by CT Trust | Sep 27, 2018 | Advocacy
Bridgeport residents, community activists, and city officials are leading an effort to find a new use for the former West End branch library (1922). A gateway building at the intersection of State Street and Fairfield Avenue, the building has been a bank and a youth...
by CT Trust | Sep 21, 2018 | Advocacy, Funding
Learn about seven incredible tax credit projects from around the state of Connecticut, which have revived historic buildings through the use of state and local historic preservation tax credits. They are: Capewell Horse Nail Company, Hartford, CT Capitol Lofts,...
by CT Trust | Sep 19, 2018 | Advocacy
The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation recently sent a letter to our Congressional delegation – two Senators and five Representatives – in support of the Antiquities Act of 2018. The challenge the Antiquities Act of 2018 aims to address is the...
by CT Trust | Sep 16, 2018 | Demolition
Sanborn Library Building, built 1922. Contact us at jsorensen@cttrust.org or...
by CT Trust | Sep 10, 2018 | Funding, Survey
Over the weekend, community leaders gathered in the North End of Hartford for a groundbreaking ceremony for a $34 million renovation of the M. Swift & Sons Factory, which will include food businesses, a kitchen incubator, and an indoor hydroponic farm. At 65,000...
by CT Trust | Sep 9, 2018 | Education
The first comprehensive illustrated history of Connecticut architectural heritage, Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places by Christopher Wigren, is scheduled for release November 6. Connecticut boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in...
