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| Chelsea Parade looking towards Norwich Free Academy |
A large crowd assembled on Norwich's Chelsea Parade Sunday, October 6th. The draw - Norwich's Millionaires' Triangle Walktober 2019 Event, lead by the author of Norwich in The Gilded Age: The Rose City's Millionaires' Triangle, Patricia F. Staley. Our path followed Washington St., Broad St., and Broadway past mid-19th century era mansions - the homes of the one percenters of that era.
We stopped in front of each home as Staley told us about the houses and their original inhabitants. These were not just people with connections, but people important in their own right. They are the business leaders who brought jobs to the area, made fortunes and reinvested those fortunes in their community by building schools, libraries, churches and an art museum. They were leaders not just at the local level, but at the state and federal level. There were Civil War Generals, and State Senators. Their children had ties, through marriage, to the well-known Tiffany family, as well as the White House. One daughter, Edith Carow, became First Lady as the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt.
The current owner of the Leonard Ballou house, Paul Rak, generously and graciously invited our large group inside for a peak. He has decorated the interior with antique furnishings, paintings, dishes, and collectibles. A fun tip - Paul buys paintings at online auctions and finds portraits are a lot less expensive than landscape paintings!
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| Another view of Park Congregational Church, 1874, Romanesque Revival |
Norwich in The Gilded Age by Patricia F. Staley
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