TOURS, SIGHTS, & ACTIVITIES • Trinity Episcopal Church in Milton: built by a Revolutionary War • One of the first schools, Sarah Pierce Academy, for young patriot who replicated it as a 3/4 scale reproduction of a church women in the U.S. • Tourist Information Booth, Litchfield Green he saw from his cell while imprisoned on Wall Street in New York; • Home of the 1st and 6th people to receive automobile license 860-567-4501. litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org houses one of the earliest stain glass windows in the U.S. and a plates in the State. • Litchfield Historical Society, 7 South St. very rare Thomas Hall organ. • Two Boroughs within the town: Bantam and Litchfield (out of only 860-567-4501. litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org • At least 8 homes and other buildings inspired by renowned about ½ dozen remaining in the State). Litchfield • White Memorial Foundation, 80 Whitehall Rd. architect Marcel Breuer. • Two Historic Districts: Litchfield (the first in Connecticut) and 860-567-0857. whitememorialcc.org Milton. C O N N E C T I C U T • Litchfield Hills Audubon Society, Northfield Rd. lhasct.org • Litchfield Land Trust. litchfieldlandtrust.org PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIVED HERE • Livingston Ripley Waterfowl Conservancy, 55 Duck Pond Rd. • Lyman Beecher – well-known clergyman. Pastor of Litchfield HISTORIES OF THE COMMUNITY 860-567-2062. [email protected] Congregational Church (1810-1826). • History of the town of Litchfield, Connecticut by George C. • Tapping Reeve Law School, 82 South St. • Harriet Beecher Stowe – author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and other Woodruff, published in 1845 (out of print) 860-567-4501. litchfieldhistoricalsociety.org major works. Daughter of Lyman Beecher. • Chronicles and Sketches of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut by • Henry Ward Beecher – influential Congregational pastor, once Payne Kenyon Kilbourne, published in 1859 (out of print) EVENTS described as most famous man in America. Son of Lyman Beecher • History of Litchfield, Connecticut by Alain White, published in 1920 • Col. Benjamin Tallmadge – George Washington’s spymaster and (out of print) • Litchfield Road Race, Litchfield Green - 2nd Sunday of June later proprietor of a business engaged in trading with China from • Litchfield – The Making of a New England Town by Rachel Carley, • Laurel Ridge daffodil display, Wigwam Road - April each year, Litchfield. published in 2011 as Spring dictates • Oliver Wolcott, Sr. – signer of the Declaration of Independence. • Litchfield, Connecticut (Images of America Series) by Ralph White, • Fall foliage everywhere - 1st two weeks of October usually best • Tapping Reeve – founder of the first American law school. published in 2011 • Milton Road Race, Milton - New Year’s Day • Pete Seeger (while a student at Forman School) – folk singer. • Possum Queen Contest, Litchfield Inn - New Year’s Day • William Franklin (while a prisoner of the patriots during the (side-splitting fundraiser) Revolutionary War) – Ben Franklin’s son and Royal Governor of • Litchfield’s Night Out, Near the Green - 5-8 p.m. Several New Jersey. Thursday Summer Evenings • Sarah Pierce – founder of one of the first American schools for young women. FARMS & PRODUCE • Ethan Allen (his birthplace is contested) – Revolutionary patriot • Arethusa Farm - milk, cheese, etc. arethusafarm.com and leader of the Green Mountain Boys. • Berry Ledges - honey. litchfieldhillsfarmfresh-ct.org • Aaron Burr (while attending the Tapping Reeve Law School) – • Brookside Farm - maple syrup. litchfieldhillsfarmfresh-ct.org third U.S. Vice-President. What’s • Bunnell Farm - vegetables, corn maize. bunnellfarm.org • John C. Calhoun (during his studies at the Tapping Reeve Law • Hilljack Sugar Shack - maple syrup, honey, eggs. School) – influential politician and political theorist. fun & • Eric Hatch – Writer whose novel inspired 1936 film “My Man 860-482-6052 hilljacksugarshack.com interesting • Laurel Ridge - grass fed beef. lrgfb.com Godfrey” ? • Litchfield Hills Farm - Fresh Market (Saturday market). • Walter Howe – U.S. Ambassador to Chile (1958 - 1961). here litchfieldhillsfarmfresh-ct.org • Dillon Ripley – Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (1964 - • Meadow Ridge Farm - milk, eggs. meadowridgedairyfarm.com 1984). • October Farm - organic, herbs, etc. 860-567-3895 • Alain and May White – forerunners of the movement to preserve • Wild Carrot Farm, 261 Old Mt. Tom Rd. 860-977-6948 open lands and donors of many thousands of acres to wildcarrotfarm.com organizations now carrying out their wishes. • Eugene Fodor – creator of Fodor’s Travel Guides. • George Washington (probably for one night only) – generally EXCEPTIONAL CIVIC acknowledged Father