ParamsComponent::init() - APP/Controller/Component/ParamsComponent.php, line 114
ParamsComponent::get() - APP/Controller/Component/ParamsComponent.php, line 10
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 110
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/devel4/p300/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php:797) [APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 156]
public static function setCookie () {if (empty($_COOKIE['ct'])) setcookie('ct', self::$currentTownUrl, strtotime("+1 year"), '/');
setcookie - [internal], line ??
Globals::setCookie() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 156
Globals::setCurrentTown() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 86
Globals::setTown() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 52
PlacesComponent::detail() - APP/Plugin/Core/Controller/Component/PlacesComponent.php, line 116
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 110
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /var/www/vhosts/devel4/p300/lib/Cake/Utility/Debugger.php:797) [APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 64]
$var = array(
'site_id' => '190',
'name' => 'Best Things Connecticut',
'theme' => 'BestThingsState',
'hostname' => 'bestthingsct.com',
'canonical' => 'bestthingsct.com',
'state' => 'CT',
'full_state' => 'Connecticut',
'https' => '1',
'layout' => 'bestthingsstate',
'cookie_redirect' => '0',
'tokens' => array(
'season' => 'Spring',
' bt-fif-apple' => '',
' bt-fif-corn-maze' => '',
'ab_cv_state_hud_local_ha' => '',
'at-corn-maze' => '',
'at-gas-avg-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-avg-mid' => '',
'at-gas-avg-premium' => '',
'at-gas-avg-reg' => '',
'at-gas-avg-us' => '$3.160',
'at-gas-price-1-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-location' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-mid' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-premium' => '',
'at-gas-price-1-reg' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-diesel' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-location' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-mid' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-premium' => '',
'at-gas-price-2-reg' => '',
'at-july4-blt-article-link' => '',
'at-ski-resort' => '',
'at_political_registered_count' => '',
'at_ttd_widget' => '<div class="module-blank">
<div class="ttd-module clearfix" style="background:url(https:/imgcdn.americantowns.com/img/uploads/banner-images/hiking-hero.jpg); min-height:250px; background-position: 50% 50%; background-size: cover;">
<div>
<div class="col-md-3"></div>
<div class="col-md-9 va-container">
<div class="ttd-text">
<div class="va-content">
<div class="header"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-paperclip" aria-hidden="true"></span> Things to do in {local_city}</div>
<h2 class="title"><a href="/{town_sef_url}/hiking/">Summer Hiking!</a></h2>
<div class="subtitle">Maps, directions, locations and more for where to go hiking this spring around {local_city_state}!</div>
<a class="btn btn-white" href="/{town_sef_url}/hiking/">LETS GO!</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<!--static -->
<!---
<div class="ttd-thumb">
<span class="content-type btn btn-primary"><a href="/{town_sef_url}/movie-times/">movies</a></span>
<div class="image">
<a href="/movie/pacific-rim-uprising-190576/"><img class="img-responsive" src="http://www.movienewsletters.net/photos/19057601.jpg" /></a>
</div>
<div class="caption truncate"><a href="/movie/pacific-rim-uprising-190576/">Movie: Movie - Pacific Rim: Uprising</a></div>
</div>
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event}
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event - Music}
{Xmodule_AT - TTD Featured Event - A&E}
-->
</div>
</div>',
'bt-fif-cross-country-skiing' => '',
'bt-fif-cross-country-skiing-town' => '',
'bt-fif-pumpkin' => '',
'bt-fif-ski-resort' => '',
'bt-fif-ski-resort-town' => '',
'bt-st-pat-current-article-link' => '<h2 class="section-title"><a href="/article/st-patricks-day-events-things-to-do-{yyyy}/">View our St. Patrick's Day Parade and Event Picks for 2024!</a></h2>',
'bt-st-pat-event-article-link' => '<h2><a href="/article/st-patricks-day-events-things-to-do-2023/">Click Here for the Best {local_full_state} St. Patrick's Day Parades, Events, and Celebrations in {yyyy}.</a></h2>',
'city' => '',
'csa_channel' => '4386904569',
'cv_total_state_cases' => '',
'cv_total_state_deaths' => '',
'cv_total_state_new_cases' => '',
'cv_total_state_new_deaths' => '',
'cv_total_us_cases' => '107,184,620',
'cv_total_us_deaths' => '1,166,662',
'cv_total_us_new_cases' => '1,648',
'cv_total_us_new_deaths' => '8',
'Description' => 'no description',
'driveniq' => '9120',
'election-pres-primaries-dem' => '',
'election-pres-primaries-gop' => '',
'election-primary-caucus-title' => '',
'election-state-primaries' => '',
'election_polling_places_links' => '',
'election_polling_times' => '',
'election_reg_dates' => '',
'facebook-domain-verification' => 'vl89ndnlz41k1c88pvard1pcnjyz23',
'fb-pageurl' => 'https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbestthingsconnecticut%2F',
'fif_arcades' => '',
'Footer Menu Module' => 'footer menu',
'Footer Script Module' => 'footer script',
'ga-tag' => 'UA-84129886-13',
'ga-tag-type' => 'UA-93259101-2',
'geo-places-side' => '',
'google_map_key' => 'AIzaSyDzI235lSZuyYxO3lTLp4Y57nPcoo25XXE',
'Header Menu Module' => 'BTS - Main Header',
'Header Script Module' => 'header script',
'header-logo' => 'logo-best-things-connecticut.png',
'headertext' => '',
'headertext-image' => '',
'health-dept-links' => '',
'health-dept-name' => '',
