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Historical MarkersMeriden
February 17, 2024

Connecticut’s Blue Town Signs: Meriden

Meriden, Connecticut: 1661 - Meriden area first settled when Jonathan Gilbert is granted land by Connecticut Colony and employs Edward Higbee to operate an inn.…
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ItalianateNew Haven
February 15, 2024

Edward Roland House

Edward Roland House, New Haven, Connecticut: At 42 Academy Street in Wooster Square is an Italianate duplex built around 1865. The house is likely named…
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ChurchesColonial RevivalDanbury
February 9, 2024

First Congregational Church of Danbury

First Congregational Church, Danbury, Connecticut: Long before American Independence, eight pioneers from Norwalk purchased land in Danbury from the Potatuck Indians in 1684. The colonists…
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Gothic RevivalHartfordMuseums
February 1, 2024

Wadsworth Atheneum

Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut: Founded in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum is America’s oldest public art museum. The story of the museum began with the birth…
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MuseumsParksStratfordTowers
November 22, 2023

Boothe Memorial Park & Museum

Boothe Memorial Park & Museum, Stratford, Connecticut: On 32 acres in the Putney section of Stratford is a collection of 28 unique buildings within Boothe…
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ColonialDurham
October 26, 2023

Moses Austin House

Moses Austin House, Durham, Connecticut: At 239 Main Street is a modified saltbox home built in 1754, yet part of the structure may have been…
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Gothic RevivalHartfordMonumentsParksTowers
October 16, 2023

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch

Aerial view of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1892. 1886 State Capitol & Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1895. 1905 (c.) 1910 (c.) 2018 Soldiers…
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New HavenTransportationWaterways
October 10, 2023

Long Wharf Pier

Long Wharf, New Haven, Connecticut: Long Wharf has been a major landmark for commerce in New Haven since the 17th century. In 1663, Samuel Bache…
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Gothic RevivalMeridenParks
September 20, 2023

Castle Craig

Castle Craig, Meriden, Connecticut: On East Peak in the Hanging Hills of Meriden is an observation tower constructed of trap rock. The structure is 32…
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LighthousesNew HavenNewsOctagonParks
September 18, 2023

Lighthouse Point Park

Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut: At the southern tip of New Haven's East Shore section is Lighthouse Point Park. The location used to be…
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ItalianateMansionsNew Haven
September 11, 2023

John Pitkin Norton House

John Pitkin Norton House, New Haven, Connecticut: Now known as Steinbach Hall on the campus of Yale University, the John Pitkin Norton House John Pitkin…
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ColonialDurhamGreek Revival
August 29, 2023

Elias Austin House

Elias Austin House, Durham, Connecticut:  In 1743, Elias Austin* bought land from Robert Fairchild for 153 pounds and built a Colonial style house on Main…
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HartfordItalianateMansions
August 14, 2023

Ashmead-Colt House

Ashmead-Colt House, Hartford, Connecticut: On Wethersfield Avenue stands an Italianate mansion built in 1859 for James Ashmead (across the street from Samuel Colt’s Armsmear). Ashmead…
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Colonial RevivalMansionsNew Haven
August 10, 2023

2095 Chapel Street

2095 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut: This grandiose Colonial Revival home roared into existence in 1920. The house has 13 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms…
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Gothic RevivalHartfordNews
August 7, 2023

Connecticut State Capitol

Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, Connecticut:  “Overlooking Hartford's 41-acre Bushnell Memorial Park, the Connecticut State Capitol first opened for the General Assembly in January, 1879. Constructed of…
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ColonialDurham
May 29, 2023

Ithamar Parsons House

Ithamar Parsons House, Durham, Connecticut: At 57 Middlefield Road is a Colonial house dating back to as far as 1733. Ithamar Parsons (1707-1786) lived here…
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Art DecoBridgesStratfordTransportation
April 8, 2023

James Farm Road Bridge

James Farm Road Bridge, Stratford, Connecticut: In 1940, residents of Stratford feared a proposed route of the Merritt Parkway by the Connecticut Highway Department, and…
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MuseumsStratford
April 7, 2023

Connecticut Air & Space Center

Connecticut Air & Space Center, Stratford, Connecticut: Located next to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation in…
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Collegiate GothicMansionsNew Haven
March 2, 2023

2150 Chapel Street

2150 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut: This single-family fortress in Westville was built in 1937. The mansion is 7,272 square feet on 1.4 acres with…
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AbandonedDanburyFixer-upperMansionsOctagon
March 2, 2023

Octagon House

Octagon House, Danbury, Connecticut: At 21 Spring Street is an octagon-shaped house built in 1852. In its heyday the home was the grandest of any…
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March 1, 2023

