Note: This Stanton Davis House is from 2012, created by William Hosley; Whit Davis has passed from this life, but Hosley's capturing this tour and Whit's words, important.

(The house no longer looks like this in 2021, it is deteriorating.)

“The Stanton-Davis Homestead in Stonington, Connecticut is an extraordinary survival – one of the most architecturally distinguished houses built in colonial Connecticut – it is almost unique in having had an unbroken chain of ownership from the 17th century when the original wing was built – until the 1990s when the Davis family donated the property to a non-profit museum development corporation.

“The Stanton-Davis Homestead is a touch-stone for three different cultures: Native Indians, European colonists, and African slaves. Through the Stanton family representatives of these three peoples lived in or visited this house: chiefs of Indian tribes, most notably Uncas of the Mohegans; African slaves, including Venture Smith who bought his own freedom; and of course the Stantons and the Davises themselves.

“The property is a national treasure that MUST BE SAVED.”

Note: To learn more, start at https://stantonsociety.org/tshmuseum.html More about Venture Smith linked here https://www.iaismuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/preserve-booklet-venture-smith-homestead.pdf.