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Stop 25Map 3

Col. Eliphalet Dyer House

17 North Road

c. 1730

From the WPI tour

A rare surviving gambrel house associated with Eliphalet Dyer, a major colonial and Revolutionary-era political figure.

Additional context

Eliphalet Dyer was born in Windham, attended Yale, served at the Stamp Act Congress and Continental Congress, and later became chief judge of Connecticut’s superior court.

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Sources & further reading

About this stop

Windham Preservation Inc. tour maps National Park Service — Windham Center Historic District U.S. House Historian — Eliphalet Dyer

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 WPI imagery is used with approval; independently sourced photos and historical references are credited on the page where used.

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