The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. The people in the photograph left to right: Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich - Mrs. Jonathan Rich (1841-1916) Avah Dalton Rich, Sr. (1876-1908) Unknown lady in a white shirtwaist Unknown seated lady Rena “Teenie” or “Tiny” May Thurston - a dwarf (1866-1905) Unknown lady in a hat Unknown man in a suit
Description: The house was built by John "Talking John" Melbourne Rich, the first of his three houses. John owed his Uncle Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) a sum of money, so he swapped this Tremont house for Jonathan's older less valuable Richtown house. Emily (Rich) Trask (1884-1981), John Melbourne Rich's daughter, said in a 1975 interview that she was born in the house, "in that back bedroom up there… That was a big place. It was different from these days…it had a piazza clean around it and round the front. Father was great on building big places but he got in debt so much that he had to give up and go over to Richville [Richtown] and live." The main house, minus barn and ell, still exists in 2016, although covered in green asbestos shingles. The house was originally painted a cream color with brown trim. It sits back from the road just before the Tremont Congregational Church. The people in the photograph left to right: Jonathan Rich (1836-1907) Roseanna B. (Dix) Rich - Mrs. Jonathan Rich (1841-1916) Avah Dalton Rich, Sr. (1876-1908) Unknown lady in a white shirtwaist Unknown seated lady Rena “Teenie” or “Tiny” May Thurston - a dwarf (1866-1905) Unknown lady in a hat Unknown man in a suit [show more]
The automobile is a 1933 or 1934 Rumble Seat Dodge Coupe. The bicycle is a circa 1940 bicycle. The house across the road is the Charles L. Stanley House. The Ocean House is just visible behind the Stanley house.
Description: The automobile is a 1933 or 1934 Rumble Seat Dodge Coupe. The bicycle is a circa 1940 bicycle. The house across the road is the Charles L. Stanley House. The Ocean House is just visible behind the Stanley house.
Left to Right: John Lawler Whitmore (1879-1933) William Holden Whitmore (1847-1914) James F. Whitmore (1875-1951) Lucy Ella (Lawler) Whitmore (1849-1934) - Mrs. William Holden Whitmore Mary S. Whitmore (1888-1923) - on Lucy's lap Gladys Ella Whitmore (1887-1977) Elizabeth R. Whitmore (1878-1949) - Later Mrs. Everett George Stanley
Description: Left to Right: John Lawler Whitmore (1879-1933) William Holden Whitmore (1847-1914) James F. Whitmore (1875-1951) Lucy Ella (Lawler) Whitmore (1849-1934) - Mrs. William Holden Whitmore Mary S. Whitmore (1888-1923) - on Lucy's lap Gladys Ella Whitmore (1887-1977) Elizabeth R. Whitmore (1878-1949) - Later Mrs. Everett George Stanley
There is a wooden lobster trap on the ground at the corner of the barn and chickens in the dooryard. The woman at the far left would appear to be Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley, Mrs. Robert S. Stanley (1842-1929). The woman in the middle of the photograph is Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley, Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley (1856-1938).
Description: There is a wooden lobster trap on the ground at the corner of the barn and chickens in the dooryard. The woman at the far left would appear to be Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley, Mrs. Robert S. Stanley (1842-1929). The woman in the middle of the photograph is Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley, Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley (1856-1938).
Left to Right: Gilley - Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley (1856-1938) - Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley Gilley - Joseph Warren "Skip" Gilley Jr. (1859-1918) Gilley - Harriet (Gilley) Coulter Taylor (1838-1930) Gilley - Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley (1842-1929) - Mrs. Robert S. Stanley
Description: Left to Right: Gilley - Alice E. (Gilley) Gilley (1856-1938) - Mrs. Charles Brown Gilley Gilley - Joseph Warren "Skip" Gilley Jr. (1859-1918) Gilley - Harriet (Gilley) Coulter Taylor (1838-1930) Gilley - Phoebe Jane (Gilley) Stanley (1842-1929) - Mrs. Robert S. Stanley