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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....
2019 Legislative Priorities
With our lobbyists and in partnership with Connecticut Preservation Action, the Connecticut Main Street Center, the CT Places Coalition, and the Connecticut Community Investment Act Coalition, we...
Statewide Summit on Adaptive Reuse
Thursday, February 28, 2019 8:00 am - 2:30 pm The Lyceum 227 Lawrence Street Hartford, CT 06106 Get Directions Turning old buildings into productive new uses 2 Dates, 2 Locations — Choose what works...
Preservation Easements
Connecticut Trust staff have just finished the current cycle of inspections on historic properties with preservation easements held by the Trust. What a pleasure it is to revisit these buildings and...