Lambert Hitchcock

In 1818, he opened a furniture factory in Riverton, Connecticut, then called Hitchcocksville.

Soon Hitchcock, influenced by Connecticut clockmaker Eli Terry, began mass-producing simple, affordable chairs.

In 1946, John Tarrant Kenney came upon the abandoned Hitchcock Chair factory while fishing on the Farmington River.

That business lasted until 2006, when it was forced to close due to competition from low-cost overseas furniture manufacturers.

In the spring of 2010, Rick Swenson and his business partner, Gary Hath, purchased the Hitchcock name, plans, and artwork, and began producing chairs.