by CT Trust | Jan 26, 2021 | Demolition
C. 1891 residence, 4,157 square feet. No historic designation. Posted 1/22/2021 Email Jordan Sorensen with questions about...
by CT Trust | Jan 26, 2021 | Education, Event
Join us on Wednesday, February 10th to hear from the newest member of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) staff, Jonathan Kinney, who is the Director of Operations/Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer. He will give a refresher on SHPO’s role in...
by CT Trust | Jan 21, 2021 | Education, Event
Join us on Wednesday, February 3rd, when we will have Jathan Martin, curator of the exhibit “I’m Buildin’ Me a Home” that was featured at Yale’s Divinity School from September to December 2020. The exhibition uses photos, text, artifacts, and a variety of...
by CT Trust | Jan 19, 2021 | Advocacy, Education
The roof of the historic Dayville Mill (also known as the Prym Mill) collapsed in 2010 and again in 2011, while in the Transfer Act program. Not only was costly remediation work being deferred, but so too was maintenance of the building. The main mill building was...
by CT Trust | Jan 19, 2021 | Demolition
C. 1800 residence, 3,837 square feet. Contributing resource to the Silvermine Center National Register Historic District. Posted 12/28/2020 Email Jordan Sorensen with questions about...
by CT Trust | Jan 15, 2021 | Education
This article was originally featured in our November 2019 Connecticut Preservation News and writeen by Catherine Labadia from the CT State Historic Preservation Office. To understand the consequence of history, it is easiest to relate the past to the present in our...
by CT Trust | Jan 12, 2021 | Request for Proposals
The Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society (AWHS) is seeking proposals for consultant services to conduct a structural analysis of the most significant barns at the Thomas Darling House National Register Site located at 1907 Litchfield Turnpike, Woodbridge,...
by CT Trust | Jan 11, 2021 | Education, Event
Join us on Wednesday, January 27th when we will have Sara Bronin, the founder and lead organizer of Desegregate Connecticut. The organization is a coalition of neighbors and nonprofits who believe in creating abundant, diverse housing in service of equity, inclusive...
by CT Trust | Jan 11, 2021 | Education, Event
Join us on Wednesday, January 20th to hear about what is new at Connecticut Landmarks. The new Executive Director Aaron Marcavitch and Deputy Director Robert Brock will discuss the 85-year legacy of Connecticut Landmarks including recent work done on a few of the ten...
by CT Trust | Jan 6, 2021 | Awards
If you want to preserve historic places, the first step is to know what they are. For more than forty years, the historian and historical consultant Bruce Clouette has sought out historic places across Connecticut and helped us understand not only what and where they...
by CT Trust | Dec 30, 2020 | Funding, Organization, Press
The Somersville Manufacturing Company, established in 1879 on the banks of the Scantic River in Somers, made heavy woolen cloth until closing in 1969. The complex sprawled across nearly seven acres on either side of Maple Street. The mill itself was located on the...
by CT Trust | Dec 28, 2020 | Demolition
Large historic mansion, 4,584 square feet in Compo Beach neighborhood. Built 1926. Posted 12/18/2020 Email Jordan Sorensen with questions about...
by CT Trust | Dec 14, 2020 | Demolition
Large historic estate with main house, shed, and cottage. Built c. 1915. Posted 12/7/2020 Email Jordan Sorensen with questions about...
by CT Trust | Dec 4, 2020 | Demolition
Two residential houses, built c. 1887 and 1900. #19 was a cottage designed for Charles Lewis by local Middletown architect Jasper D. Sibley, and it was published in the issue of Building Age, July 1891, as an example of a model residence, including plans, elevations...
by CT Trust | Nov 30, 2020 | Easements, Organization
Written by Edward F. Gerber I am often asked why I donated a preservation easement on my 1760s house (and outbuildings), commonly referred to as the Sturges-Wright house in Westport. Had I taken leave of my senses? My answer is always quite simple. This property is an...
