Jethro Wood House

Jethro Wood House is a large two-and-a-half-story wooden structure built before 1800, featuring symmetrical windows and a distinctive gable-roof portico. The building retains its clapboard exterior and original red entrance door, making it recognizable from the road.

The house dates to the early American period before 1800 and became home to Jethro Wood, whose agricultural work would transform farming. In 1814, Wood patented the first cast-iron plow with replaceable parts, a breakthrough that modernized American agriculture.

The house served as a gathering place for agricultural innovation discussions among rural communities. Visitors can sense how this property shaped early American farming conversations and practices.

The house sits along Poplar Ridge Road in Ledyard and stands out clearly because of its distinctive gable roof and red entrance. The location on a rural road makes it easy to spot and stop at for visitors passing through the area.

An original oil portrait of Jethro Wood still hangs in the house, showing the face of the man behind the invention. A cast-iron plow from his era is also displayed, illustrating the practical solution that defined his work.