall type, with the south 'ell' being added in 1782. |
RAILROAD STATIONThe station, built in 1869-70, is rich in French Second Empire detail, with cornice consoles, dormers, canopy braces, chestnut wainscoting, and a slate mansard roof tiled in a fish scale pattern. Unused for two decades, it was restored in 1988 for use as a passenger station and restaurant. |
STONY HILL SCHOOLStony Hill School was built circa 1856. It originally stood across the street but was moved to its present location in 1899. Students from grades K-8 studied together in this one-room setting until 1952, when it became a kindergarten. The school was closed in 1969. Restoration was completed in 1998. |
WAR MEMORIAL (Eagle)Sculpted by Evelyn B.L. Batchelder and dedicated November 3, 1929 to the Patriots of World War I. |
WINDSOR HOUSEBuilt in the 1800's, this Greek-revival building known as Hotel Windsor, housed many travelers as well as local factory workers. The complex was used as the post office, a newspaper office, a lumber company and a restaurant. Renovated in 1957, the building was demolished in 1998. |
WINDSOR PUBLIC LIBRARYBuilt by Col. Oliver Mather in 1877, it was purchased by the Windsor Library Association in 1901 for $4500. The building is was originally separate residences which were joined. The smaller house was the library and the main house was rented to the librarian. In 1942 the entire building was converted to library purposes. |
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