ESPERANZA,_NEW_HARTFORD,_LITCHFIELD_COUNTY,_CT.jpg


This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America . Its reference number is 02000334 .

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English: BUILT BY JULIE SMITH IN GREEK REVIVAL STYLE CIRCA 1835 BUT SUBSTANTIALLY ENLARGED. ESPERANZA MEANING HOPE BECAME A MECCA FOR LITERARY AND ARTISTIC PERSONS INCLUDING NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, WILLIAM GILLETTE (THE ACTOR) AND GEORGE INNESS, THE ARTIST.
Date Taken on 19 August 2016, 11:49:30
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Author JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D.

REF. # 02000334 THERE IS CURRENTLY A PICTURE ON THE NR LIST BUT THE HOUSE IS SO FAR AWAY AS TO BE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO CHAT WITH MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY WHO ALERTED ME TO THE USE OF THE HOUSE IS TIMES PAST AS A MECCA FOR LITERARY AND ARTISTIC FIGURES.

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19 August 2016