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Description: THE ORIGINAL BUILDER AND ANY OWNERS OF THE HOUSE PRIOR TO 1790 ARE UNKNOWN. DURING THE 1790S, THE HOUSE WAS OWNED BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM BULL (1748-1799), ORIGINALLY FROM HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE HOUSE WOULD REMAIN IN THE BULL FAMILY UNTIL 1827, WHEN IT WAS SOLD TO THE BUEL FAMILY, AND IN TURN TO THE CANDEE FAMILY IN 1843. THE HOUSE, BUT IT WAS SAVED BY THE PURCHASE OF FREDERICK W. FUESSENICH. IN 1923, FUESSENICH HAD THE HOUSE MOVED SOME TWO MILES TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION TO HIS 100 ACRES OF FARMLAND.
Title: CAPTAIN WILLIAM BULL TAVERN, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT
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Author: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D.
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