It turns out that William H. Mead's house -where Cos Cob Elementary School is located today- was the home of a school for girls. The house was rented out by Caroline Smith Mead to the school for dormitory space and classrooms.
The school was operated by members of the famous Beecher family -as in Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
The list of references is impressive. Names include Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher; Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe; Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain); Rev. Yarrington of Christ Episcopal Church, Greenwich, and so on. (See the third page in the link below).
Above is an image of the cover page of a brochure promoting the school. To see more visit this link to Harvard Library.
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