According to the 1891-92 Stamford Directory – the only one I have at hand – the James Daskam House stood on 31 Broad St., where the Target Store is now. In fact, at that time several Daskams lived in the area between 29 and 74 Broad Street.
Daskam House on Broad Street from Rear Yard
Complete Newspaper Clipping of December 28, 1940
(Reference file Bailey 144.jpg)
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Bailey Collection
We add the usual warning: "At times, the accompanying vignettes are mostly folklore passed on to Mr. Bailey by residents of the areas where he was sketching. In those instances he had no way of determining the truth of the story. Nor have we. It is presented as a sidelight to the sketch. Therefore, researchers are cautioned to regard these tales as local color, interesting, thought provoking, but sometimes not entirely factual."
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