Meriden City Hall

Meriden City Hall, Meriden, Connecticut: On East Main Street, Meriden’s first town hall was erected in 1854, costing $60,000. Following its dedication in 1858, Reverend…
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NeoclassicalNew HavenNewsSchools
January 31, 2023

Kirtland Hall

Kirtland Hall, New Haven, Connecticut: At 2 Hillhouse Avenue is a four-story Classical Revival built of brownstone in 1902. One of New Haven’s most generous…
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HartfordTransportation
January 27, 2023

Asylum Street

Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut: Flood of 1936. Traffic, 1935. Morning rush, 1923. Majestic Theatre, 1925. Looking East from High Street, 1917. Blizzard, 1888. Horse and…
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Dutch ColonialListingsNew London
January 26, 2023

William Coit House

William Coit, House New London, Connecticut:  Captain William Coit’s residence was built in 1763 at 92 Washington Street. This Dutch Colonial has a rare bell…
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FederalFixer-upperOld Lyme
January 22, 2023

40 Sill Lane

40 Sill Lane, Old Lyme, Connecticut: An early Federal style home built in 1790. Any historical information on this house would be appreciated! View on…
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January 18, 2023

Corning Fountain

Corning Fountain, Hartford, Connecticut:  On the Horace Bushnell Promenade, in Bushnell Park is a Beaux-arts style fountain dating back to 1899. It was commissioned by…
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James Dwight Dana House New Haven Connecticut Real EstateItalianateMansionsNew Haven
January 17, 2023

James Dwight Dana House

James Dwight Dana House, New Haven, Connecticut: At 24 Hillhouse Avenue is one of Yale’s many historic buildings. This Italianate home was designed by New…
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Beaux-ArtsDemolishedNew Haven
January 16, 2023

The Sherman Building

The Sherman Building, New Haven, Connecticut: On Chapel Street is the upscale restaurant Union League Cafe on the first floor of what used to be…
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ChurchesGothic RevivalHartford
January 15, 2023

Christ Church Cathedral

Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut: Downtown at 955 Main Street is an old Episcopal church built around 1820. It was designed by Ithiel Town as…
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FederalMansionsOld Lyme
January 3, 2023

Ataraxia

Ataraxia, Old Lyme, Connecticut: At 317 Ferry Road is a distinctive three bedroom, four bathroom estate called Ataraxia (a concept from Greek antiquity for an…
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DemolishedHartfordMansionsQueen Anne
January 2, 2023

Charles Dudley Warner Residence

Charles Dudley Warner, Hartford, Connecticut: In Hartford’s Nook Farm neighborhood once stood the residence of famed author, Charles Dudley Warner. He was a travel writer,…
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Colonial RevivalDemolishedHartfordLodging
December 23, 2022

Hotel Bond

Hotel Bond, Hartford, Connecticut: Hotel Bond on Asylum Street was once Hartford’s most luxurious establishment. It was built in two stages in 1913 and 1921…
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Beaux-ArtsHartford
December 19, 2022

Municipal Building (City Hall)

Municipal Building (City Hall), Hartford, Connecticut: At 550 Main Street is Connecticut’s most ornate Beaux-Arts building ever made for local government. Land for the Municipal…
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CapeOld Lyme
December 3, 2022

Justin Smith-Sweet House

Justin Smith-Sweet House, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Located at 54 Lyme Street is a home built in 1710. It’s an example of Three-quarter Cape Cod style…
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HartfordModern
November 23, 2022

The Gold Building

The Gold Building, Hartford, Connecticut: Built in 1975, Hartford’s iconic One Financial Plaza is also known as The Gold Building. It's an architectural expression of…
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RestaurantsWest Haven
October 31, 2022

Zuppardi’s Apizza

Zuppardi’s Apizza, West Haven, Connecticut: The story of Zuppardi’s began with Dominic Zuppardi. Dominic learned the trade on the southern coast of Italy. He came…
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New Haven
October 12, 2022

469 Edgewood Avenue

469 Edgewood Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut: In the heart of New Haven’s Edgewood community is this Queen Anne multi-family, featuring a round turret and fish-scale…
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Long Island SoundStratfordWaterways
September 3, 2022

Great Meadows Marsh

Great Meadows Marsh, Stratford, Connecticut: This tidal marshland is located near the Lordship section of Stratford. Great Meadows is part of the Stewart B. McKinney…
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SchoolsWest Haven
September 2, 2022

Union School

Union School, West Haven, Connecticut: At 174 Center Street is a former school erected in 1890 when West Haven was part of the Town of…
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HartfordMansionsQueen AnneRichardsonian Romanesque
August 26, 2022

Mary Borden Munsill House

Mary Borden Munsill House, Hartford, Connecticut: At the corner of Wethersfield Avenue and Wyllys Street is a Gilded Age mansion built in 1893. The home…
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ColonialStratford
March 18, 2022

