This piece by the Stamford Historical Society, Inc, also includes a wonderful photo of the Stamford House, and a description of its history.
I was astounded to see familiar names in the article! It so happens that at one point the Stamford House was owned and operated by Robert Adams and his partner J. Hawley Ingalls. Here's an excerpt:
"The register of the old Stamford House for the years 1865-1869, along with a photograph of the old hotel, was donated to the Stamford Historical Society in November 1990 by Carolyn Berges Morrison and Ruth Berges Schiaroli (the daughters of Elizabeth Adams Berges), the granddaughters of Robert Francis Adams, who in the early 1900's (1906-1915) owned and operated the Stamford House, the town's stagecoach inn. In 1915 Mr. Adams and his partner, J. Hawley Ingalls, built the first modern hotel in Stamford which was known as the Davenport Hotel and in later years renamed the Stamford House, after the original."
Robert Francis Adams was the fourth son of Augustus Adams and Alice Donnelly. It's nice to see he did well for himself.
The Davenport Hotel has an interesting name. The Davenports were a prominent family in Stamford, and related to the Stottlers through the marriage of Victor E Stottler with Helen Warren, whose mother's side included a Davenport. I don't know if Adams and Ingalls named their hotel after that family, but it is possible. Robert was Victor's first cousin, but probably more importantly, the name was well known in the Stamford area. Does anyone know whether there's a direct connection between the Davenport family and the name of Robert's hotel?
I have done some research on the Berges family, and Sandra Schiaroli Jameson, Robert's granddaughter, has contributed greatly through a descendancy chart sent to me by Mary Brett. There is much more to Robert's story to share in the future. Does anyone have a photo?
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