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In 1755, Benjamin Franklin, Deputy Postmaster General for North America, started from near this point in his specially equipped carriage to lay out 30 stone mile markers along the King's Highway (now Routh 25) from Suffolk Court House (now . . . — — Map (db m175631) HM
Reconstruction of original chicken coop. Poultry houses always faced south to take full advantage of winter sun. Eggs were both consumed on the farm and bartered for merchandise at local stores. The photo shows David Halsey Hallock feeding his . . . — — Map (db m188850) HM
Ella Hallock with her violin on front porch, c. 1925. The Hallock added the porch or "piazza," as it was fashionably called, in 1907. — — Map (db m179680) HM
Hallock Homestead
has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places in 1984
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m175702) HM
Reuben Brown constructed the front part of this house about the time of his marriage to Elinor Youngs in 1765. The back wing, which originally was on the west side, may be even older. The Hallock family purchased the farm about 1800 and in 1845 . . . — — Map (db m179678) HM
The Hallock family cultivated extensive flower and vegetable gardens in this area conveniently located just outside their kitchen door. The photo shows Ella Hallock with her lupines circa 1925. Today the Hallockville Gardeners maintain this . . . — — Map (db m188848) HM
Parts of the front of the Homestead date to circa 1765, but the peaked portion with two windows is older, possibly 1730s. It was moved to the rear in 1860 and then expanded in a series of additions through 1894. Photo shows Emilie and David Halsey . . . — — Map (db m188846) HM
Reconstruction of original horse block that made it easier for women with long dresses to climb into wagons or mount horses. Photo shows Ella, Georgia & Eula Hallock with Old Nell. Herman Hallock brought the stones for the walkways surrounding the . . . — — Map (db m179646) HM
A century ago, the Hallock family grew fruit trees here. In the years since, numerous native trees such as this mature Red Mulberry have established themselves. There are also Black Cherries, Black Locust, Shagbark Hickory, Black Walnut, Eastern . . . — — Map (db m188849) HM
Follow the numbered signs for a self guided walking tour of the museum farm. The Hallocks used this area for their orchard and for grazing cattle and sheep. Many of the photos you will see were taken by Bessie Hallock in the 1920s on her Kodak . . . — — Map (db m179610) HM
The Hallocks used the word "pightle" (locally pronounced PIE-kel) to describe the grassy yard in front of the barn through which their driveway looped. "Pigthle" is an archaic word brought from East Anglia by the area's 17th century Puritan . . . — — Map (db m179608) HM
Capt. Zachariah Hallock (1749-1820) made approximately 1,700 pairs of shoes in this shop and his son continued until about 1830 when manufactured shoes became available. It originally stood on the south side of Sound Avenue. About 1860 the Hallock . . . — — Map (db m188847) HM
