Tankerhoosen River, Vernon, Connecticut: Though few know it today, the Town of Vernon was once nicknamed Loom City. Before Vernon was incorporated from…
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1. Judah Woodruff House – 37 Mountain Spring Road, Farmington This grand estate, also known as The Cedars, traces back to at least…
B.F. Clyde’s Cider Mill, Stonington, Connecticut: Since 1881, B.F. Clyde’s have been making cider in Mystic, a census-designated place in Stonington and Groton….
Moses Austin House, Durham, Connecticut: At 239 Main Street is a modified saltbox home built in 1754, yet part of the structure may…
Wallingford Steel, Wallingford, Connecticut: In 1922, a group of local investors led by Frank A. Wallace and Edmund B. Cleborne incorporated Wallingford Steel…
Naugatuck Falls, Seymour, Connecticut: Many people on state highway CT Route 8 drive over this spot not knowing there’s a powerful yet tranquil…
Deacon Joseph Ives House, Cheshire, Connecticut: On Fenn Road is the oldest house still standing in Cheshire. The pre-revolution, Cape style home was…
Lakesco Submersible, Milford, Connecticut: On Rogers Avenue are two identical Colonial Revival houses built in 1915 for the daughters of Simon Lake, an...
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Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, Hartford, Connecticut: This unique edifice honors 4,000 Hartford citizens who served in the American Civil War, including 400…
Castle Largo, Bristol, Connecticut: At the corner of Main and Center Street in the Bristol neighborhood of Federal Hill is a brick castle…
Long Wharf, New Haven, Connecticut: Long Wharf has been a major landmark for commerce in New Haven since the 17th century. In 1663,...
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Ansonia Armory, Ansonia, Connecticut: At 5 State Street is a three-story armory in the Gothic Revival style. The State of Connecticut allocated $174,000…
Keyhole Tunnel, Vernon, Connecticut: The oldest and longest keystone arch tunnel in the Nutmeg State is a 180-foot long passageway in the Talcottville...
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Taylor Memorial Library, Milford, Connecticut: In 1894, the Taylor Memorial Library was built at 5 Broad Street in Milford. This Richardsonian Romanesque building…
Cyrus Winchell House, Vernon, Connecticut: Once known as Elmsmere, this Queen Anne style mansion was crafted in the Stick Style in 1885. It’s…
Castle Craig, Meriden, Connecticut: On East Peak in the Hanging Hills of Meriden is an observation tower constructed of trap rock. The structure...
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Pierpont Block, Shelton, Connecticut: On Howe Avenue in Shelton is an impressively large Richardsonian Romanesque style building erected in 1893. It was named…
Zachariah Curtiss House, Trumbull, Connecticut: In the quaint village of Nichols at 2950 Nichols Avenue (Connecticut Route 108) is one of Trumbull’s oldest…
Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut: At the southern tip of New Haven’s East Shore section is Lighthouse Point Park. The location used…
John Pitkin Norton House, New Haven, Connecticut: Now known as Steinbach Hall on the campus of Yale University, the John Pitkin Norton House…
Noah Webster House, West Hartford, Connecticut: At 227 South Main Street is the birthplace of American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1853). The two and…
Sheldon Tavern, Litchfield, Connecticut: This Late Georgian style mansion at 73 North Street was first built in the Colonial style for Elisha Sheldon…
Judah Woodruff House, Farmington, Connecticut: This grand estate, also known as The Cedars, traces back to at least 1760. An virtuoso architect named Judah…
Milo Ives House, Wallingford, Connecticut: This historic homestead is an outlier of sorts and a bit of a mystery. The modified Cape Cod…
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse, Stratford, Connecticut: First erected in 1877, the Stratford Shoal Lighthouse is located halfway between New York and Connecticut in Long…
Benjamin Bradley House, Guilford, Connecticut: At 39 Boston Street is an Italianate villa erected in 1860. Its builder was William E. Weld who...
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Prisoners of the American Revolution, Milford, Connecticut: On New Years Day 1777, a British prison ship released 200 war prisoners ill with smallpox...
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Elias Austin House, Durham, Connecticut: In 1743, Elias Austin* bought land from Robert Fairchild for 153 pounds and built a Colonial style house...
