Guilford Preservation Alliance Wins Top Award

Guilford Preservation Alliance Wins Top Award

The Connecticut Trust, represented by Jane Montanaro, and the State Historic Preservation Office, represented by Liz Shapiro, presented the 2019 Harlan H. Griswold Award to the Guilford Preservation Alliance (GPA) for its effective leadership and tireless efforts to...
Meet Janet Jainschigg Award Winner Carol Leahy

Meet Janet Jainschigg Award Winner Carol Leahy

For twenty-two years, Carol Leahy dedicated her professional skills and personal talents to protecting historic places in Westport. Until her retirement, Carol was the town’s first Historic District Commission (HDC) Staff Administrator and Certified Local Government...
Preservation Awardee Featured in Cottages & Gardens

Preservation Awardee Featured in Cottages & Gardens

Cottages & Gardens just featured a short story about a 2010 Preservation Award Winner, the Orient House, which has been listed for sale.  (Photo above courtesy Cottages & Gardens.) Here is our description of the Orient House from our Local Historic Districts...
Remembering Visionary Developer Marc Levine

Remembering Visionary Developer Marc Levine

The Connecticut Trust remembers visionary preservationist, developer, and advocate Marc S. Levine, who passed away today, October 16, 2018, after a long illness.   Marc was a lover of historic places who took often-heroic actions to bring long-neglected buildings back...