by Preservation CT | Jun 10, 2025 | Education, Event, Press
To close out our summer series, Dr. Leah Glaser will join us on Wednesday July 2nd to talk about caring for our natural resources from a less traditional perspective. She has written a new book called Branching Out: The Public History of Trees and will discuss how...
by Preservation CT | May 28, 2025 | Education, Event, Press
Join us on Saturday, June 28th for Talking About Preservation ON Site starting at 11:00AM. Maisa Tisdale, President/CEO of the Mary and Eliza Freeman Center will talk about the history of Little Liberia and the Freeman Center’s mission to restore and rehabilitate the...
by Preservation CT | May 28, 2025 | Education, Event, Organization, Press, Uncategorized
Join us on Wednesday, June 25th for Talking About Preservation with PCT staff celebrating 50 years of preservation! Join us as we reminisce about some of our greatest challenges and victories from the past 50 years. From the advocacy of a mighty group of...
by Preservation CT | May 28, 2025 | Education, Event, Press, Uncategorized
Join us on Wednesday, June 18th for Talking About Preservation with Connecticut Landmarks! As one of our preservation partners in the state, we are excited to have them present about their nine historic house museums, four stewardship properties, and preservation work...
by Preservation CT | May 28, 2025 | Education, Event, Press, Uncategorized
Join us for the first Talking About Preservation virtual session of 2025! On Wednesday, June 11th at noon, we will feature Norm Berman who will talk about the history of Danielson’s Temple Beth Israel Preservation Society. Built in the 1950s by a community of...
by Preservation CT | May 13, 2025 | Funding, Press
Preservation Connecticut Announces Historic Preservation Matching Grants in Partnership with The 1772 Foundation Preservation Connecticut, partnering for the fifteenth year with The 1772 Foundation, has awarded historic preservation matching grants totaling $136,818...
by Preservation CT | Apr 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Join Preservation Connecticut board and staff -past and present- as we celebrate 50 years! Saturday, June 14th 12:00PM-2:00PM Eli Whitney Barn, 940 Whitney Avenue, Hamden Enjoy a special luncheon to reconnect and reminisce. Ample parking available. Please let us know...
by Preservation CT | Apr 28, 2025 | Demolition
9,142 square foot house built in 1938. Objection to demolition shall be submitted in writing to the Westport Building Official within 30 days: Steve Smith, Westport Building Department, 515 Post Road East, Westport, CT...
by Preservation CT | Apr 17, 2025 | Request for Proposals
Connecticut Landmarks is accepting sealed proposals for construction services for structural repairs to the Joshua Hempsted House (The Hempsted Houses). Project is located at 11 Hempstead St, New London, CT. Those interested in providing these services, as set forth...
by Preservation CT | Apr 16, 2025 | Awards, Press
Preservation Connecticut is proud to announce its Connecticut Preservation Awards for 2025. Preservation stories often tell of threats and losses, so it is heartening to turn instead to stories of accomplishment and creativity. These awards are about rejuvenated...
by Preservation CT | Apr 15, 2025 | Event
Join us on Thursday, May 8th at 5:30pm to celebrate our 2025 award winners! We will be celebrating at the New Haven Country Club, located at 160 Hartford Turnpike in Hamden. 5:30-6:00PM: Reception 6:00PM-7:00PM: Ceremony 7:00-8:00PM: 50th Anniversary Celebratory...
by Preservation CT | Apr 7, 2025 | Demolition
c. 1865 house totaling 1,750 square feet. Listed in Westport’s Historic Resources Inventory as the “W.S. Bonton; Flavis Clark House”. Posted March 20, 2025. To submit an objection, please send a letter to the Westport Building Department: Peter...
by Preservation CT | Apr 7, 2025 | Event
THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED Ball & Socket Arts May 17th at 11:00AM 493 West Main Street, Cheshire Join us as we go behind the scenes at Ball & Socket Arts, one of PCT’s 50 places! Come learn about the history of the former Ball & Socket Manufacturing Company...
by Preservation CT | Mar 26, 2025 | Demolition
St. Peter Church, slated for demolition based on an engineering report that called for cost prohibitive structural repairs. Parishioners have started a petition to save the church. Recent coverage by the Hartford Courant. Email Jordan Sorensen with questions about...
by Preservation CT | Mar 4, 2025 | Demolition
Five residential/commercial buildings, c.1890-1900, contributing resource in the Chapel Street National Register District. Objections letters submitted to Building Official, Robert Dillon, 200 Orange Street, Room 501, New Haven, CT...