'health-dept-twitter' => '',
'lhr_june_temp' => '',
'lhr_state_compost_link' => '',
'lhr_state_haz_waste_link' => '',
'lhr_state_trash_ton' => '',
'lhr_state_waste_rank' => '',
'mardis_gras' => '',
'not-states' => '',
'ntv' => '',
'ntv2' => '',
'og_image' => '',
'places-index' => '',
'pn-town-text' => '',
'pn-town-venue-header' => '',
'political_event_tags' => '',
'political_ideology' => '',
'political_news_tags' => '',
'political_opinion_tags' => '',
'political_ql_dem_local_party' => '',
'political_ql_dem_state_party' => '',
'political_ql_rep_local_party' => '',
'political_ql_rep_state_party' => '',
'political_ql_voter_reg' => '',
'political_registered_count' => '',
'political_registered_count_dem' => '',
'political_registered_count_estimated' => '',
'political_registered_count_exact' => '',
'political_registered_count_rep' => '',
'political_soapbox_tags' => '',
'political_term' => '',
'political_title_events' => '',
'political_title_home' => '',
'political_title_news' => '',
'political_title_opinion' => '',
'political_title_soapbox' => '',
'right-module-data-1' => '/events/geo_search/tags:arts-and-entertainment/radius:50/title:Best Things To Do Near You/prompt:Best Things To Do Near You/show:10/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'right-module-data-2' => '/places/geo_search/tags:gold|silver/radius:50/title:Best Places To Go Near You/prompt:Best Places To Go Near You/show:15/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'state-link' => '<div>Select a <a href="http://bestthingsct.com/ct">{local_full_state_c}</a> town to find the Best Things-To-Do and Places To Go around you</div>',
'state-list' => 'title:Best Things To Do and Places To Go, select your state:',
'state-page-title' => 'title:Select your town to find the Best Things To Do and Places To Go around you:',
'taboola_ads' => 'y',
'Top_Ad' => '',
'town-article-plumbing' => '',
'town-article-token' => '',
'town-biking' => '',
'town-data-1' => '/events/index/show:20/tags:arts-and-entertainment/autoshowmore:yes/title:Best Events Near You in {local_city_c}, {local_full_state}/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'town-data-2' => '/places/index/show:20/radius:50/tags:gold|silver/autoshowmore:yes/title:Best Places To Go Near You/list-insert:Ad Event-Place Module-1|4,Ad Event-Place Module-2|8,Ad Event-Place Module-3|12/',
'town-description' => 'Best Things To Do and Places To Go around {local_city_c}, {local_state}',
'town-subtext' => '',
'state' => 'CT',
'full_state' => 'Connecticut'
),
'tags' => 'gold,silver'
)
setcookie - [internal], line ??
Globals::setSite() - APP/Lib/Globals.php, line 64
AppController::renderPage() - APP/Controller/AppController.php, line 120
PlacesController::display() - APP/Controller/PlacesController.php, line 114
ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs() - [internal], line ??
Controller::invokeAction() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 491
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 193
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 167
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 105
Ebenezer Clark constructed the house about 1725, possibly as early as 1684, and sold it to John Humphreville upon his marriage to Rebecca Clark in 1730. The house construction was a two-over-two post-medieval post and beam structure with a summer beam for added support. Descendants of Ebenezer owned the house until 1788 when it was purchased by sea captain Thomas Ward and his family. After the Captain's death in 1839, the Wards lived in the house until they sold it to Susan Perrin in 1861.
During this time, a shed was built across the back of the house, giving it the traditional saltbox shape. A large cooking hearth dominated the new addition. Also at this time, the two original first floor rooms were remodeled in the Georgian style. Various members of the Ward family lived in the house until it was purchased from Henrietta Heitmann by Charles Elliott Pickett in 1909. Mr. Pickett added the sunroom/library to the west side of the house. In 1865 William Wallace Ward and Israel K. Ward were among the founders of the New Haven and West Haven Horse Rail Road Company which ran a horse drawn trolley between Elm Street in West Haven and New Haven. In 1894 it was consolidated with the Winchester Avenue Railroad Company, by which it became known. In 1868 Louisa Ward Heitmann purchased the house and in 1897 ownership passed to her daughter Henrietta, a businesswoman. Henrietta Heitmann added a wing to the house,which she used as a dame school. She also raised the shed to a full two stories and added a porch to the front of the house. Henrietta Heitmann was involved in several other business enterprises, including the schooner Charles F. Tuttle.
In the 20th century, the house was occupied by several families in succession. In 1919, Marie and Philandro Armstrong may have covered the clapboards with shingles. In 1922 Marie Gouin Armstrong opened an antique shop called “The Stepping Stone,” In 1936, the Dwight Hamilton family rented the house from new owner, George E. Hodson and opened a tearoom, the Hamilton House . During the 1940s, the house was owned by the Fennessy family. In those years, the hearth room was remodeled as a “colonial restoration.”
Dr. and Mrs. Nicola Milano owned the house from 1949 to 1995. During this period, the house was modernized with upgraded electricity, additional bathrooms and a modern kitchen. However, the basic structure of the house was left intact.
Ward-Heitmann House Museum is not affiliated with AmericanTowns Media
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