Orange, Connecticut Historic District

Parcel 7
218 Meetinghouse Lane

This one story white clapboard house was probably built in the early 19th century since it is shown on the map as belonging to D. Stevens in 1856. Data indicates that Meetinghouse Lane prior to 1850 ran south of this house and straight through the present green to Orange Center Road. The present rear of the house would have originally been the front, thus causing both interior and exterior modifications. There is a large stone chimney base in the cellar containing many little ash doors and huge oak supporting beams. The roof rafters are hand hewn and pegged.

GRANTOR GRANTEE DATE TOWN VOL. PAGE

Polly Rogers and Jonathan Rogers Darius Baldwin (No mention of Building) (This may not be the correct piece of land) 5/29/1832 W.H. 2 329

B.T. Clark, Treas. of Or. School Society Darius Baldwin * 4/3/1845 W.H. 5 410

Polly Rogers 5 411

These two (410 and 411) were for a mortgage evidently, each for $100.00. No release located. ...." A certain piece of land together with the building thereon standing north on highway, east on Parsonage association, south and west on Jonah Rogers, containing 2 rods more or less"....(about 31 1/2 feet - about the width of the house)

Darius Baldwin
Charles Baldwin of NH Polly Stevens 4/22/1865 W.H. 13 426

...."One half acre and all the buildings thereon standing, bounded northerly by highway, east by the Parsonage Place so called, westerly and southerly by land of heirs of Jonah Rogers - also another piece of land 3 cornered containing 20 rods situated in same town & society bounded north by new highway, east by Parsonage Place so called, south by old highway".....

Polly C. Stevens Horace C. Stevens

Horace C. Stevens Est. Mabel W. Stevens Adm. deed 1/24/1933 Orange 144 315

Mabel W. Stevens Margaret Hunt 1/24/1933 Orange 145 24 Mort.

Margaret Hunt Marie R. Coppola 4/4/1937 Orange 146 257 Warr.

Marie Coppola Phylis Hickman 1985 Orange
*Deed includes "The Building Thereon"
There were a number of deeds involving this property. In earlier days with mortgages with the Rogers family and School Society; in later years with Stevens, Booth, Elbert Scobie, Margaret Hunt, etc. But the above are the chief transactions. It would be interesting to find the first deed on which buildings appear - or the last one on which they don't. The latter may have been for a larger tract of land and the former small enough to just take care of the buildings as in the one above. Could have been that first school house built in 1750????

GRANTOR	GRANTEE	DATE	TOWN	VOL.	PAGE
Polly Rogers and Jonathan Rogers	Darius Baldwin (No mention of Building) (This may not be the correct piece of land)	5/29/1832	W.H.	2	329
B.T. Clark, Treas. of Or. School Society	Darius Baldwin *	4/3/1845	W.H.	5	410
Polly Rogers				5	411
These two (410 and 411) were for a mortgage evidently, each for $100.00. No release located. ...." A certain piece of land together with the building thereon standing north on highway, east on Parsonage association, south and west on Jonah Rogers, containing 2 rods more or less"....(about 31 1/2 feet - about the width of the house)
Darius Baldwin Charles Baldwin of NH	Polly Stevens	4/22/1865	W.H.	13	426
...."One half acre and all the buildings thereon standing, bounded northerly by highway, east by the Parsonage Place so called, westerly and southerly by land of heirs of Jonah Rogers - also another piece of land 3 cornered containing 20 rods situated in same town & society bounded north by new highway, east by Parsonage Place so called, south by old highway".....
Polly C. Stevens	Horace C. Stevens
Horace C. Stevens Est.	Mabel W. Stevens Adm. deed	1/24/1933	Orange	144	315
Mabel W. Stevens	Margaret Hunt	1/24/1933	Orange	145	24 Mort.
Margaret Hunt	Marie R. Coppola	4/4/1937	Orange	146	257 Warr.
Marie Coppola	Phylis Hickman	1985	Orange