Average (mean) square footage for new single-family homes fell from 2,736 to 2,714 for the second three months of the year. On a less volatile one-year moving average, the recent trend of leveling home size can be see on the graph above, although current sizes remain elevated.
Washington obliged and would soon foil Benedict Arnoldâs attempt to betray his country. Arnold was one of six children to his father Benedict Arnold III and his mother Hannah King. He was born in Connecticut Colony on January 14, 1741. Arnoldâs childhood was rough but typical of that day.
Benedict Arnold Facts: Early Revolutionary War. 1  At the outbreak of the war Benedict Arnold enlisted in the Connecticut militia and was given the rank of Captain. 2  After the Battles of Lexington and Concord bottled the British troops up in Boston; Benedict Arnold and his men marched and helped lay siege.