by Preservation CT | Oct 7, 2021 | Education, Event
October 13th: Uncovering the Battle of Ridgefield David Naumec, Ph.D, Military Historian, Heritage Consultants On April 27, 1777, British troops marched through and raided Ridgefield on their return to ships off Westport. Over 250 years later, skeletons belonging to...
by Preservation CT | Oct 5, 2021 | Education
Conversion of the Armstrong Rubber Company building in New Haven to a hotel is following the rigorous Passive House energy efficiency guidelines. (Photo courtesy of Becker + Becker) Christopher Wigren, Deputy Director Weather-related emergencies have featured...
by Preservation CT | Sep 30, 2021 | Demolition
3 Buildings: 2283-2289 Main Street (c. 1875, contributing resource to Glastonbury National Register Historic District, described as worker’s house); 2341-2345 Main Street (c.1896 commercial use); 2389 Main Street (c.1900 commercial use) Posted 9/17/2021 For...
by Preservation CT | Sep 30, 2021 | Event
ONLY A COUPLE SPACES LEFT! Join us for an exclusive FREE event for Preservation Connecticut members! On Thursday, October 28th, we will have a tour of the Colt mill complex in Hartford. The owner, Larry Dooley, will take two groups through and explain the rehab work...
by Preservation CT | Sep 30, 2021 | Education, Event
October 27th: Vampire Folk Belief in Connecticut Nick Bellantoni, State Archaeologist Emeritus To get into the Halloween spirit, we will be joined on Wednesday, October 27th by State Archaeologist Emeritus Nick Bellantoni to present “The New England Vampire Folk...
by Preservation CT | Sep 30, 2021 | Demolition
W.M. Churchill House, c. 1875. Contributing resource to the Stony Creek/Thimble Island National Register Historic District. Posted 9/15/2021 For objections, submit a letter to Branford Building Department, Building Official Anthony Cinicola, 1019 Main St....
by Preservation CT | Sep 29, 2021 | Education, Event
October 20th: Gravestones Ruth Shipleigh-Brown, CT Gravestone Network For the last two sessions of Talking About Preservation before Halloween, we are going to have some spookier topics to get in the spirit. On Wednesday, October 20th, Ruth Shipleigh-Brown from the CT...
by Preservation CT | Sep 24, 2021 | Education
Entrance to Khakum Wood. (Courtesy of the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.) Christopher Wigren, Deputy Director Parks, campuses, estates, cemeteries, subdivisions, and much more—survey teams...
by Preservation CT | Sep 10, 2021 | Request for Proposals
The City of New Haven is requesting proposals from a consultant with demonstrated experience in stabilizing compromised historic industrial structures and utilizing the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Properties for a planning and adaptive reuse study...
by Preservation CT | Sep 3, 2021 | Demolition
Historic Greenwich Landmark, the John W. Alfonse Cottage. Built in 1898. Posted 8/24/2021 For objections, contact Division of Buildings by August 30th IN WRITING: Attn: William Marr, 101 Field Point Road Greenwich, CT 06830...
by Preservation CT | Sep 3, 2021 | Event
Thanks to our photographers and voters, you helped us raise appreciation for the Connecticut barn and over $7,000 to support our work during the 2020 GogoPhoto contest! Our jury carefully picked 36 photos out of the submitted 112 for the traveling gallery show....
by Preservation CT | Sep 2, 2021 | Education, Event
October 6th: Unconscious Influence: Olmsted’s Hartford Don Poland, Goman + York Advisory Services On Wednesday, October 6th, Dr. Don Poland will join us to discuss the social-cultural milieu that emerged in 19th-century Hartford and trace the influence of Hartford’s...
by Preservation CT | Sep 2, 2021 | Education, Event
September 29th: The Sustainable Historic House Marena Wisniewski, State Historic Preservation Office On Wednesday, September 29th, we will be joined by Marena Wisniewski, National Register Specialist/Architectural Historian at the State Historic Preservation Office....
by Preservation CT | Sep 2, 2021 | Education, Event
September 22nd: Protecting the Parkway Wes Haynes, Merritt Parkway Conservancy Join us for the first noontime chat of our Fall Series on Wednesday, September 22nd! We’ll hear from one of our partners, Wes Haynes, Executive Director of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy....
by Preservation CT | Aug 30, 2021 | Education
It’s been a longtime goal of Preservation Connecticut to document preservation projects from start to finish. Typically, this process has been completed in the form of before-and-after photos and brief updates. We recently were given the opportunity to take this...
