Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2020.4.12 |
Object Name |
Negative, Glass Plate |
Description |
Scene of the south end of Lake Waramaug, in the village of New Preston, Connecticut, along a long dirt road, West Shore Road, with the lake to the left beyond the log guardrail. In the background, left to right are a house on East Shore Road, a hotel/inn named The Sherman House and later Villa Lucerne, a barn or ice house at the present location of the Washington Town Beach, and the bridge over the East Aspetuck River. Written on the paper sleeve by the photographer, Joseph West in pencil: "No. 84" and "View of Road and Lake" as well as the date "July 5, 1902." The Sherman House - The Villa Lucerne, no longer standing, in the vicinity of 64 East Shore Road Built by Frederick Sherman in 1873 at the south end of the Lake, the Sherman House could accommodate 50 guests, had a fine horse barn, a fleet of 22 new boats, and a beautiful view looking northward up the Lake. In 1896, Sherman sold his hotel to Elise Feldstein, who changed its name to Villa Lucerne. She died in 1901, leaving no will. Sometime after 1903 the hotel was abandoned and gradually dismantled for building materials. In 1924, William McKay of Bristol bought the property. He built several rental cottages on the site, and also built a barn on the foundation of the old hotel. |
Date |
July 5, 1902 |
Photographer |
West, Joseph |
Title |
View of Road and Lake |
Copyright |
Copyright Gunn Historical Museum ® all rights reserved. |
Collection |
Joseph West Collection |
Search Terms |
Lake Waramaug Landscape Photography House Inn Villa Lucerne |