▁pier ced ▁by ▁three ▁g abled ▁d orm ers . ▁ ▁Its ▁interior ▁retain s ▁wide ▁p ine ▁floor boards ▁and ▁other ▁ 1 8 th ▁and ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁sty list ic ▁features , ▁including ▁a ▁Federal ▁style ▁fire place ▁mant el , ▁and ▁Greek ▁Rev ival ▁elements ▁in ▁the ▁north west ▁chamber . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 1 ▁by ▁Ed mond ▁B em ont , ▁and ▁purchased ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Mak ens . ▁ ▁Mak ens ▁B em ont ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁local ▁business man ▁who ▁made ▁s add les ▁and ▁owned ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁bridge . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁town ▁tax ▁collect or , ▁and ▁accum ulated ▁sufficient ▁wealth ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁town spe ople ▁of ▁his ▁period ▁to ▁own ▁a ▁carriage . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁was ▁originally ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁Burn side ▁Avenue ▁and ▁about ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁its ▁present ▁location . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁moved ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁demol ition , ▁and ▁now ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁house ▁museum . ▁It ▁is ▁furn ished ▁to ▁appear ▁as ▁if ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁late ▁ 1 8 th / ear ly ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁working man , ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁season ally . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Hart ford ▁County , ▁Connecticut ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Historical ▁H ouses