The Country Seat of Frederick Converse Beach, Esq., at Stratford, Connecticut 



By Charles Chauncey 



HERE is no more beautiful village in Con- 

 necticut than "Old Stratford," but it is not 

 only its beauty, its fine streets and its mag- 

 nificent trees that attract and please the 

 visitor to the village, but more especially 

 its historical associations, which are not 

 only admired by the traveler but loved and 

 revered by the descendants of the sturdy little band of pioneer 

 planters who came and settled the town in 1639. The pic- 



turesqueness of its situation is remarkable, for it is delight- 

 fully located on the banks of the Housatonic River to the 

 east, Long Island Sound to the south, and to the north and 

 west rise the peaks of the "Seven Hills." 



The place was known as "Cupheag," a name given to it 

 by the Indians, and signifying "a harbor" or "a place of 

 shelter," so it is not surprising that the men and women who 

 came with the Rev. Adam Blakeman should make their 

 landing at "Little Neck" and find shelter and peace in so 



Old Rose Brocade Covering for the Walls, and Ivory White Trim, Is the Color Scheme for the Hall. The Double Staircase Is Unusual 



