About the Enoch Kelsey House
The Enoch Kelsey House, located at 1702 Main Street in Newington, shows what the home of a successful Connecticut farmer and tinsmith looked like in the late 1700s. Enoch Kelsey and his son David built the house in 1799 on Kelsey Street, near Christian Lane. In 1979, the Newington Historical Society and Trust moved it to its current location.
The house has a simple design, but it includes some special features like hand-painted wall decorations, wood paneling from the basement to the attic, a beehive oven, and fireplaces. Enoch Kelsey’s grandfather, John, was a weaver. Today, the house has a working 1700s-style loom that historical society members use to make woven items.