The Carriage House at Porter’s Lodge is a
150 year old, renovated
carriage house set amid eight and one half acres of mature trees, rolling lawns, and wild flowers.
It is located at 185 Main Street ( RT 10) in the prestigious
Farmington Village and is just to
the rear of the large white mansion known as
"Porter’s Lodge" or the "Farmington Lodge" ( circa 1763).
A portion of this large mansion at 185 Main Street was
built
in 1763 for Ezekiel Cowels and is one of
Farmington’s oldest
houses.
Just to the north of the LODGE, is the
Revolutionary War encampment of
French forces under General Rochambeau who camped a short
distance north,
on
Main Street, on his way to aid General George Washington.
In the Civil War era these facilities became a part of the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
In the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s this property
became known as the FARMINGTON LODGE.
It was used exclusively by graduates of
near-by
Miss Porter's School who were the members of
the Farmington Lodge Society, for summer
vacations and for
Porter’s reunions.
A 1922 plaque above the POOL HOUSE fire place
commemorates
the FARMINGTON LODGE SOCIETY.
THE CARRIAGE HOUSE was renovated in 1999
and 2000, and the original hardwood floors sanded, a large wrap
around wood deck built, and a 900 square foot side patio built.
THE CARRIAGE HOUSE provides a historic yet practical setting for
weddings,
rehearsal dinners, cocktail parties,
and other social affairs,
as well as a comfortable venue for
political
meetings, fundraisers, business
conferences
and cultural events.
