Linus Plimpton House

Linus Plimpton House

Status: Upcoming

847 Asylum Avenue: probably built ca. 1862, substantial additions made by Linus Plimpton, 1884-1885, with John C. Mead as architect; single-family home through 1940s; senior living facility through 1988; group home managed by South Park Inn, 1990-2020

Sources

The main source for information on this page is the Hartford [Daily] Courant. Specific references to articles can be found under the timeline entries. I will soon be moving on to other, secondary sources of material, and they, as well as any additional Courant articles, will be added to the complete list of sources related to the contents on this page.

Topics

Topics

Land records

Real estate transactions as reflected in the Hartford Town and City Clerk's office.

History

State Bonding Commission met to consider funding for several housing projects

The Courant ran an Invitation to Bid on construction work at the Mansion House

Ulysses Rhone died

The Courant ran a classified ad for the “Mansion House”

William P. Ahern Died

Mary Plimpton & Grace Plimpton sold 847 Asylum Avenue to Irving Levy

Aetna Life Insurance Company released its mortgage on 847 Asylum Avenue

Arthur H. Bradley died

Julia Bradley, Mary Plimpton, and Grace Plimpton extend their loan from Aetna Life Insurance Company.

An effort to clarify the boundary between 847 and 841 Asylum Avenue

Rene Cheruy gave a lecture on “Le Rire” at 847 Asylum Avenue

Linus B. Plimpton died

Arthur Bradley conveyed a strip of land to Linus Plimpton

Arthur Bradley and Julia Plimpton were married

Balf tries to burn down 847 Asylum Avenue

A crow paid a visit to 847 Asylum Avenue

Henry Morgan sold 847 Asylum Avenue to Linus Plimpton

Henry K. Morgan and George D. Morgan foreclosed on 847 Asylum Avenue

Sarah Walker Hatch died

O. L. Hatch purchased 847 Asylum Avenue from George B. Barnes

George Barnes bought 847 Asylum Avenue