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Captain Daniel Francis House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: Erected in 1803 on Main Street by master builder James Francis (1767- 1852) of Wethersfield for his…
St. John’s Rectory, North Haven, Connecticut: At One Trumbull Place is a rectory (a pastor’s residence) belonging to St. John’s Episcopal Church of…
Bauer Hall, Bridgeport, Connecticut: This Queen Anne mansion overlooks Seaside Park in the South End of Bridgeport. It was erected in 1893 for…
East Haddam, Connecticut: Incorporated 1734 This land was part of an original purchase from the Indians in 1662 for 30 coats –...
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Yantic Falls, Norwich, Connecticut: "Yantic Falls, known as Indian Leap, was a favorite encampment of the Mohegan Indians. In 1643, Uncas, Sachem of...
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Abijah Carrington House, Milford, Connecticut: At 88 West Main Street is an ageless early-Colonial saltbox built around 1750. The property is a key…
267 Division Street, Ansonia, Connecticut: Erected in 1879, this home is one of the most vintage residences in town. The Folk Victorian style...
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Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown, Connecticut: Spanning the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland is a steel “through arch” bridge named after a former state...
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Easton Town Hall, Easton, Connecticut: Built in 1937, Easton Town Hall took its current form following extensive renovations in 1986. The rural Fairfield…
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…
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…
Captain Thomas Allyn House, Windsor, Connecticut: In 1651, an English settler named Thomas Allyn accidentally shot his neighbor, Henry Stiles, to death. Allyn…
2095 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut: This grandiose Colonial Revival home roared into existence in 1920. The house has 13 rooms, 6 bedrooms,…
1839 Boulevard, West Hartford, Connecticut: This brick and house clapboard house was built in 1926. Last purchased in 1986 for $147,000, It’s…
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,...
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Reuben Curtiss House, Southbury, Connecticut At 1770 Bucks Hill Road is one of Southbury's finest examples of Greek Revival architecture. Built in 1840,...
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Judge George W. Wheeler House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: This oversized Dutch Colonial with a gambrel roof at 115 Park Avenue was built in 1904….
Lavinia Parmly House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: In 1890, architect George Longstaff devised the largest house in Bridgeport at 219 Park Avenue. He created a…
Stevenson Dam, Monroe, Connecticut: In 1917, construction began on Stevenson Dam connecting the towns of Monroe to Oxford. It’s still one of the…
Henry Laurens Kellogg House, Newington, Connecticut: In 1875, this Italianate abode was built on Willard Avenue for an entrepreneur named Henry Laurens Kellogg….
The Russell Memorial Chapel, Middletown, Connecticut: Located atop Indian Hill Cemetery is an ornate chapel built in 1867. Frances Russell donated the Gothic…
Jonathan Dickerman II House, Hamden, Connecticut: Nearby Sleeping Giant State Park is a historic house museum at 105 Mt. Carmel Avenue. Built in...
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Ithamar Parsons House, Durham, Connecticut: At 57 Middlefield Road is a Colonial house dating back to as far as 1733. Ithamar Parsons (1707-1786)…
840 Prospect Street, Hamden, Connecticut: Erected in 1933, this Tudor style mansion boasts six bedrooms and five bathrooms. While the house has 4,570…
Carrington House, Wallingford, Connecticut: At the corner of North Elm Street and Christian Street is an early Federal style house erected in 1824….
Maps of Connecticut: Bristol The City of Bristol is located in Hartford County, and its boundaries include the neighborhoods of Federal Hill,…
Westport, Connecticut: “For nearly two hundred years after the first white settlement here in 1648, the area east of the Saugatuck River belonged…
James Farm Road Bridge, Stratford, Connecticut: In 1940, residents of Stratford feared a proposed route of the Merritt Parkway by the Connecticut Highway…
Connecticut Air & Space Center, Stratford, Connecticut: Located next to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport is a museum dedicated to the history of...
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80 Kellogg Hill Road, Weston, Connecticut: This deceivingly new Colonial style home was actually built in 1987. It’s adorned with natural pine siding…
Stoddard House, Newington, Connecticut: This abandoned house was first built in 1844. The Italianate home at 43 Chapman Street was once the home…
Westbrook, Connecticut: "This community was settled in 1648 as Pochong, an Indian word meaning at the confluence of two rivers, the Pochoug and...
