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Stop 12Map 7

Shubael Abbe

219 Windham Center Road

d. 1804

From the WPI tour

Merchant, Yale graduate, farmer, and civic leader who held a range of town offices.

Additional context

Shubael Abbe was a prominent Windham merchant and public official whose career included service as county sheriff and in the state legislature. His surviving house stands beside the Green.

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Sources & further reading

About this stop

Windham Preservation Inc. tour maps National Park Service — Windham Center Historic District Historic Buildings of Connecticut — Shubael Abbe House

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 WPI imagery is used with approval; independently sourced photos and historical references are credited on the page where used.

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