Sun Tavern, Fairfield, Connecticut: In 1761 Samuel Penfield bought 1.5 acres with “buildings thereon standing” from Thomas and Hannah Gibbs. He opened a tavern that…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 15, 2024
Boothe Memorial Park & Museum, Stratford, Connecticut: On 32 acres in the Putney section of Stratford is a collection of 28 unique buildings within Boothe…
Weston UlbrichNovember 22, 2023
1. Judah Woodruff House - 37 Mountain Spring Road, Farmington This grand estate, also known as The Cedars, traces back to at least 1760. An…
Weston UlbrichNovember 6, 2023
Zachariah Curtiss House, Trumbull, Connecticut: In the quaint village of Nichols at 2950 Nichols Avenue (Connecticut Route 108) is one of Trumbull's oldest homes. The…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 20, 2023
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Stratford, Connecticut: First erected in 1877, the Stratford Shoal Lighthouse is located halfway between New York and Connecticut in Long Island Sound.…
Weston UlbrichAugust 30, 2023
Bauer Hall, Bridgeport, Connecticut: This Queen Anne mansion overlooks Seaside Park in the South End of Bridgeport. It was erected in 1893 for Levi W.…
Weston UlbrichAugust 23, 2023
Easton Town Hall, Easton, Connecticut: Built in 1937, Easton Town Hall took its current form following extensive renovations in 1986. The rural Fairfield County town…
Weston UlbrichAugust 14, 2023
Graynook, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Also known as Charles B. Baker House, Graynook is one of fourteen unique buildings in Bridgeport’s Marina Park Historic District. This Shingle-Style…
Weston UlbrichAugust 10, 2023
Judge George W. Wheeler House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: This oversized Dutch Colonial with a gambrel roof at 115 Park Avenue was built in 1904. It was…
Weston UlbrichAugust 7, 2023
Lavinia Parmly House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: In 1890, architect George Longstaff devised the largest house in Bridgeport at 219 Park Avenue. He created a Shingle Style…
Weston UlbrichAugust 7, 2023
Stevenson Dam, Monroe, Connecticut: In 1917, construction began on Stevenson Dam connecting the towns of Monroe to Oxford. It’s still one of the largest dams…
Weston UlbrichAugust 5, 2023
Westport, Connecticut: "For nearly two hundred years after the first white settlement here in 1648, the area east of the Saugatuck River belonged to the…
Weston UlbrichApril 11, 2023
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…
Weston UlbrichApril 8, 2023
Connecticut Air & Space Center, Stratford, Connecticut: Located next to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation in…
Weston UlbrichApril 7, 2023
80 Kellogg Hill Road, Weston, Connecticut: This deceivingly new Colonial style home was actually built in 1987. It’s adorned with natural pine siding and a…
Weston UlbrichMarch 15, 2023
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…
Weston UlbrichMarch 2, 2023
First Congregational Church, Bethel, Connecticut: Bethel’s first meetinghouse was organized in 1759 on Main Street when Captain Ebenezer Hickok donated land for a church and…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 17, 2023
Stamford, Connecticut: Originally called Rippowam by the Siwanoy Native Americans, Stamford was colonized by English settlers in 1640. Chief Ponus of the Siwanoy tribe sold…
Weston UlbrichDecember 8, 2022
Bridgeport, Connecticut: “The Park City" "The area that is now Bridgeport was settled in the mid-17th century by farmers from the older towns of Stratford…
Weston UlbrichDecember 4, 2022
85 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Within Marina Park Historic District is a modest Georgian style mansion dating back to 1921. Its late-period porte-cochère adorns the…
Weston UlbrichOctober 12, 2022
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…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 3, 2022
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…
Weston UlbrichMarch 18, 2022
Tongue Point Lighthouse, Bridgeport, Connecticut: On the western shore of Bridgeport Harbor is a small black lighthouse nicknamed “The Bug” by locals. This beacon on…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 7, 2022
Salem H. Wales House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: The house at 528 Clinton Avenue in Bridgeport is an Italianate villa, built in 1848 and remodeled and enlarged…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 5, 2022
Thomas C. Wordin House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: At 1139 Fairfield Avenue is a Gilded Age mansion first built for Thomas Cooke Wordin in 1892. Wordin was…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 1, 2022
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…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 30, 2022
Derby-Shelton Railroad Bridge, Shelton, Connecticut: In 1888, railroads and trestles were laid on the Shelton side of the Housatonic River. The rail bridge to Derby…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 16, 2022
Shelton, Connecticut: "1639 - Stratford area settled, with present-day Shelton as the northern part. 1717 - Northern settlers established Ripton parish. 1789 - Ripton separated…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 12, 2022
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.…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 4, 2022
Merritt Parkway, Connecticut: The Merritt Parkway is one of the oldest scenic parkways in the United States. The parkway was named for Stamford native and…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 2, 2022
Bunny Fountain and Starkweather House, Trumbull, Connecticut: This unique fountain is located in the village of Nichols on the corner of Huntington Turnpike and Unity…
Weston UlbrichDecember 29, 2021
Weston Ulbrich | CTRE.co | December 28, 2021 Hutchins House Listed in Greenwich Listed in April of this year for $15.9 million, the home at…
Weston UlbrichDecember 28, 2021
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…
Weston UlbrichDecember 28, 2021
Rich Kirby | Patch | December 26, 2021 The biggest trend in real estate is going small. So-called "tiny houses" are suddenly huge, as more…
Weston UlbrichDecember 26, 2021
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…
Weston UlbrichDecember 10, 2021
Beach Memorial Library, Newtown, Connecticut: At 63 Main Street is the Beach Memorial Library. Built in 1900, it was a gift of Rebecca D. Beach,…
Weston UlbrichNovember 3, 2021
38 Shelton Road, Trumbull, Connecticut: This Federal style home was first built in 1806 with a center-chimney. Over the years, Italianate features like the…
Weston UlbrichAugust 18, 2021
134 Center Street, Southport, Connecticut: This palatial Southport home was built in 1882 for John Hoyt Perry, a prominent jurist, politician, businessman, and philanthropist. Numerous…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 23, 2021
Coley Homestead, Weston, Connecticut: This estate was established in 1834 by David Dimon Coley on 15 acres of land leased from his father, Eliphalet Coley.…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 21, 2021
