Title	Edward Walcott House
Background	Built in 1853, the Walcott House stood 13 West Central Street for over 70 years. There was a brick tunnel from the cellar to the railroad tracks in the rear. The Walcotts were the town's leading abolitionists and this tunnel was reputed to be part of the Underground Railroad. The house was razed in 1930.
Date of photo	07/26/2007
Year Range from	1880
Year range to	1910
Object Name	Print, Photographic
Description	Black and white photocopy Caption: Edward Walcott West Central Street- opposite Forest Street. The above photo shows house originally built. Large picture to left shows house as simplified and modernized in 1900s. This house had 6 Italian marble fireplaces, each costing over $2000. There was a brick tunnel from the cellar to the railroad in the rear. The Walcotts were the town's leading abolitionists and this tunnel was reputed to be part of the underground railroad. Walcott's father-in-law had a large estate at 159 Hartford Street, and it was a stop on the underground railroad.
Object ID	2007.400199

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