Perry House

Perry House, Stratford, Connecticut: At 1128 West Broad Street is a first-period colonial house built in 1690 by Benjamin Beach. In 1853, William Perry purchased…
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Historical MarkersOld Lyme
March 4, 2022

Connecticut’s Blue Town Signs: Old Lyme

Old Lyme, Connecticut: "As early as the 1640's settlers from Saybrook cleared and planted land on the east side of Connecticut River in what is…
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Colonial RevivalMansionsNew Haven
February 28, 2022

809 Forest Road

809 Forest Road, New Haven, Connecticut: This stone and stucco home is a side-by-side Colonial Revival erected in 1929. The house boasts 4,348 square feet,…
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Folk VictorianMansionsNew Haven
February 20, 2022

500 Central Avenue

500 Central Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut: At the corner of Central Avenue and Burton Street is a Folk Victorian mansion that was built in 1890.…
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HartfordNews
February 18, 2022

Old World Hartford Postcards

Recently, I have stumbled upon a collection of postcards depicting Hartford, Connecticut. They date from the turn of the 20th century into the 1960's. Some…
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New HavenTudor
February 13, 2022

10 Alston Avenue

10 Alston Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut: This French country Tudor was built in 1928 in heart of New Haven’s Westville neighborhood. Within 2,806 square feet…
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New Haven
February 10, 2022

Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church

Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, Connecticut: Starting as a mission, Holy Transfiguration became a parish in 1915 on Dixwell Avenue. Then, the Orthodox community…
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HartfordModern
February 2, 2022

20 Church Street

20 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut:   “This downtown Hartford skyscraper, built in 1981 by Olympia & York, is an award-winning Connecticut landmark. With its distinctive…
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ItalianateMansionsStratford
January 30, 2022

Howard Curtis House

Howard Curtis House, Stratford, Connecticut: This Italianate home was erected in 1876 on Main Street. Its original owner was Associate Justice Howard J. Curtis of…
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Art DecoWest Haven
January 27, 2022

West Haven Armory

West Haven Armory, West Haven, Connecticut: The former National Guard Armory at 511 Main Street was constructed in 1933 and remained an active military facility…
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Old Lyme
January 24, 2022

Deming-Avery House

Deming-Avery House, Old Lyme, Connecticut: One of the oldest houses on the on Lyme Street, the Deming-Avery House was built in 1726. Additions have altered…
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GeorgianLymeMansions
January 21, 2022

Florence Griswold House

Florence Griswold House, Lyme, Connecticut: The home of famous art leader, Florence Griswold is a late Georgian-style mansion, erected in 1817. The 12-acre estate, was…
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HartfordNeoclassicalTowers
January 20, 2022

Travelers Tower

Travelers Tower, Hartford, Connecticut:   The Travelers Insurance Company was founded by Hartford’s masonry magnate, James Goodwin Batterson in 1863 as the first casualty insurance…
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January 12, 2022

Cheney Building

Cheney Building, Hartford, Connecticut:   This Main Street mainstay was built in 1876. It was the masterpiece of Henry Hobson Richardson, known for his own…
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ItalianateStratford
January 4, 2022

130 Honeyspot Road

130 Honeyspot Road, Stratford, Connecticut: Built in 1910, this disheveled two-story establishment was once home to Johnny’s Restaurant for more than 60 years until 2011.…
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Meriden
December 28, 2021

George Fay House

George Fay House, Meriden, Connecticut: Also known as the “Painted Lady" the Fay House was built in 1865. George Fay was a local attorney who…
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DanburyHistorical Markers
December 28, 2021

Connecticut’s Blue Town Signs: Danbury

Danbury, Connecticut: "Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half…
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New Haven
December 27, 2021

Christ Church of New Haven

Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut: Completed in 1898, the structure is among the masterworks of British architect Henry Vaughan (1845-1917), whose designs helped inspire the…
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LymePoint of Interest
December 25, 2021

Gillette Castle

Gillette Castle, Lyme, Connecticut: The castle was a private residence commissioned and designed by William Gillette (1853–1937), an American actor, famous for his portrayal of…
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Essex
December 23, 2021

Ezra Mather House

Ezra Mather House, Essex, Connecticut: This Federal style house at 37 Main Street once belonged to a physician named Dr. Ezra Mather. The home was…
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December 21, 2021

New London Ledge Lighthouse

New London Ledge Lighthouse, New London, Connecticut: Built in 1909, this Second Empire style lighthouse with a mansard roof sits at the mouth of the…
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Meriden
December 21, 2021

Charles Fales House

Charles Fales House, Meriden, Connecticut: This Victorian era monstrosity was first built around 1887. It was the mansion estate of locally known shoe manufacturer, Charles…
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Hartford
December 19, 2021

