7 Toomey Lane - Pendletonia

Home of the Pendleton family. 
C. L. Pendleton 1893

This house was built by John Graves in 1816. The year 1816 is known as “The year without a summer” due to a volcanic eruption of Mount Tambora in the East Indies. On June 6, 1816, six inches of snow fell. As a result, building this house was rather difficult. John Graves was a local carpenter and furniture maker who had married one of the daughters of Jonathan Peters who lived in the house located at what is now Burnt Hill Park. His cabinet and broom makers shop stood next door to his dwelling house. Through marriage, John Graves was a relative (cousin) of Governor John S. Peters who lived down the street. During the Civil War, Dr. Cyrus Pendleton’s family moved into this house and lived here for about 100 years.

Reuben Rowley artist Courtesy of Nathan Liverant and Son, Inc and Connecticut Historical Society, photography by Kevin Tulimieri

Dr. Pendleton and his daughters Susan, Clara, and Annie were all very interested in history. They collected a large number of projectile points or arrowheads from their property in Hebron Center and also items related to Hebron’s history. They also collected stories about Hebron’s past. Some of the information you have read while walking on this tour was recorded by them. Both Clara and Susie Pendleton were artistic young women and in the 1890’s they painted some of the watercolors you have seen.

Think about it

Why is it important for people living in a town to know about its past?

What story from your walk strikes you as the most interesting or thought provoking?

Where to go next

Walk towards St. Peter's Church.