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Manchester Village, Vermont
The 1811 House - Former Home of Abraham Lincoln's Granddaughter
Norman2004-08-11 16:46:12
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Travelers familiar with Vermont have often associated the charming town of Manchester Center with iron mines, marble mills, and more recently, the brand name outlet shops. They also are aware that adjacent to Manchester Center, where the marble sidewalks begin and end, is Manchester Village, once popular as a summer retreat for the rich and famous with its elegant mansions and manicured lawns.
One such elegant dwelling, that is still very much alive and breathing, is the former residence of Abraham Lincoln's granddaughter, Mary Lincoln Isham, and her husband Charles Isham, known as the 1811 House.
As we stepped into the front door of the 1811 House the first thing we noticed was its magnificent splendor and one of the warmest welcomes we have ever experienced from innkeepers, Marnie and Bruce Duff and their daughter Cathy. Cathy's husband, Jorge, is also part of the team that keeps this inn in tip-top condition.
The 1811 House's history runs deep and it is included in the National Register of Historic Places. We were informed by the Duffs that part of the property was probably built before the American Revolution, around 1770 by an early Manchester settler, Jeremiah French. Unfortunately, Jeremiah sided with the wrong folks, the British, during the time of the Revolution, and the new Republic of Vermont confiscated his property in 1777.
Eventually the property had been purchased by Jared Munson and for nearly a century it remained in the hands of the Munson family. After ownership passed from the Munson's hands, the property was turned over several times until 1905, when the granddaughter of Abraham Lincoln, Mary Lincoln Isham and her husband, Charles Isham, became the proud owners of this beautiful property. Although Charles died in 1919, Mary continued to live in the house with her son Lincoln Isham until she died in 1939.
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