WPI WalksWindham Preservation Inc.
Stop 6Map 1

Eleazar Fitch / John Ripley House & Store

19 Windham Center Green

c. 1755

From the WPI tour

An eighteenth-century house-and-shop complex with later changes, plus a notable carriage house behind it.

Additional context

Col. Eleazar Fitch served in the French and Indian War and as Windham County high sheriff before the Revolution. The attached store preserves a reminder that prominent village houses often combined domestic and commercial life.

Walking directions

Sources & further reading

About this stop

Windham Preservation Inc. tour maps National Park Service — Windham Center Historic District Historic Buildings of Connecticut — Eleazar Fitch / John Ripley House & Store

Windham Preservation Inc. is the primary source for the tour sequence, building dates and architectural notes. WPI imagery is used with approval; independently sourced photos and historical references are credited on the page where used.

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