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What is now known as the Ivoryton Store on Main Street in the village of Ivoryton, began as a partnership between Franklin M. Rose and Theodore F. Rose, under the firm name of Rose Brothers. This partnership was formed in March 1878 when they bought…

The Ivoryton Playhouse was built in 1908 by Comstock-Cheney and Company, to provide entertainment for the community. Touring stock and vaudeville companies performed here.

In 1915 silent movies moved in. The small theatre was used as a silent…

Comstock, Cheney and Company exemplifies the industry and ingenuity of the Yankees of the 1800’s. Samuel Merritt Comstock, born in 1809, was ambitious and inquisitive. When he finished his schooling in the one room school in Centerbrook, he went to…

The following story about the Ivoryton School was taken from the newspaper The New Era, printed in September 1899.

"A great many years ago, the growing population at this end of the town demanded that a school house should be located there. The…