Originally part of the Smith Homestead "Upper Orchard". The original 18th century house burned in 1897 and was replaced by a colonial style white frame house. Owned by Emmeline Smith Fletcher to whom it had descended in the Smith family. After almost 200 years of Smith family ownership this 7 acre site was sold to Archibald McLaren in 1935 and then to Monson Burr, to Julian Kean Roosevelt (son of George Emlen Roosevelt who resided at Gracewood further to the North on Centre Island across from Seawanhaka). Another fire consumed this later house in 1950 at which point it was replaced by the current brick house.
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