Sylvanus Brown House

The Sylvanus Brown House was built in 1758 and was moved to its present site in 1971. Sylvanus Brown was a woodworker, pattern maker (of wood patterns from which the metal pieces of textile and other machinery were cast), millwright, and dam builder. He occupied the house between 1784 and 1824. He made patterns for Samuel Slater's early textile machines.

Aug 2005, Photo 76