by Preservation CT | May 23, 2024 | Event
In coordination with other events for the Lafayette Bicentennial Tour, Preservation Connecticut will present a walking tour “Walk in Lafayette’s Footsteps” featuring the places Lafayette toured in New Haven two hundred years ago in 1824. The tour will be led by...
by Preservation CT | May 15, 2024 | Funding, Press
The 1772 Foundation Awards Grants to Connecticut Historic Preservation Organizations 16 recipients in 15 towns receive funding FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 14, 2024 MACON, GA – The 1772 Foundation, partnering for a fourteenth year with Preservation Connecticut, awarded...
by Preservation CT | May 14, 2024 | Event
Join us on Saturday, June 1st from 11:00AM to 1:00PM for an exclusive open house of one of New Haven’s finest homes for sale with the Edgehill Team at Pearce Real Estate! Located at 76 Everit Street, this house was built for Winchester Bennett, grandson of...
by Preservation CT | Apr 25, 2024 | Demolition
18th century house totaling 2,138 square feet proposed for demolition. Post on April 3, 2024. Objections due within 30 days to formalize the next 60 day delay period. Please submit to Christopher Baldwin, Bethel Building Department, 1 School Street, Bethel, CT...
by Preservation CT | Apr 17, 2024 | Event
May 18th: On site at the Barnes Museum, Southington Christina Volpe, Curator Join us ON SITE at the Barnes Museum in Southington on Saturday, May 18th from 11:00-1:00 for a tour of the 15-room historic house (1836) led by their curator, Christina Volpe. The Barnes...
by Preservation CT | Apr 17, 2024 | Event
May 15th: Middletown’s Beman Triangle Jesse Nasta, PhD Join us on Wednesday, May 15th at noon to hear about one of the earliest free Black neighborhoods in Connecticut. Located in Middletown, and commonly called the Beman Triangle, this small activist community had...
by Preservation CT | Apr 17, 2024 | Event
May 8th: Connecticut’s Industrial Development During the Progressive Era Donald Rogers, PhD Join us on Wednesday May 8th at noon when we will hear from Donald Rogers, PhD, who will present about his current research diving into the history of Connecticut...
by Preservation CT | Apr 17, 2024 | Event
May 1st: Helping Historic Churches Mike Forino, PCT & ModernRuins Architects Join us on Wednesday, May 1st at noon to hear guidance regarding preserving historic sacred spaces and resources available for funding, including our Maintenance and Repair grant...
by Preservation CT | Apr 17, 2024 | Event
Thursday, April 25th: Jane Jacobs 101 Alan Plattus, Yale University Join us at this special first session on a THURSDAY at noon to hear from Yale Professor of Architecture, Alan Plattus, about Jane Jacobs (1916-2006), an urbanist and activist who championed a...
by Preservation CT | Apr 11, 2024 | Awards, Event, Press
Preservation Connecticut is proud to announce its Connecticut Preservation Awards for 2024. Preservation stories often tell of threats and losses, so it is heartening to turn instead to stories of accomplishment and creativity. These awards tell stories of rejuvenated...
by Preservation CT | Mar 22, 2024 | Demolition
c. 1834 Solomon Bradley house, located in the Quinnipiac River National Register Historic District. Demolition notice posted on February 29, 2024. Objection letters can be sent to the Building Official: Robert Dillon, 200 Orange St, Room 501, New Haven, CT...
by Preservation CT | Mar 15, 2024 | Demolition
Proposed demolition of entire property including a State Register listed barn called “Dr. Dunne’s Barn” or “John E. Knibbs Barn”. More information on the PCT Historic Barns of Connecticut website. Contact Jordan Sorensen to...
by Preservation CT | Mar 4, 2024 | Advocacy
URGENT ADVOCACY ALERTThere is a crisis impacting State Historic Preservation Offices across the country, including here in Connecticut. We need your help! We are facing substantial challenges, from funding delays, cuts, and staff reductions at the National Park...
by Preservation CT | Feb 9, 2024 | Advocacy, Education
This article was originally written for the September/October 2023 issue of Preservation Connecticut News. See the end of the article for an update from author Michael Forino. Connecticut is home to thousands of churches, temples, and other religious landmarks. Many...
by Preservation CT | Jan 19, 2024 | Demolition
19th century (1830-1870 era), post and beam commercial building just outside the National Register district. Thought to be a former warehouse for John Boynton who owned several mills in town. Photo credits: Coventry Historical Society Demolition notice posted on...
