Ridgefield, Connecticut

— The Museum in the Streets —

Henry Mead and His Wife are seen standing on the stoop of their grocery store in the early part of the 20th century. The building was moved when Ridgefield Hardware built their new store in 1948. Today Ridgefield Hardware is one of the oldest family businesses in Ridgefield.
The Scott house, to the right of the Mead Store was built around 1714 on Proprietor's Lot #13 by Irish-born David Scott. In 1925 the house was moved around the corner to Catoonah Street to make way for Ernest Scott's (no relation to David) new brick commercial block. In 1999, the house was slated for demolition, but was saved by a group of preservationists. The house, now rebuilt, is located on Sunset Lane and serves as the town's Historical Society.
The American Women's Voluntary Services, Motor Transport Service, presented the public clock to the town in 1958 to commemorate its work during World War II. The AWVS unit worked with the American Red Cross and took part in many war effort fund raising events.

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More of the Great Fire
Bissell's - Destroyed by Two Conflagrations
The Great Fire of 1895
The Original Episcopal Church
A Much-Loved Old Church and a Watering Trough for Horses
The First Society of Ridgefield
The Museum in the Streets
The Livery Stable and the First Catholic Church
Out of the Ashes ...
The Lounsbury House

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