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Butterworth's Giant Valley Farm
640 Tuttle Avenue

August 7, 1940

© New Haven Journal-Courier - August 7, 1940 (Courtesy of G. Donald Steele)
© New Haven Evening Register - August 7, 1940 (Courtesy of G. Donald Steele)
© New Haven Evening Register - August 7, 1940 (Courtesy of G. Donald Steele)
Whitneyville's 1928 Maxim 750 GPM at Butterworth's Farm in August 1940. (Photo courtesy of G. Donald Steele)
Photo courtesy of G. Donald Steele
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Butterworth's Giant Valley Farm, on Tuttle Avenue about a mile in from Whitney Avenue, has been the scene of three other major fires:  February 1955, May 1975, and August 1998.  Links to the other three are below.

February 15, 1955 – Butterworth Mansion, 640 Tuttle Avenue

May 26, 1975 – Butterworth’s Barn, Opposite 640 Tuttle Avenue

August 10, 1998 – Butterworth’s Farm, 640 Tuttle Avenue


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