The Samuel Fitch House is an 18th century Saltbox Colonial filled with centuries of history. A local minister,Walter Powers, built the house in 1711. The original house has five fireplaces around a central chimney, which includes a smoke room where meat was cured. In the dining room is the Parson's Cupboard, the legend is that babies were placed out of harm's way during Indian attacks. The house was subsequently used as a tavern, where local committeemen held meetings during the Revolutionary War. As a possible stop on the Underground Railroad, the cellar houses a tunnel that might have been used for escape by slaves. The house is now run as a bed & breakfast.
Samuel Fitch House
Parking is available near the cache site.
This cache was placed as part of the Westford Museum & Historical Society's Parkerville Tour. Parkerville (also called Parker Village) was developed in the Colonial Period as a farming neighborhood and settled in part by members of the Parker family who came from Westford’s parent town of Chelmsford. The Parker Village Historic District was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.