Community Corner
Picture Windsor Locks - Then And Now
An old photo and brief story from Windsor Locks history, and how that site appears today.
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — We return today to the great photo book Images of America: Windsor Locks, compiled by Leslie Matthews Stansfield in 2003. On page 48, we find an undated photo of a home at 46 Elm St.
The caption merely indicates the home was owned by Charles E. Chaffee, and the people shown in front are John Shaughnessy, Etta Chaffee and Mary Talbot. Charles E. Chaffee (1818-1907) was a textile manufacturer who employed 200 people at his underwear mill in Windsor Locks, and provided funding for construction of Memorial Hall in 1890.
The brick exterior house was built in 1850, and consists of 3,545 square feet of living space. It contains 11 rooms, including six bedrooms, according to town property records.
Find out what's happening in Windsor Locks-East Windsorfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Here is a more contemporary view of the home, courtesy of Google Maps.
Do you have a photo of an old Windsor Locks business which no longer exists, to which you own the copyright, and which we could feature in this column? Email tim.jensen@patch.com.
Find out what's happening in Windsor Locks-East Windsorfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.