The Connecticut Antiquarian, December 1984, Front Cover and Inside Note OLLEGE (I BGW?m?a?i 7/26 tag ?who? 14 TH The BULLETIN of ANTIQUARIAN AND LANDMARKS SOCIETY, INCORPORATED . . .2 COPIES, $200 WLUME No DECEMBER. 1984 mew Cover Note The Society?s newest acquisition, Forge Farm, Stonington, as it ap- peared about 1942 when Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Berry ac uired the house ii imperty. The ouse is in the The Connecticut Antiquarian, December 1985/Summer 1986 Forge Farm by VICTOR E. This unusual gift was first intro- duced to the Antiquarian and Land? marks Society by an announcement in The Connecticut Antiquarian of June 1983. The statement reads as follows: Forge Farm Acquired By the Society Your Societ recently acquired its ninth historic use propertii, the gi 0 the late Mr. and Mrs. arles . erry, Al Harvey Road, Stonington. With the death of Mrs. Berry on Oc- tober 11, 1982 (he passed away in ebruary, 1979), Forge Farm became . you?rty of the Society. Forge 4m called it, consists ?1 1 salt- n. Figure I ington. by Grace D. Wheeler, ub- lishetl in 1903, the house was )uilt about 1700 by Willimn Whipple. In her book it is called the Gallup house. From all indications the house and grounds will require a certain amount of restoration. Until some of this basic work has been completed we will be unable to open it to the the time being. Shortly after receiving the news that we were to uire the pro 8 the Board of Traglees visited and ads. Connecticut Antiquarian of December 1984 provides us wi?: a icture of the house as it looked in 942(Fi re 1) right afterthe mwedgu the roperty- Many . this small should be restored to the which are expech for public viewing. The answer to this is that such lecse will Pro?wte the contained in Mrs. Berry's will: ests and purposes here; .. . 3- All the rest, residue and remainder forth. It is mu desire and of my estate, 0 whatsoever the some that so lonlg as pOSsibLe_ the A 9? may consist an wheresoever the same estate shal be kept and l. A lo?E may be situated, including any prop- an example of early Ame {$711119 erty over which I may have a power of tecture and grounds .1 . 00f? gppointment under the Last Will and The Berrys have prov-1 911 estament 0 my husband, Charles for this will to be carried Berry, date [Ianuary 31, 1968, both on page 5 of the December bu real, persona and mixed, I give, de- necticut Antiquarian the ?of" powers the some 9200? IETY, MIC, of Connecticut, now of f?g?vvgieliligl tlfeoi $3 3- to. 394 Main Street, Hart 0rd, Cannecti? has b?en completed SVith carrl out, IN TRUST NEV RTHELESS, to approximate} 17 acre - ?er ?a hold, managef invest, reinvest and use for a amily dw: gils?c for thefollowmg purposes, to wit: now no er CODStruction. me] [direct that said Soczety shall mam- tor?s report on 5 of - tain the house, outbuildings and land sue provides anpfg 6? riot owned by me at the time of my death, the roblems whpiurtite 116? in the Town of Stonington, County of in rfsto?n th' 11: be New London and State of Connecti? of our histogr' ls ouse for. He cut, as an historic landmark, and shall Last garlc 1132911111; I be; use the income from the persomzl that they restgr t' 18 time ex comprising this gift, to- our newl a Qf M1 get er with any unds received mm in to y-aE: 13mm? f0 the estate 0 my ushand, Char es MW Berry, to extent necessary, for the two years. a . maintenance and - reservation of the (f ouse past house and groan for that Purpose so ?ftructural 51 in such amounts and roportions as zont at at this ?lm; itis "1?5 the said Society shall eem pmJect'a completion datefor 3 ate. It is my desire and intention that It IS notjust a matter 0 '1 I the Society should be authorized to S: as we first thought, I 4 I the highwa as the well. The amount of . eem not esse - - 1mg? ?their? seditionthe Society, . ?eyed 8'08 at?rst thought. the Quid. has . Wt 11"; . sq,? grounds near the house are put the house was de- A by Arthur Lelbundguth and Velol?m Gould- This shows a three- wnh? museum (kitchen, parlor and all}; room small Iparlor) on the first sm'd oi? the main ouse, entry and ?Gallic facilities on the first floor of the Fllh-to and resident facilities on the can?! hour and remainder of the lean- ?willie Structures Committee has been to. full)? monitoring progress of the Cari and makin recommendations Milli to restoration as an ?awn-c property. Paul Volpe, Invest- hunt Trustee of the Connecticut Na- mam! Bank, advised us that he be- the peo le of