Hartford Times Building

Hartford Times Building, Hartford, Connecticut: First constructed in 1920, this historic Beaux-Arts gem at 10 Prospect Street was the headquarters of the now defunct Hartford…
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New Haven
December 17, 2021

Judges Cave

Judges Cave, New Haven, Connecticut: Atop West Rock Ridge State Park is a notorious rock formation once used as a hideout from King Charles I…
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MeridenRichardsonian RomanesqueSchools
December 14, 2021

Old Meriden High School

Old Meriden High School, Meriden, Connecticut: The former high school now serving as the Meriden Board of Education building, was constructed in 1885. This Romanesque…
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ColonialMeriden
December 14, 2021

96 Curtis Street

96 Curtis Street, Meriden, Connecticut: This antique colonial was built around 1800. The house features a vintage wood door and an off-centered chimney. There's good-sized…
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Stratford
December 10, 2021

1630 Main Street

1630 Main Street Stratford, Connecticut: Erected in 1890, this Italianate-style home with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths sits on a half acre of land. Visit…
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Queen AnneWest Haven
December 6, 2021

65 Main Street

65 Main Street, West Haven, Connecticut:  This Queen Anne Victorian at 65 Main Street was built in 1890. Visit the West Haven Historical Society Website…
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LymePoint of Interest
December 4, 2021

Hamburg Bridge Historic District

Hamburg Bridge Historic District, Lyme, Connecticut: It encompasses a small village which was of economic importance until about 1824, as the site of a bridge…
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Durham
December 2, 2021

Curtis Fairchild House

Curtis Fairchild House, Durham, Connecticut: At the corner of Main Street and Route 68 is a classic Federal style home with a crowned pediment over…
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Old Lyme
December 1, 2021

303 Ferry Road

303 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Built circa 1900, this 5,289 sq. ft. mansion is a Gothic Revival style home with 5 bedrooms and 5.5…
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Old Lyme
November 29, 2021

Boxwood Manor

Boxwood Manor, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Built around 1842, this brick mansion on Lyme Street was the estate of Richard Sill Griswold. He was from a…
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BarnsColonial RevivalLyme
November 29, 2021

Bull Run Hill

Bull Run Hill / Holtzman Home-Studio, Lyme, Connecticut: The giant barn known as Bull Run Hill at 421 Joshuatown Road was built in 1907 for…
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CapeListingsLyme
November 28, 2021

Thomas Nason House

Thomas Nason House, Lyme, Connecticut: Currently For Sale: $695,000 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 2,304 square feet on 3 acres. 282 Joshuatown Road is on Connecticut’s…
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DemolishedHartford
November 27, 2021

City Place I

City Place I, Hartford, Connecticut: A commercial office building now stands on the site of John Pierpont Morgan’s birthplace. J.P. Morgan was an American banking…
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New Haven
November 21, 2021

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut: Commonly referred to as the Q Bridge by locals, this extradosed bridge carries Interstate-95 (Connecticut Turnpike) over the…
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Meriden
November 11, 2021

Solomon Goffe House

Solomon Goffe House, Meriden, Connecticut: On the east side of Colony Street still stands Meriden’s oldest house. Solomon Goffe of Wethersfield inherited land in Meriden…
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Mark Twain House Hartford Connecticut Real EstateHartfordNews
November 9, 2021

The Mark Twain House Is America’s Best House Museum

  Regina Cole | Forbes.com | November 19, 2021 House museums are a mixed bag: maybe the house is beautiful, but its owner’s story, not…
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GeorgianNew HavenTransportation
October 25, 2021

Union Station (New Haven)

Union Station, New Haven, Connecticut: New Haven’s main passenger railroad station was completed in 1920. The Georgian-style building was designed by noted architect Cass Gilbert…
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New Haven
October 23, 2021

The Quinnipiack Club

The Quinnipiack Club, New Haven, Connecticut: In 1871, a group of twenty New Haven businessmen established the "Ours Club," which shifted around several downtown locations…
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ModernMuseumsNew Haven
September 25, 2021

The Yale Center for British Art

The Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut: At Yale University in downtown New Haven is the largest and most comprehensive collection of British…
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Historical MarkersWest Haven
April 27, 2021

Connecticut’s Blue Town Signs: West Haven

West Haven, Connecticut: "West Farms (West Haven) recorded its first household in 1648. Part of the original New Haven Colony, West Farms became the separate…
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Historical MarkersNew Haven
March 25, 2021

Connecticut’s Blue Town Signs: New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut: "Settlement of Quinnipiac, afterward named New Haven, began on April 25, 1638 with the arrival of a large group from London by…
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Colonial RevivalFactoriesHartford
January 19, 2021

Hartford Electric Light Company

Hartford Electric Light Company, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Electric Light Company began operations with a steam-powered electrical generating plant at 266 Pearl Street on April…
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