Cromwell Historical Society Research Center
Historical Resources
On this page, you will find various resources of Cromwell History made available by the Cromwell Historical Society. This page will be under construction for some time, so please check back often.
Houses of the Upper Houses RIverport
The Arthur Merrill House
Arthur H. Merrill was a real estate investor from Long Island who settled in Cromwell in the 1870’s. In May of 1872, he purchased land on Pleasant Street and built this home in time for his wedding to Cornelia L’Hommedieu Ranney in October. Nearly one year later, on October 4, 1873, the Merrills had a daughter, Conelia L’Hommedieu Merril. Tragically, complications with
The Joseph Wells House
At the turn of the 19th century, the river port of Middletown Upper Houses was developing into an extremely busy area with wharves, warehouses, and countless trade shops. With growing commerce came the need for better access and the River Road was expanded to link South Street with Wall Street in 1802. Two years later, a “Proprietors’ Highway” was built to connect Pleasan
Jozeb Stocking House
The Jozeb Stocking House, located at the corner of Pleasant and Wall Streets is the earliest Federal Style Home in Cromwell. The term Federal is used to describe architecture and furniture created during the earliest years of our country’s existence, generally between 1785-1815. This particular example was built around 1790 by Jozeb Stocking and still exhibits many of its or