Solomon Goffe House, Meriden, Connecticut:
On the north end of Meriden stands the city’s oldest house. The residence was constructed in 1711 for Solomon Goffe of Wethersfield, who inherited the land. It was located next to an old Indian trail that became Old Colony Road – now known as 677 North Colony Street. Goffe’s elongated house was made in the Dutch Colonial style with an English Gambrel roof.
Mr. Goffe lived here ten years, marrying a woman from Wallingford, Mary Doolittle, and a son named Reuben. On Christmas Day 1721, Goffe sold his property to Thomas Andrews, of Wallingford. Goffe must have suffered financial woes because by 1734, he was living in Willington, Connecticut, and was unable to provide for his son, Reuben, who is described in Colonial Connecticut Records, Vol. VII, as being an “idiot.”
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