This is the Moody Brown
House on Riggs Street. It was built
about 1750 by Mr. Browne who was a leader in the hatter industry in
Oxford. A woolen mill was located on the property in the late 1800’s.
It was later Rodney Robinson’s
blacksmith shop, and later still a meat market. Located near the
Congregational Church, this property was another example of the bad
luck of the Candee family. This was at one time owned by Enos
Candee, who sold it to Charles Munson in 1807. Munson was unable to
meet his payments. Candee had him sent to Litchfield Jail, and the
property reverted to Candee, who later sold the house in 1818 for $475.
This house was remodeled by former Supt. of Schools,
Ned Schade, who found chains and leg irons in the cellar -- apparently
for the keeping of slaves.