Stonington must be Convinced iat the Somety has car- ried out its obligation t0,Mrs. Berry 5 bequest. For the Socrety 5 future, it is extremely critical that the intent of Berry?s bequest be scrupulously wed. {01113 this section of the story of Forge Farm. we shall attempt to describe what We have learned about the con- structiOD and age of the_h0use.fr01n physical evidence such as timber omts, artifacts, old masonry and the li e. In Connecticut, the iirst part of the game always consists of careful study of the ?oor plan reference to Early Connecticuf Houses by Norman M. lsham and Alive-rt F. Brown and The Early Architecture of on- necticut by J. Frederick kelly. The 3' to be Figure 2 t0 pic 3 . ?gaze that could grow by Figures 7, 12 lgures 7 resentation of the ?rst house at Forge Farm. "'rs?rf ?3 Two sketches (Fi l] . up some l'es 2 and 3) serve anomalies. ows the typical 1700 (see for example: and 15 or ll 1?5, etc.).the main Figure 3 MAIN HOUSE Fae?. 1750 Root: LINE At ?rst glance, these buildings seem to be from the same mould, but care? ful scrutiny reveals some interestin The ?replace in the sma? room in Figure 3 shows that this room was not intended to be a porch. The house in Figure 2 faces the road, while that in Figure 3 faces South. Isham and Brown maintain that this is more typical of Rhode Island?, (and possibly Massachusetts, as the Whipples came from Ipswich). It is also possible that the owner or builder was familiar with a house of the period 1680-1700 and modified the basic design. Clearly there is room for further research on this. skis 1W known that the main house -. a. .. wahich agrees with . .. . . . . Of One of the. larer .tructure is in front and rear} $316353]le p? the period from 1680 to the house peared only in thefront 0 ?nice, and was used to frame '?lf'aKellW. This construction. is dtisciisaz ?110 lates At Forge Farm, l( on ma at both the front and rear of the4 ous are as shown in detail in Figure . Figure oiaahse'flueqts Faun" Co?mca - FORGE FARM There is evidence that before the construction of the lean-to both corn- ices had been finished to provide sym? metry on the gable ends of the house since'one of these faced the road. As the house was opened up, it be? came evident that it had gone through long periods in oor repair with seri? ous leakage and) heavy invasions of ungry insects. In addition, it was a - parent that the workmanship at time of construction of the. lean-t0 and of the chimney was foundation un- der the lean-to consisted of flat stones laid on the ground which had settled unevenly. In the earlier con struction, the chimney had rovided the lateral racing for the 1p leton and the lean-to taken . tsh: ground in order to put the in good condition before attempting to make the place habitable. i The use of the second Plate and at it was seriousy FOtte {first}; that the entire roof be Sakm down to the attic level. In moo? structing at this level Several Change; were made. Additional attic joists ere extended to pick up the weight Ofthe new second plate, and the attic Was decked with heavy plywood to im prove the structural bracin . Ollie steel bracing was installed at the junctions to tie the main timbers gether. The frame of the building is now considerably stronger than it Was when first built. It should be noted that buildings have proved to be ful both for storage and for workshops. All of the heavy timbers from the lean- to and the roof have been reworked in the barn. The barn has also serv a she shing I'm the Out, a V8 use- heaVy shop recise ma- at Stonin?. more available .4 m. All of the foundations have been: constructed. The base of the . as been stabilized and fortuaf?? turned out to be in much betterbl dition than was at ?rst suspectta?lz,2 cellar under the south part of the househas men (are?illy a moisture seal in the dirt ?oor now ready for heat and other A conn crawl space un? rest of the main house and provided for The chimn has of the more to. 3:21:83. At grist, it Was Stone 112 wt the Hay 01-! th minimizes. 