Morningside, Milford, Connecticut: Milford's neighborhood of Morningside contains about a hundred acres perched above Long Island Sound. Local historians say that English settlers purchased the…
Weston UlbrichDecember 22, 2023
Lakesco Submersible, Milford, Connecticut: On Rogers Avenue are two identical Colonial Revival houses built in 1915 for the daughters of Simon Lake, an inventor who…
Weston UlbrichOctober 22, 2023
Taylor Memorial Library, Milford, Connecticut: In 1894, the Taylor Memorial Library was built at 5 Broad Street in Milford. This Richardsonian Romanesque building was designed…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 21, 2023
Prisoners of the American Revolution, Milford, Connecticut: On New Years Day 1777, a British prison ship released 200 war prisoners ill with smallpox on the…
Weston UlbrichAugust 29, 2023
Abijah Carrington House, Milford, Connecticut: At 88 West Main Street is an ageless early-Colonial saltbox built around 1750. The property is a key part of…
Weston UlbrichAugust 17, 2023
Simon Lake’s Explorer, Milford, Connecticut: Inspired by Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, engineer Simon Lake invented various submarines as far back as 1894.…
Weston UlbrichAugust 14, 2023
41 Lafayette Street, Milford, Connecticut: This three-story Second Empire style home with a mansard roof was built in 1860. When it last sold in 1996,…
Weston UlbrichMarch 1, 2023
Baldwin House, Milford, Connecticut: This Greek Revival style house at 67 Prospect Street has a unique backstory. When a doctor and his wife bought the…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 9, 2023
32 Anderson Avenue, Milford, Connecticut: Built in 1925, this little tudor home has a Dutch gable roof, sometimes also called a “Jerkinhead” roof. View on…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 7, 2023
149 New Haven Avenue, Milford, Connecticut: Built in 1900, this Folk Victorian style home can also be described as having “gingerbread” decorations, a term referring…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 12, 2023
Anthony Stow House, Milford, Connecticut: At 234 Gulf Street is one of five Dutch Colonial homes in Milford featuring a half-gambrel, saltbox configuration. The house…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 2022
Silver Sands State Park, Milford, Connecticut: In 1955, Hurricane Diane destroyed 75 homes on Milford’s shoreline. As a result, Connecticut’s State Park system acquired about…
Weston UlbrichOctober 14, 2022
Soldiers' And Sailors' Monument, Milford, Connecticut: On Milford Green is a statue dedicated to American Civil War veterans. The monument’s 1888 dedication was a significant…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 4, 2022
55 Governors Avenue, Milford, Connecticut: Erected in 1865, this Italianate home has early Victorian accents and a gabled roof. View on Instagram https://instagr.am/p/CaA9z3RJQUp/
Weston UlbrichFebruary 15, 2022
158 Milford, Connecticut: Built around 1900, this minuscule mansard-roofed home is hard to miss in downtown Milford. View on Instagram: https://instagr.am/p/CY4VED1r07j/
Weston UlbrichJanuary 18, 2022
Charles H. Pond House, Milford, Connecticut: Charles Hobby Pond served as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1850 to 1853 and after the resignation of…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 11, 2022
Milford, Connecticut: "This area was settled in 1639 as an independent colony by a congregation of English Puritans led by their minister, the Reverend Peter…
Weston UlbrichApril 1, 2021
Villa Rosa, Milford, Connecticut: In the Woodmont section of Milford, the estate of theater magnate Sylvester Z. Poli (1858-1937) was built in 1914. It was…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 19, 2021
