Historic Name or Use   

William H. Smith Home

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 Address  

Address: 51 East Main Street, Stafford Springs

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 About This History of Stafford Savings Bank

This Romanesque/Tuscan style house was built for William H. Smith in 1888.   This is Stafford’s only house of this style that was made popular by architect Henry Hobson Richardson. The house has a rusticated granite foundation, brownstone 1st story, and clapboarded 2nd story and 3rd story turret.   Albert E. Converse was the builder.  The stonework was done by the W. N. Flynt Co. of Monson, Massachusetts.  William H. Smith owned two mills in Stafford and was Vice President of the First National Bank.   The building became The Browne Funeral Home in 1938 when it was purchased by J. Francis Browne & Sons of Thompsonville.  The resident directors were Richard and Elise (McIntyre) Browne, both licensed embalmers.   The business was bought by Joseph A. Introvigne in 1980 and is now run by the third generation of the Introvigne family. 

 

 Time Line:

• 1888- William H. Smith builds a house on the corner of East Main and Crown Streets

• 1900 – William H. Smith dies

• 1936 – Estelle (Wood) Smith, William’s widow, dies, and the house passes to son Robert W. Smith

• 1938 – The House was sold to J. Francis Browne & Sonsand became Browne Funeral Home

• 1956 – Business sold to Richard E. Stevens and Henry J. Plante, becoming Stevens-Plante Funeral Home

• 1964 – Joseph A. Introvigne becomesa  partner in the business and name changes to Introvigne-Plante Funeral Home

• 1980 – Joseph A. Introvigne, became the sole owner and name is changed to Introvigne Funeral Home

• 2000 – Joseph A. Introvigne, dies and his son, Joseph R. Introvigne, Sr. purchases the business

• 2003 – Joseph R. Introvigne, Jr. became a licensed Funeral Director and joined his father’s business

• 2012 - Michael J. Introvigne, another son of Joseph R. Introvigne Sr. became a licensed Funeral Director and joined his father and brother in business.