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95 Van Buren Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut: Erected in 1930, this modified Colonial Revival mansion features six bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms…
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…
Wadsworth Mansion, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gilded Age estate was built for Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth and his wife Katharine Fearing Hubbard. They commissioned…
Octagon House, Danbury, Connecticut: At 21 Spring Street is an octagon-shaped house built in 1852. In its heyday the home was the grandest…
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…
41 Lafayette Street, Milford, Connecticut: This three-story Second Empire style home with a mansard roof was built in 1860. When it last sold…
North Grosvenordale Mill, Thompson, Connecticut: On the banks of the French River and parallel to Connecticut Route 12 is a beautiful old mill…
Maps of Connecticut: East Haddam Notable places: Amasa Day House – historic museum on Plains Road. Boardman House – built in 1860 as…
Baldwin House, Milford, Connecticut: This Greek Revival style house at 67 Prospect Street has a unique backstory. When a doctor and his wife…
149 Pond Hill Road, Wallingford, Connecticut: This saltbox Cape built in 1750 was once owned by the Pogmore family for whom a nearby…
32 Anderson Avenue, Milford, Connecticut: Built in 1925, this little tudor home has a Dutch gable roof, sometimes also called a “Jerkinhead” roof. …
North Haven, Connecticut: “A part of Indian land bought in 1638 for New Haven, North Haven was incorporated in 1786. The center area was…
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…
Huckleberry Hill Bridge, Avon, Connecticut: Built in 1968, this pedestrian covered bridge crosses over the manmade pond and waterfall at Countryside Park.
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut: Goodspeed Opera House is a historic and cultural landmark along the Connecticut River. It was built in…
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, Connecticut: At 2299 South Street is the boyhood home of Captain Nathan Hale, the 21 year old American spy…
40 Bristol Street aerial view (Google Maps), 2022. The Bristol Company, Waterbury, Connecticut: At 40 Bristol Street in the Platts Mills neighborhood of...
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31 New Place Street, Wallingford, Connecticut: A rare example of an octagon house, this Yalesville home built in 1856 is one of two…
627 Pleasant Valley Road, South Windsor, Connecticut: This tiny Colonial style house was built in 1820. It last sold in 2006 for $285,000. …
Washington Trail Marker, Wallingford, Connecticut: A brownstone historical marker and plaque commemorate two visits by George Washington as General of the Continental Army…
Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut: View on Instagram: https://instagr.am/p/Cn5uYvlsq8_/
William Coit, House New London, Connecticut: Captain William Coit’s residence was built in 1763 at 92 Washington Street. This Dutch Colonial has a…
40 Sill Lane, Old Lyme, Connecticut: An early Federal style home built in 1790. Any historical information on this house would be appreciated!…
Brainerd Academy, Haddam, Connecticut: At 133 Gunger Hill Road is an imposing building made of “Haddam Granite” and currently used as Granite Lodge…
Corning Fountain, Hartford, Connecticut: On the Horace Bushnell Promenade, in Bushnell Park is a Beaux-arts style fountain dating back to 1899. It was…
James Dwight Dana House, New Haven, Connecticut: At 24 Hillhouse Avenue is one of Yale’s many historic buildings. This Italianate home was designed…
First Congregational Church, Bethel, Connecticut: Bethel’s first meetinghouse was organized in 1759 on Main Street when Captain Ebenezer Hickok donated land for a…
1 1 The Sherman Building, New Haven, Connecticut: On Chapel Street is the upscale restaurant Union League Cafe...
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Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut: Downtown at 955 Main Street is an old Episcopal church built around 1820. It was designed by Ithiel…
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…
149 New Haven Avenue, Milford, Connecticut: Built in 1900, this Folk Victorian style home can also be described as having “gingerbread” decorations, a...
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Scovil Hoe Mill, Haddam, Connecticut: The D. & H. Scovil Hoe Company was founded in 1844 by brothers Daniel and Hezekiah Scovil Jr….
Charles Dudley Warner, Hartford, Connecticut: In Hartford’s Nook Farm neighborhood once stood the residence of famed author, Charles Dudley Warner. He was a...
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38 Garfield Road, West Hartford, Connecticut: This Tudor-stylized Colonial home was built in 1929. The four bedroom house was last sold in 1988…
Hotel Bond, Hartford, Connecticut: Hotel Bond on Asylum Street was once Hartford’s most luxurious establishment. It was built in two stages in 1913...
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Avon, Connecticut: One of the worst derailments in Avon's history occurred on August 2, 1918. At about 3:30 PM a northbound freight train...
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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…
Francis Hanmer Jr. House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: At 496 Main Street is a classic New England home erected in 1765. The first owner, Francis…
Noah Hodgkin Jr. House, Guilford, Connecticut: At 52 Fair Street is a center-chimney Colonial-style saltbox built in 1770. It’s owner, Noah Hodgkin Jr….
