Picture Ellington - Then And Now

ELLINGTON, CT — It's time for another journey back in time, as we return to a fascinating picture book entitled Images of America: Ellington. The book, compiled by Lynn Kloter Fahy for the Ellington Historical Society, was first published in 2005, and contains 128 pages of amazing photos and stories of the small town formerly known as "the Great Marsh." It may be purchased from the Nellie McKnight Museum store here.

On page 32 is a house at what is now 99 Maple Street. The 2,702 square-foot Colonial was built in 1827, and for many years was the home of Guy and Marionette Collins. A wraparound porch with Queen Anne features was added later.

In 1995, owner Siv Harvey moved her Scandinavian Gift Shop into the home from its previous location in the Ellington Center Shops, where it had opened 31 years earlier. In 2020, Harvey's granddaughter, Olivia Smith, took over the business and moved to a new location at 149 Rockville Road in Broad Brook, just over the Ellington line.

Here is a more contemporary photo of the house, courtesy of the Ellington assessor's office.

Do you have a photo of an old Ellington business which no longer exists, to which you own the copyright and which we could feature in this column? Email tim.jensen@patch.com.

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