Avon Historical Society asks for help after a fire at the Derrin Farmhouse
Hello everyone, As many of you know the c.1810 Derrin Farmhouse at 249 West Avon Road, part of the Avon Historical Society, suffered severe fire damage this past Wednesday, May 11th. Thanks to the very quick and precise response by the Avon Volunteer Fire Department, with mutual aid from Simsbury, Canton and Farmington, the structure was saved and it is structurally sound. The cause was deemed to be an accident – spontaneous combustion of oily stain soaked rags left in…