221 Cottonwood / The Coakley House

The 1842, Catherine and Timothy Coakley purchased property from the Stephen Warren family and built a small cabin to house their family of four children: Catherine, George, Charles and William. The current house, built on the property circa 1876, was inherited by their son Charles. When Charles died in 1937, the home was bought by his nephew, George Jr. (son of Charles’ brother, George) who, with his wife, Catherine Guy, moved into the house shortly after Charles’ death. George Jr. died in 1954, and Catherine lived there until 1991, keeping the property in one family for 149 years. An unusual seventeen steps separate the first floor from the second.

If you have any historic pictures (preferably pre-WWII) that you would like to share with the Hartland Historical Society,

please let us know by emailing us at:hartlandhistory@gmail.com.




		221 Cottonwood / The Coakley House The 1842, Catherine and Timothy Coakley purchased property from the Stephen Warren family and built a small cabin to house their family of four children: Catherine, George, Charles and William. The current house, built on the property circa 1876, was inherited by their son Charles. When Charles died in 1937, the home was bought by his nephew, George Jr. (son of Charles’ brother, George) who, with his wife, Catherine Guy, moved into the house shortly after Charles’ death. George Jr. died in 1954, and Catherine lived there until 1991, keeping the property in one family for 149 years. An unusual seventeen steps separate the first floor from the second. If you have any historic pictures (preferably pre-WWII) that you would like to share with the Hartland Historical Society, please let us know by emailing us at:hartlandhistory@gmail.com.