88 places: . ation- In reworking the chimne it {Shame apparent that the reverse 3was true?4116 rick and mortar construe- tion was found below and behind the more recent stone work. All the other evidence supports the view that the ori inal builder 1750) was well?to~do an could alter good quality con- struction, while the renovations made in a less af?uent period (1795) used stone and Clay off the land. It is for- tunate that the brick-arched lintel and the wood mantel in the small room are original and furnish some idea of the appearance of the parlor ?replace. The latter has been reconstructed with an arch similar to the one in the small room. Examples of the arched lintels and mantels are shown in Kelly?. Sam- ples of bricks from the arch and the square hearth bricks (5V2 inches on a side) from the arlor have been fOund. These square )ricks are unusual and there may be some dif?culty in ?nd- ing replacements. It is known that there were ?replaces on the second ?oor as the hearth framing still exists, but nothing remains of the ?replaces. The present plan is to carry the brick chimney to completion above the roof much as it would have appeared in 45,- like: . 0.1.: monds Whipple?s son W?ll' married Mary Gallup. himself lived a little north of the David Stanton house. The Whipples came from Ipswich, Mass., and Symonds? at er was Cyprian, who marrie Dorothy Symonds, daughter of Saulf uel, who at one time was Deputy Cov? ernor to the Colony. This two story half house is quaint in style with the north side of the roof sloping to the eve windows of the first ?oor. The litt leanto was attached, and until per recently it has preserved its orig- ma appearance in all respects .7 A little study of the Stonington Town Records serves to reveal a ew errors in Ms. Wheeler's observations. Wil- liam and Symonds Whi ple were of the same eneration an presumably brothers, hoth sons of Cyprian. The Whip le family is believed to have moveg to Stonington from Ipswich, Massachusetts, just before William was born. The Stonington Record of Births, Deaths, and Marriages gives the fol? lowing information: Whipple, William, bomjune 18, 1713, son onyprian. Whipple, William, married Mercy st in building tile house. - date on . T-?lihseleth?ghs 1300 as indicated in re 3?11; (Slice 7. This 3350 ten?ls tgecz? 615mm"- 356 on 323$th [hf the house. .Several c. 1 dren were born later: William (Jun11)0r on August 9, 1748, Dorothy onMe? cember 6, 1750, and Martha .on ay 2 1753. Unfortunately, William, Jr. died on November 4, 1753. Mary seems to have been the rinc1pal heir? ess as she shows up in census rec? ords as a landowner and head 0 household in 1800 and 1810.? time was 10 Under a reading chestnut-tree The vil age smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands; And the muscles of his brawny arms Are strong as iron hands. ?The Village Blacksmith,? H.W. Longfellow We now come to the man whose spirit dominates this house and whose occupation gave it the name ?Forge Farm. Mr. Amos Gallup also had his blacksmith shop just east of this house The Stanton House] when he beget; .musekeepmg at the road, and a little recess on the north side, in the high? way, marks the spot, while urtheru the road, nearl 0p osite chore has been found, de ris from ,a old blacksmith . earlier time Amos Gallup built the bias the hillwhiCh used to stand at the west handed down $5;ng eratirm, 0f the re Dec. 25th, muf?e?? I to get a horse to the the banks and m? was taken into. WW 52 ?32? g. the latter generation who we?" house are remembered yet; ,eg; ers and two sisters lived he many for nearly a century; darkness f0" many years, true spiritual vision she in the light of God. When ?5 riends came to see her wh' ways delighted to do, she carefully from her chair, always sat near her reaching up her beautiful place it tenderly, ?rst shoulder, and then up to thef: their head, exelaiming, much you have grown!" was great ran on of C. I Gallup, on her mother thian Dean, who lived at Mills. This family has gone, memories are left about th? - which has now passed out of and belongs to Mr. Leander PH. Amos Gallup was born on 1755, the son of Nathaniel and Hannah Gore Burrows it Thus, he was a ne hew ofM lup Whip?ile. Follhwing the 0 . tions 1n (13d Homes of Stout apparent set up his sho ber 'of different 1 dons? settled d9 2n?r. saw" 'v 6 federal census records for 1800 hrough 1850 show the following: Be orted Number of Date gge Residents 45 6 45 7 1830 70+ 7 1850 60 4 One ma wnclude many things from this recor . It is clear that Amos, Sr. considered 45 to be the ideal age. By 1820 the family had begun to split as ohn Dean Gallup had marrie and] by 1830, the addition of the family of Jabez for a short time had its e?ect on the number of people in residence. By 1850, the household had settled down to Amos, Geor e, Martha and Wealthy Wea thian, and Welthian) none of whom married, as has alread been noted in reference 7. The wil of