Waddingham Mansion

The Waddingham Mansion: Exactly Where was It? Part V See part 1 here. See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 4 here.  Though it is difficult to estimate angles on a flat photo, as well as perspective, and Hildrich cannot show his … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner

The Waddingham Mansion: Exactly Where was It? Part IV See part 1 here. See part 2 here. See part 3 here. See part 5 here. The April 18, 1991 article in “The West Haven News,” p. 15, by the late City Historian Harriet North gets the … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner

The Waddingham Mansion: Exactly Where was It? Part III See part one here. See part two here. See part four here. See part five here. City resident Steve Hildrich has not been able to locate any maps or diagrams of the Mansion House’s … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner

The Waddingham Mansion Exactly Where was It? Part II See part one here. See part three here. See part four here. See part five here.  Note: We are grateful to Steve Hildrich for his extensive research on this subject, and for sharing … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner

The Waddingham Mansion Part I See part two here. See part three here. See part four here. See part five here. Way back in the 1950s and 1960s, Lorraine Wood Rockefeller was a reporter for the Town Crier.  Her stories of Old West Haven … [Read more...] about Historian’s corner