[2] The house is an exceptional survivor of a typical mid 18th century Connecticut farmhouse.

The house, which escaped the burning of Fairfield by the British forces that invaded during the American Revolution, provides a glimpse into the life of a typical family.

It is believed that the house was built for David Ogden at the time of his marriage to Jane Sturges.

For the next 125 years it was home for the Ogden family in this farming and coastal shipping town.

At one time the Ogden House was owned by art and antiques dealer Mary Allis, who turned it into a showcase for eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century American folk paintings and furniture.