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2019 Connecticut Preservation Award Video
On Thursday, April 4th, 150 people attended to celebrate this year's Connecticut Preservation Awards of Merit. For the full list of winners, click here. View the video below to hear more about the...
ACTION ALERT: Raise Your Voice Against SB1107
Please raise your voice to stop the passage of SB 1107, a terrible bill that would jeopardize historic properties in the distressed communities that need them most. The Connecticut Trust has...
Around the State: Stratford & Groton
In each of our bimonthly newsletters, we feature stories from around the state. Here are two from the latest issue! For a paper copy of our newsletter, become a member! Stratford: The...
A Discovery in a 17th c. East Hartford Home
While dismantling the Hills house on High Street in East Hartford, workers from the Glastonbury Restoration Company uncovered a 5-foot-long drawing of a battle scene. Although primitive in...
Things Fall Apart: Alternatives to Demolition
We have all seen vacant houses and unused barns that are left to decay. First a hole develops in the roof, then the rain and snow get in, the frame slowly starts to sag, the windows fall out, and...
For Immediate Release: The CT Trust presents its 2019 Awards
Connecticut Preservation Awards 2019 Presented at Hartford, 4 April 2019 HARLAN GRISWOLD AWARD: The Guilford Preservation Alliance The Guilford Preservation Alliance is the recipient of...
In the News: Impact of CT Trust Grant on Hampton Home
The Hartford Courant featured a story about our recent grant recipient, the Edwin Way Teale House in Hampton. Teale, a naturalist, wrote among other things,Wandering Through Winter, which earned a...
DECD Announces Funding to Enhance Cultural and Historic Sites in the State
DECD Announces Funding to Enhance Cultural and Historic Sites in the State The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) announced it will provide $3,051,971 in grants to...
CT State Historic Preservation Office Fellowship Opportunity
The Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office is offering fellowships for professional development and learning opportunities not available or reimbursable from the recipient's employer....