Since buying Old Farm ten years ago, most of the houses on our street have new owners and major renovations made to all those lakefront. Here is a lovely second; re-build facing Lake Wequaquet several houses from us. Old Farm was built on 15 acres purchased from the Indians by George Lewis; a clothier who came from Kent, England in 1634. He was an original pilgrim who became a planter here and our house was built by his grandson Benjamin. There was a second smaller dwelling approximately on the above site, considered his summer house. There are two books of Lewis family genealogy housed in Sturgis Library nearby including some who fought toward this day. Happy Fourth of July!
Our newly weds are celebrating at Old Farm now...
The year Old Farm was built is engraved on the front stepping stone in the same Caslon type font as the Declaration of Independence.
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