A family friendly cache at an historical building.
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is an organization with a deeply rich history while also being truly relevant in today's world. More than 930,000 women have joined the organization since it was founded close to 125 years ago. They became members to honor their heritage as well as make a difference in their communities across the country and the world. All members can trace their ancestry to a supporter of independence in our country's Revolutionary War.
The Connecticut DAR owns several historic properties across the state. A series of geocaches will highlight the historic significance of these properties.
The Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, also known as Elmwood, is a historic house museum. It was the home of the American lawyer and politician Oliver Ellsworth from 1782 to 1807. Ellsworth (1745-1807) helped draft the United States Constitution, served as the third Chief Justice of the United States, and was a United States Senator from Connecticut.
The Georgian clapboarded house includes a portico with Tuscan columns supporting a gable roof and two brick chimneys near the gable ends of the wood-shinqled roof. The name Elmwood derives from the thirteen elm trees Ellsworth planted in honor of the thirteen colonies.
Elmwood was visited by two sitting Presidents: George Washington(on October 21, 1789) and John Adams (October 3, 1799). The house was occupied by the Ellsworth family until 1903 when it was given to the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution. The homestead was restored in the late 1980s and early 1990s and is now a museum and Matthies Hall can be used as a meeting location between May and October.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.
This container was placed here with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Ellsworth Association. Please find it during the daytime and use care coming in or out of the driveway.