'Turnback Tuesday' features Brownie Castle on Academy Hill in Derby

Turnback Tuesday visits the “Red House on the Hill." 
Famously known as Brownie Castle, it was located on Academy Hill in Derby. 
A colonial saltbox house built in 1686 by Samuel Bowers, it was later owned by W.S. Browne who lived there for more than 50 years, hence “Brownie Castle”. 
To be a colonial-style house, the chimney is located in the center as well as the front door, with equal number of windows on both sides. Thus, the home is symmetrical. A saltbox has a low back roof line. 
Brownie Castle had a spectacular view of the Housatonic River going towards Long Island Sound.


A big thank you goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week!