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After serving in the Navy during the Civil War, young Navy Captain Spiro Bennis was honorably discharged from the navy and entered the employment of the Ward Line where he was sent to Sullivan Maine. In Sullivan, he supervised the construction of the brig Havana that he would soon command on its journeys to the West Indies.
While in Sullivan, this decorated war veteran met Elizabeth Hannah Simpson who was soon to be his wife. Lizzie (as Elizabeth was known to family and friends) also served in the Civil War, as a nurse, and was a direct descendant of the founding family of Sullivan. Lizzie was the daughter of Paul Simpson and Hannah Sullivan. Hannah Sullivan’s parents were Daniel Sullivan and Abigail Bean. Daniel was a Revolutionary War Hero and namesake of the town.
Captain Bennis and his wife built a grand home overlooking Frenchman Bay where they would raise their family and entertain friends and relatives for many years to follow. From the day it was built in 1875, the Captain Bennis House has been a local landmark and cherished home for generations of the Bennis/Simpson family.
It is rare to find a home with so much history, original appointments, and in the loving care of the same family more than 140 years. The Captain Bennis House is truly a unique home with distinctive historical features combined with modern amenities.
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