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Kent Before and After
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| Before: Sewer Line being installed in
front of G.W. Bull & Sons. After: Now the home of
House of Books, Kent Coffee. |
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Before: Members of the Kent
Fire Dept. circa 1927 posing with Pope Hartford Truck.
After: New firehouse building
The "new" Pope Hartford truck,
was purchased used from the City of Danbury. The firehouse
was originally the stables of the old Kent Plains Hotel,
which stood where the Library is today. William Tobin,
Sr., bought the building in the 1950's, moved the 2nd
floor to the lot behind Tobin's Garage and placed it
on a foundation, turning it into a small residence.
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Before: 80 North Main Street,
the John Hopson House. After: Now condominiums
Home for many years of the Chapin sisters,
Elma Swift Chapin and Anne Hopson Chapin. "Nan"
Chapin was a walking encyclopedia of facts about the
iron industry and the Hopson family. She also taught
piano to generations of Kent children.
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Before: 32 North Main Street,
the Kent Memorial Library. After: Books not fencing
surround the building
Built 1921. In 1923 a street fair was
held to raise much needed funds for the library, outdoor
book sales continue to raise much needed funds for the
library.
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Also View: The
Growth of Kent from 1756 to 1950 by Ann Hopson
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