of the United States. ORGANIZATIONS NOT NOTED • Art Garfunkel (while teaching at Litchfield Preparatory School) – singer and poet. ELSEWHERE • Eugene O’Neill – great American playwright • Connecticut Junior Republic, 550 Goshen Rd. ABOUT KLEMM REAL ESTATE 860-567-9423 ctjuniorrepublic.org MAJOR NEARBY ATTRACTIONS The Agency was established in 1986 and has built a reputation both • East Litchfield Volunteer Improvement Society • Between 10 and 30 minutes from Litchfield: White Flower nationally and internationally as the # 1 leader in luxury property sales • Greater Litchfield Preservation Trust. litchfieldpreservation-ct.org and marketing throughout Litchfield County, Connecticut. With offices • Litchfield Community Center 421Bantam Rd. Farm and Winvian Farm in Morris; Warner Theater (1st Warner 860-567-8302 thecommunitycenter.org Bros. theater in U.S.) In Torrington; Mohawk Mountain (where in Washington Depot, Litchfield, Lakeville, Roxbury, and Woodbury. • Litchfield Garden Club litchfieldgardenclub.org snow making was invented); Norfolk (Infinity Theater, Yale Klemm serves all 26 of the County’s towns and villages as well as • Litchfield League of Women Voters litchfieldlwv.org Summer School of Music); Music Mountain in Falls Village; adjacent areas in New York. Our highly productive staff is comprised of • Litchfield Lions Club litchfield.nhlions.org Lime Rock Race Track; Waterbury (Mattatuck Museum); 40 real estate professionals who are experts in their fields. • Litchfield / Morris Rotary Club New Britain (Museum of American Art) About 1 hour away: New Haven (Yale and numerous cultural • Mary Floyd Tallmadge DAR Chapter maryfloydtallmadgedar.org • This brochure is made available by • Northfield Improvement Society and culinary delights); Hartford (Mark Twain House, Hartford • Oliver Wolcott Library, 160 South St. 860-567-8030 owlibrary.org Atheneum, Bushnell Theater); Bradley International Airport • Seherr-Thoss Foundations • Approx. 2 hours from Litchfield: New York City; Boston; Mystic KLEMM REAL ESTATE Inc • Women’s Forum of Litchfield womensforumoflitchfield.org Seaport & Museum; Stockbridge, Mass. (Norman Rockwell Litchfield County’s Premier Brokers Museum); Williamstown, Mass (Clark Museum); great summer shore resorts; world famous ski slopes; many of the best private ARCHITECTURE schools, colleges, and universities anywhere. 16 South Street • Litchfield, Connecticut • United Church of Christ (Congregational) – reputedly the 860.567.5060 KLEMM REAL ESTATE Inc most photographed religious building in New England – HISTORICAL FACTS & ODDITIES Litchfield County’s Premier Brokers somehow harmoniously incorporates an incredible number • Melting down of King George III statue in 1776 to make ALL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY KLEMM REAL ESTATE AS A of geometric shapes (points, straight lines, circles, semi-circles, revolutionary war bullets. PUBLIC SERVICE. IT IS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE BUT NOT klemmrealestate.com • askcleve.com triangles, squares, rectangles, hexagons, cones, ellipses, .....) in Fourth largest community in Connecticut in 1810. GUARANTEED. 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[email protected] WHAT’S FUN & INTERESTING ABOUT LITCHFIELD? n Litchfield Catering & Deli CLOTHIERS n Litchfield County Auctions n Friendship Baptist Church MAP OF LITCHFIELD, CONNECTICUT 722 Bantam Rd. 860-567-9878 425 Bantam Rd. 860-567-4661 441 Torrington Rd. 860-567-3389 n Litchfield Pizza n Braeval litchfieldcountyauctions.com friendshipbc.com 491 Bantam Rd. 860-567-2556 503 Bantam Rd. 860-482-7260 braeval.net n South Street Antiques n Lourdes in Litchfield n Love Heart’s Bakery & Café n Hayseed 15 South St. 860-567-2411 85 Montford Rd. 860-567-1041 shrinect.org 583 Bantam Rd. 860-361-6526 3 West St. 860-567-8775 [email protected] n Milton Congregational Church n Merritt Clarke’s Store MILTON loveheartsbakery.homestead.com n Jeffrey Tillou Antiques 548 Milton Rd. 860-567-8540 n Meraki 1101 Bantam Rd. 860-567-9221 39 West St. 860-567-9693 tillouantiques.com miltoncongregational.org 239 West St. 860-361-9777 merakisfood.com n R. Derwin (men) n The White Room n Our Lady of Grace Church EAST n Ollie’s Pizza 33 West St. 860-567-0100 rderwinclothiers.com 931 Bantam Rd. 860-480-4134 715 Bantam Rd. 860-567-9522 n R. Derwin (women) LITCHFIELD 19 West St. 860-361-9400 olliespizza.com n Saint Anthony of Padua n Patty’s Restaurant 43 West St. 860-567-4095 rderwinclothiers.com ART GALLERIES 49 South St. 860-567-5209 LITCHFIELD n Sportsmen of Litchfield 499 Bantam Rd. 860-567-3335 n Andrea S. Keogh Art & Design stanthonylitchfield.org n Ripe Tomato & Deli 725 Bantam Rd. 860-567-4095 sportsmens.biz n Saint Michael’s Parish BOROUGH n The Workshop 43 West St. 860-567-2600 392 Torrington Rd. 860-567-3335 n