MISER PARCEL – Given in 1991 by Hugh and Judy Miser, 2.54
acres.
The Miser parcel is separated from the Rutz parcel by a 200-
foot North-South power right of way. The parcel lies along
South Road, near the big colonial home at # 199 that the
Misers bought from the Cushmans in 1966. Home and land
are near the crest of the hill overlooking Route 84 and in the
distance the city of Hartford. To the west and north are a
power line and a state highway garage and work area.
The land is wooded and slopes up to the rear of the house.
The western portion is wetland, and a slow-moving stream
runs west to east through the bottom of the property. The
stream is spanned by a decrepit old brownstone bridge.
There are thickets of bushes, brambles and vines. Some
patches of fragmites are present. There are remains of
barbed wire fences, farm outbuildings, springhouses, and a
brick chimney.
The adjacent house has been extensively remodeled, but
may incorporate parts of the 1735 Daniel North home. It
passed from North to Woodruff ownership in 1832, then to the
Lawrence family and the Holts. All were farmers of the difficult
wet and sloping terrain. Mrs. Mary McGee Holt was born in
Ireland, the daughter of Patrick McGee. Subsequent owners
did not farm, and further remodeled the house.
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