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Do You Own an Older Home?

The 300th Anniversary Committee is interested in talking to you.
Posted on: January 2, 2020 - 2:28pm

The 300th Anniversary and Celebration Committee members are in the process of formulating the program booklet for the celebration.  Items that will be included are old homes of Chester that were not featured in the 1922 or 1972 programs. 

Chester Street homes have been highly documented and recognized, but there are many older homes throughout Chester that have not been recognized.  The 1857 and 1892 maps of Chester depicted most of them.  An 1857 map is available to view in the foyer of the Town Hall and at the Library.  If you own one of the homes on the map and would like your home to be included in this historic document, please contact us!  The 1922 and 1972 programs can be viewed in the Chester Library. 

  1. We will need a current picture of the house.  No snow pictures, please.
  2. We will need a short history of the home.  People that lived there, or a notable person mentioned on the map.  Any unusual character or happening of the house. 

    EXAMPLE:  Edmund Sleeper House:  Built in 1730’s by Isaac Foss.  The house was bought by Samuel Bartlett, who is an older cousin of Josiah Bartlett, in 1742.  Daughter Elizabeth Bartlett married Jethro Colby and lived there.  Their daughter Lydia married Edmund Sleeper, inherited the house, and the house remained in the family until the early 1900’s.                                                                 
  3. Your submission has to be in to our committee by May 30th, 2020.
  4. Homes that are over 100 years old will be considered, depending on how many submissions we receive of the 1857 houses.  If you own one these homes, you are more than welcome to submit it.

Questions?  Ready to submit?  Contact us via email, or call Chairman Jean Methot at (603) 887-3738.