Title

Sarah Fowler House, 2785 Boston Post Road

Description

2785 Boston Post Road. Noah Fowler built this house for his son Miner who married Rachel Hall. The Fowlers had 6 children, 2 of whom were deaf. Sophia, born in 1798, her sister Parnel, and her cousin Ward were sent to Gallaudet School in Hartford. Sophia married her teacher, Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet in 1821, and their sons continued the school. In 1917, a bronze plaque was placed on a boulder outside the birthplace of Sophia to commemorate her.

Subject

Architecture -- Connecticut -- Guilford
Dwellings -- Connecticut -- Guilford
Guilford (Conn.)
Guilford (Conn.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Fowler Family

Source

Edith B. Nettleton Historical Room Collection

Publisher

Guilford Free Library

Date

1921

Rights

Digital image © Guilford Free Library. All rights reserved. Image may be used for personal research or educational uses without prior permission. For requests or exhibits, see Guilford Free Library.

Format

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