Just a month away from its 300th anniversary, the Samuel Fitch House on Power Road holds a long and rich history. 

Here are some highlights on the timeline between now and the house's founding, as told by Lynne Smithwood, the House's current innkeeper.

1711 - The house was built by Walter Powers, a minister from what is today Chelmsford. Technically, he was still in Chelmsford as Westford would remain as the "western precinct of Chelmsford" until 1729. 

Today the road the house lies on, Powers Road, bears his name.

It is believed that during this time, the house was a frequent target for attacks by local Native American tribes, with small children hidden in a compartment near the chimney during the attacks.

1732 - Just after the birth of Westford as an independent town, Sam Fitch bought the property from Powers and tended the lot as a gentleman farmer, raising just enough food to feed himself and his family. 

1760 - Sam's daughter Lydia marries Francis Leighton, who would later serve as a local committeeman during the Revolutionary War.

The wills of Leighton and Sam Fitch hang in Fitch Suite today, each signed in their own blood.

1840s - The house is bought by the Murphy family, which transforms it into a small family farm to a 360 acre farm that takes up the current property as well as where the Nashoba Valley Ski Resort sits today.

1850s - In the basement, a small tunnel is in place for runaway slaves as the house serves as a stop on the underground railroad. 

Late 1800s - A vote at town meeting on moving Powers Road to where the barn in front of the house meets interesting testimony from Mr. Murphy.

He tells the assembled crowd, "You can put the road there if you want, but that's where I put my manure pile, and you'll have to move that yourselves because I'm not moving it."

The road kept its previous path, which it maintains to this day.

Early 1900s - The house is bought by the Belanger family, followed by the Caldwell family.

The Caldwells expanded the house towards Littleton, creating the current entrance parlor. 

1968 - Stillwell's family, the Romacs, buy the the house. The next few decades see the house's expansion to its current dimensions with the addition of a side patio as well as the "Carriage House", an additional suite with its own bathroom and microwave. 

More information on the house's history and its accomodations in its current form as a bed and breakfast are available on its website, samuelfitchhouse.com