Round Hill's Ezekiel Lockwood House, Sunridge Farm, A Riot in Glenville, A Night on Great Captain's Island in 1890 and More!

CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO PODCASTS.COMCLICK HERE FOR LINK TO SOUNDCLOUDSUPPORT THE SHOW THROUGH GOFUNDME. THANK YOU!This podcast is made possible by Peter F. Alexander of Site Design Associates; the Long Island Sound Institute (LISI), the Ambassador Museum United States of America, Kevin M. J. O'Connor of Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, and listeners like you everywhere! A century ago you could depart the train from New York City at the Greenwich Railroad Station, rent yourself and your party a 'touring auto,' go shopping and explore Greenwich. Note the prices.  Today you’ll hear another of Judge Frederick A. Hubbard’s columns about a venerated antique farmstead in the heart of Round Hill: the Ezekiel Lockwood House built in 1745, making it one of the town’s oldest homes still standing in the 21st century.This Great Estate in Greenwich’s backcountry was once owned by Isabelle and Clarence Mott Woolley, a realistic copy of the rustic fattoria of northern Italy, the farmhouses of the Veneto region. It's name? Sunridge Farm.Imagine yourself venturing out by boat to Great Captain’s Island off the Lord Island Sound coast of Greenwich in late Spring to spend the night. That’s what a lucky reporter for The Greenwich Graphic newspaper did in 1890 -the locale of a historic lighthouse built in 1868 that still graces the island today. In crimes and misdemeanors in Greenwich history, as we continue to observe the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Greenwich Police Department, you’ll learn about a riot that took place in Glenville in 1907, one in which officers were apparently attacked and arrests were made. Have you have driven by the Thomas Lyon House that is off West Putnam Avenue at the state line with New York? That venerated home’s restoration and preservation is a project of the Greenwich Preservation Trust -a project and an organization I urge you to support and join. I’ve got a petition for you sign to halt the possible destruction of historic homes on Church Street in the Fourth Ward Historic District. I’ll share news of public events at the Greenwich Historical Society and so much more as today’s show unfolds. Contact me at [email protected]. I’m on Facebook, too. Just look for Jeffrey Bingham Mead and send me a friend request. The show is also available on Facebook at Greenwich, A Town For All Seasons. Learn more about the show -and listen to past episodes for free- on the web at GreenwichATownForAllSeasons.blogspot.comBe sure to tune in for our next show, which is scheduled for Friday, the 15th of April 2022.