Amos, Sr., explains some of the peculiarities of the estate settle? ment which took place after his death on December 1, 1843, at age 88. The distribution reads as follows: I give and demise to my son Amos . Gallup Jnr.: One equal third part of all my Real estate, of which I may die - - used to him a 1.5 i Comments Actual Age Head of Household 45 Amos Gallup, Sr. 55 Amos Gallup, Sr. 65 Amos Gallup, Sr. 75 Amos Gallup, Sr. 85 Amos Gallup, Sr. 63 Amos Gallup, Ir.1 cease, as before conditions provided. I give to my son Geor Gallup one Feather Bed, Bedstead - bedding for said Bed. I give and demise, equally to each, to two daughters, Wealthy and Martha, The remaining two thirds of all my real estate as aforesaid to them, and their heirs and assigns forever, also all my household furniture except what is or may be otherwise iven herein,??also two thirds part 0 agll my corn, hay, oats fodder d: same parts of all salted or cured provisions, Also al the notes, mon in hand or due to me after all my bts, neral expenses, and expenses 0 setting my estate shall be deducted erefrom. All the rest and residue 0 my estate if any there be undispose of by this will, I ive, demise and bequeath to sai son Amos Gallup, Jnr. whom I eby nominate, make and Consti- this my" last Will at, a 7? . 3- alkf?if?t a, Stonin on has been v, . ?fa 06-f- wa . Very early. lugs: Leander Ilia? :3;th Annie the main ar 19 1997? 1910- A. Schroers to S. that the undersldooua Schroers?0 In 2, if; 1921; N, Havens Ewe d5 above the Nenle Havel-15 Evelyn G. 1n oais Ofbumin . togfalteldF?ag and coles to ngever the adjacemt (ll'iarles T. and 8? Berry? were unmtill'ke?i_ The oor - 1' ??ltrammp?on wort intilgenl?; 33:1 {1005 of the 10 acres 0 av . .. 35:32? (5911,: settlement of the Gallup With the rea gr state in 1889 showed the landarea as a?ld ?ein ?40 acres, more or less. 95 The the was viewed With dee of1907, which presumably copies the preceding; (1)3118, retidlin?? 131C213: ihleaceillilg: hart1 lands in . ess. resen higl-Eellts for assessment purposes the ?1313 (3133le T?'hee ., show a little less than 17 acres west of lief;1 falmsw hothered Al Harve Road in the piece that has 1tc en been sol and 20.8 acres east of 41 Therefore, 35 coins}; Harvey Road in the art that With new boar an tutes Forge Farm. Alljof this adds up moved to the secon a a: to something less than 40 acres in rea- verted to hide the damage. . sonable agreement with the land rec- 4 0rd 0f1889- ?And children coming I) ?if; In closing this story, we come again so 001 ox; to ?Forge Farm" as the name of the Look in at the 0 .. ?a home and farm which is referred to in They love to see ?pee 3 . each deed as the ?Amos Gallup Place.? And hear the beHOWs V, In exploring in a brief fashion the story And catch the I of the people who have lived here, ?y - it.? Amos Gallup, Senior, blacksmith, is the dominant character. He lived a pf long and effective life. In addition to blacksmithing and farming, he served tlirteen years as a selectman for Stonington and for most of seventeen 773?" he was a representative in the .;'slature during the period 1804 to 1:9 .27 anecdote about shoein ho kitchen as told in 014111ng 7? Editor's Note: . ommittee for My and enviro; we] ing in ligfl tin or tio li .- {gag It ti t( t: tl Footnotes . 1% ??f?l?ii?ai??i?fii' silhiit?sstzit [ile-?i- ck Kelly, Early Domestic Ar- lull" 1" Cannefg'cuf, (hlew York: Dover {33:3 my; $53 Connecticut 22, 27? 33': Kelly, ir:ations, Inca, 21?22. . Brown, 126, 127. ?7r )lute xv, . Hm 11) Whee er. OM Homes in Stonmg- Connecticut: The Myst?: tan. . 1903). 29. - Early of Births, SEEM and Marriages, Stonmgton Town Hall. 1' [H'ston 0211111), The Genet! ogloa .. ?OllihgjalliuplFamin. (Hartford: Hurtfor . . ggiitillfton Land Records, 6: 8-9, Stomng. ton Town a . mun- ll hose of us who lost our electric power during Hurricane Gloria were able to experience aspects of liv? ing history although we were unw11l- in' participants. The loss of electric ..- radio and TV, refrigeration, and 'g rg for an extendedlriogi .ut tithe "egg" of $353813": RI Living History by BEBECCA HOSKINS . 911.9: .1331 8.130 ?used 88 . .1: Connecticut Census Index. 1790-1850 Connecticut State Library. Wheeler, 20-21. 29-30. Stunington Land Records, 10:481. Town of Stonington. Early Records. Connecticut Census Index, 1790-1850. Amos Gallo Sr., will. November 5. 1844, Stonington 1Probate Court Files, Connecti- cut State Library. Amos Gallup. In. will. Au ust 5, 1872, Stonington Probate Court Fi es, C