On Thursday, February 4th, 1904, at seven p.m., a fire of undetermined origin broke our in the old Town Hall. Despite efforts of the Stamford Fire Department and aid of fire fighting units from New Canaan, Greenwich, Port Chester and Bridgeport, the…
The Stamford Town Hall, erected in 1870, was completely destroyed by a raging fire on the night of Feb. 4, 1904, Flames rising high into the night sky set the spire of the neighboring Congregational Church afire, cracked plate glass windows of stores…
On Thursday, February 4th, 1904, at seven p.m., a fire of undetermined origin broke our in the old Town Hall. Despite efforts of the Stamford Fire Department and aid of fire fighting units from New Canaan, Greenwich, Port Chester and Bridgeport, the…
The historic Cove Mills Plant as it appeared in 1889. Built originally in 1792 by William Fitch and John W. Holly these mills ground and bolted flour for many years. Upon the death of Mr. Holly, John Sanford and Henry Sanford acquired the plant and…
The Rippowam company was organized in 1864 by George E. Waring, Isaac Wardwell, James B. Scofield and Joseph D. Warren. It was the outgrowth of a a foundary started in 1830 by Mr. Waring. In 1869 the organization became the Stamford Foundry Company…