Puritans, with ideals founded in order and simplicity, were lured into Connecticut River Valley's fertile land. In search of elbow room and religious freedom, towns were built with a distinct, uniform plan, centering the church in their lives and in the town green. In Connecticut, the Puritan way prevailed 200 years longer than any other place in the United States.
This tidy, well kept barn conversion is located the nearby town of Bulls Bridge and the Housatonic River Valley. One example of how farms and farmland are disapearing. Today, only 3,800 farms remain in Connecticut. In just 50 years, over 15,000 farms have vanished from the state's countryside.