Pictured here is the bungalow that was built in 1907 by Dr. Frederic Dennis, a noted New York surgeon whose family had lived in Norfolk for generations. His summer residence, known as Tamarack Lodge, sat just off Litchfield Road and the hilltop bungalow, designed by architect Alfredo Taylor, was a place to entertain guests, with panoramic views across Litchfield County and beyond. Inside, it was tastefully furnished and even had a small pipe organ on the balcony. The leaded glass windows are visible in the photograph. In 1935 Dr. Dennis gifted his 240-acre estate to the State of Connecticut to be used as a state park. During World War II, the bungalow was an observation post for civilian volunteers to spot enemy aircraft, part of the Aircraft Warning Service. It now stands windowless and empty, a mere shell of its former self, in Dennis Hill State Park.

—Ann Havemeyer