The State Street tour continues with another gambrel-roofed Georgian-esque home that was built in the mid 18th century.
In 1748, sea captain and merchant Alexander Watts purchased the land from owner David LeGallais. By the year 1755, he had a home, barn and shop constructed on it.
The house is unique from its other state-street dwellings as the home’s front side faces the street, despite the home’s width.
Watts remained on the property until his death in the summer of 1772. At that time, the entire property was valued at 650 pounds. In l789, the house was described as
large, much decayed and in great need of repair. Watts’ widow Rachel was the original benefactor of the land until her death in the 1790’s. The estate was then divided between Alexander Watts’s son of the same name and the widow’s heirs. After the home was passed down multiple more generations, it eventually was inherited by the Fabens family in 1875. The ownership still remains in the family.
