
General David Humphreys House
Begin at the General David Humphreys House in Ansonia, which was built from 1695 to 1698. It was the birthplace of David Humphreys, a Revolutionary War colonel and a friend of General George Washington. When Washington became President, he made Humphreys his first appointee to a foreign ambassadorship (Portugal). Today, the house is fitted out with 18th-century furnishings and serves as the home to the Derby Historical Society.