▁ ▁It ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁location ▁for ▁ship - own ers ▁and ▁ship - capt ains ▁to ▁build ▁their ▁homes ▁and ▁raise ▁their ▁children . ▁ ▁Henry ▁H utt l eston ▁Rog ers ▁Among ▁Fair h aven ' s ▁n atives ▁was ▁Henry ▁H utt l eston ▁Rog ers ▁( 1 8 4 0 – 1 9 0 9 ), ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁business man ▁and ▁phil anth rop ist . ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁men ▁in ▁John ▁D . ▁Rock ef eller ’ s ▁Standard ▁O il ▁trust . ▁He ▁later ▁developed ▁the ▁Virgin ian ▁Railway . ▁Rog ers ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Abb ie ▁G iff ord ▁Rog ers , ▁another ▁Fair h aven ▁native ▁( who ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁wh aling ▁captain ▁Pe leg ▁G iff ord ), ▁don ated ▁many ▁community ▁improvements ▁in ▁the ▁late - n in ete enth - ▁and ▁early - tw enti eth - century , ▁including ▁a ▁grammar ▁school , ▁an ▁extra ordin arily ▁lux ur ious ▁high ▁school , ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall , ▁the ▁George ▁H . ▁Tab er ▁Mason ic ▁Building , ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁Memorial ▁Church , ▁the ▁Tab ith a ▁Inn , ▁the ▁Mill ic ent ▁Library , ▁and ▁a ▁modern ▁water - and - se wer ▁system . ▁These ▁structures ▁were ▁ere cted ▁to ▁top - quality ▁construction ▁standards , ▁a ▁tra dem ark ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Henry ▁H . ▁Rog ers ; ▁most ▁are ▁still ▁in ▁regular ▁use ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred