Wadsworth Mansion, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gilded Age estate was built for Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth and his wife Katharine Fearing Hubbard. They commissioned…
Maps of Connecticut: East Haddam Notable places: Amasa Day House – historic museum on Plains Road. Boardman House – built in 1860 as…
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut: Goodspeed Opera House is a historic and cultural landmark along the Connecticut River. It was built in…
Brainerd Academy, Haddam, Connecticut: At 133 Gunger Hill Road is an imposing building made of “Haddam Granite” and currently used as Granite Lodge…
Middletown, Connecticut: Sixteen miles south of Hartford, English settlers incorporated a town in 1651 called by its Native American name, Mattabeseck (or Mattabesett). They were among…
Scovil Hoe Mill, Haddam, Connecticut: The D. & H. Scovil Hoe Company was founded in 1844 by brothers Daniel and Hezekiah Scovil Jr….
Briggs-Stueck House, Middletown, Connecticut: At the intersection of Washington Street and High Street is a restored Queen Anne style dwelling. The picturesque abode…
Simon Smith House, Haddam, Connecticut: This Colonial Cape-style house at 974 Saybrook Road was built around 1745 – a year before Simon Smith…
Thankful Arnold House, Haddam, Connecticut: At 14 Hayden Hill Road is a late 18th century Dutch Colonial house museum. Distinguished by its gambrel…
David Bushnell House, Westbrook, Connecticut: At 121 South Main Street is an early Cape Cod style home with a hip roof. Built in…
Thomas J. Clark House, Haddam, Connecticut: This Italianate mansion at 263 Saybrook Road is located in the Higganum part of Haddam. It was…
Simon Hazelton House, Haddam, Connecticut: In the center of Haddam is Georgian-style house built in 1785. The home was first owned by a…
Old Saybrook, Connecticut: “SAY – BROOKE Founded November 1635. First English settlement on south shore of New England. Named for Viscount Say and…
Reverend John Cookson House, Middletown, Connecticut: At 61 Main Street is a Greek Revival home built in 1837 for John Cookson, pastor of…
Smith-Stiles House, Middletown, Connecticut: Located at 15 Pleasant Street is a Second Empire “double house” constructed in 1871 at the start of America’s…
Lynde Point Lighthouse, Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Also called Saybrook Inner Light, the lighthouse sits on the mouth of the Connecticut River. In…
Duane Barnes House, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gothic Revival house on High Street, was built in 1848. Edward Duane Barnes commissioned the home to…
Rich Kirby | Patch | December 26, 2021 The biggest trend in real estate is going small. So-called “tiny houses” are suddenly huge,…
Ezra Mather House, Essex, Connecticut: This Federal style house at 37 Main Street once belonged to a physician named Dr. Ezra Mather. The…

Shipyard Falls, East Hampton, Connecticut: This little-known waterfall isn’t marked on most maps. Its water source is from Mine Brook. The plunge spouts…
By Zina Kumok | Earnest.com | October 16, 2021 When you’re making a big decision in life, it’s usually best to iron out…