by CT Trust | Apr 18, 2019 | Funding
The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced a round of funding – open through May 1, 2019 – for grants for small towns through the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns. Learn more and apply here. Grants from the Hart Family Fund for Small Towns...
by CT Trust | Apr 15, 2019 | Funding
As they meet with local non-profit owners of historic buildings, Circuit Riders have the discretionary authority to deploy mini-grants for preservation consultant services for critical building issues. From January through March 2019, the Connecticut Trust awarded six...
by CT Trust | Apr 13, 2019 | Awards, Event
The Connecticut Trust, represented by Jane Montanaro, and the State Historic Preservation Office, represented by Liz Shapiro, presented the 2019 Harlan H. Griswold Award to the Guilford Preservation Alliance (GPA) for its effective leadership and tireless efforts to...
by CT Trust | Apr 13, 2019 | Awards, Event
For twenty-two years, Carol Leahy dedicated her professional skills and personal talents to protecting historic places in Westport. Until her retirement, Carol was the town’s first Historic District Commission (HDC) Staff Administrator and Certified Local Government...
by CT Trust | Apr 9, 2019 | Education
The Connecticut Trust was proud to feature in its last bimonthly newsletter (available to members) the news that the Constance Baker Motley house and preserve have been added to the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Born and raised in New Haven, Judge Motley (1921-2005) and...
by CT Trust | Apr 8, 2019 | Awards, Event
On Thursday, April 4th, 150 people attended to celebrate this year’s Connecticut Preservation Awards of Merit. For the full list of winners, click here. View the video below to hear more about the...
by CT Trust | Apr 5, 2019 | Advocacy
Please raise your voice to stop the passage of SB 1107, a terrible bill that would jeopardize historic properties in the distressed communities that need them most. The Connecticut Trust has been working hard, with our lobbyist Halloran & Sage, to...
by CT Trust | Apr 2, 2019 | Advocacy, Education
In each of our bimonthly newsletters, we feature stories from around the state. Here are two from the latest issue! For a paper copy of our newsletter, become a member! Stratford: The American Shakespeare Theatre (1955; NR), pictured above, was destroyed by...
by CT Trust | Apr 1, 2019 | Education
While dismantling the Hills house on High Street in East Hartford, workers from the Glastonbury Restoration Company uncovered a 5-foot-long drawing of a battle scene. Although primitive in execution, the scene is complex, depicting three distinct groups of...
by CT Trust | Mar 31, 2019 | Advocacy, Education
We have all seen vacant houses and unused barns that are left to decay. First a hole develops in the roof, then the rain and snow get in, the frame slowly starts to sag, the windows fall out, and eventually (sometimes after many years), the structure collapses into a...
by CT Trust | Mar 27, 2019 | Awards, Event
Connecticut Preservation Awards 2019 Presented at Hartford, 4 April 2019 HARLAN GRISWOLD AWARD: The Guilford Preservation Alliance The Guilford Preservation Alliance is the recipient of Connecticut’s foremost preservation award, presented jointly by the State Historic...
by CT Trust | Mar 27, 2019 | Directory
Company or Business Name: Fellner Architects Address: 382 Town Street P.O. Box 115 East Haddam, CT 06423 Phone: (860) 873-8230 Email: gfellner@fellnerarch.com Website http://www.fellnerarchitects.com Description of Services: Fellner Architects is involved with new...
by CT Trust | Mar 2, 2019 | Funding, Press
The Hartford Courant featured a story about our recent grant recipient, the Edwin Way Teale House in Hampton. Teale, a naturalist, wrote among other things,Wandering Through Winter, which earned a Pulitzer-Prize. The Teales donated the property to the Connecticut...
by CT Trust | Feb 12, 2019 | Funding
DECD Announces Funding to Enhance Cultural and Historic Sites in the State The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) announced it will provide $3,051,971 in grants to 12 nonprofit organizations through the Good to Great grant program. The...
by CT Trust | Feb 12, 2019 | Education, Funding
The Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office is offering fellowships for professional development and learning opportunities not available or reimbursable from the recipient’s employer. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to: attendance at...