Stamford, Connecticut: Originally called Rippowam by the Siwanoy Native Americans, Stamford was colonized by English settlers in 1640. Chief Ponus of the Siwanoy…
Bridgeport, Connecticut: “The Park City" "The area that is now Bridgeport was settled in the mid-17th century by farmers from the older towns...
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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…
Briggs-Stueck House, Middletown, Connecticut: At the intersection of Washington Street and High Street is a restored Queen Anne style dwelling. The picturesque abode…
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…
Simon Smith House, Haddam, Connecticut: This Colonial Cape-style house at 974 Saybrook Road was built around 1745 – a year before Simon Smith…
Anthony Stow House, Milford, Connecticut: At 234 Gulf Street is one of five Dutch Colonial homes in Milford featuring a half-gambrel, saltbox configuration….
Thankful Arnold House, Haddam, Connecticut: At 14 Hayden Hill Road is a late 18th century Dutch Colonial house museum. Distinguished by its gambrel…
Richard Mansfield House, Ansonia, Connecticut: At 35 Jewett Street is a turn of the 17th century Saltbox style house. The Colonial home was…
80 Beaver Street, Ansonia, Connecticut: This Queen Anne-style mansion was built around 1900 when Ansonia was known as The Copper City and thriving…
20 Old Farm Road, North Haven, Connecticut: This massive Tudor style home was built in 1938. It’s 7000+ square feet with 6 bedrooms…
E.G. Robbins House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: At 161 Main Street is “The Charles” a fine dining restaurant set in a historic home of Old…
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….
Kent Falls Brewing, Kent, Connecticut; At 33 Camp Road in the town of Kent is a working-farm brewery called Kent Falls Brewing Co. According…
37 New Place Street, Wallingford, Connecticut: Built in 1857, this is one of two mid-19th century octagon houses on New Place Street in…
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…
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…
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…
24 Washington Avenue, Seymour, Connecticut: This conventional Queen Anne style house was built in 1875. Once a luxurious mansion, the home boasts nine…
David Bushnell House, Westbrook, Connecticut: At 121 South Main Street is an early Cape Cod style home with a hip roof. Built in…
Dayton Johnson Place, Wallingford, Connecticut: At 200 Cheshire Road is a classic Colonial style house built circa 1730. The property also boasts an…
Soldiers’ And Sailors’ Monument, Milford, Connecticut: On Milford Green is a statue dedicated to American Civil War veterans. The monument’s 1888 dedication was…
Great Meadows Marsh, Stratford, Connecticut: This tidal marshland is located near the Lordship section of Stratford. Great Meadows is part of the Stewart...
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Union School, West Haven, Connecticut: At 174 Center Street is a former school erected in 1890 when West Haven was part of the…
Albert G. Stark House, Mystic, Connecticut: On West Mystic Avenue is an eight-sided Italianate style house built in 1850 for Albert G. Stark,…
Thomas J. Clark House, Haddam, Connecticut: This Italianate mansion at 263 Saybrook Road is located in the Higganum part of Haddam. It was…
Samuel Parsons House, Wallingford, Connecticut: At 180 South Main Street is a Dutch Colonial with two end-chimneys, and a red clapboarded exterior. The…
Mary Borden Munsill House, Hartford, Connecticut: At the corner of Wethersfield Avenue and Wyllys Street is a Gilded Age mansion built in 1893….
Simon Hazelton House, Haddam, Connecticut: In the center of Haddam is Georgian-style house built in 1785. The home was first owned by a…
Perry House, Stratford, Connecticut: At 1128 West Broad Street is a first-period colonial house built in 1690 by Benjamin Beach. In 1853, William...
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281 Wakelee Avenue, Ansonia, Connecticut: Last sold in 1996 for $172,500, this single-family home was built in 1923 with modest Queen Anne…
Old Saybrook, Connecticut: “SAY – BROOKE Founded November 1635. First English settlement on south shore of New England. Named for Viscount Say and…
Guilford, Connecticut: "This Long Island Sound shoreline town is a combination residential and summer community. Five miles in width and 12 miles in...
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Catlin House, West Hartford, Connecticut: At 1110 Farmington Avenue is a Dutch Colonial Revival mansion that last sold in 2001 for $535,000. The…
Mill House, Naugatuck, Connecticut: This tiny colonial-era home at 190 Field Street was built circa 1812 nearby Baummer Pond. View on Instagram: https://instagr.am/p/CavIiiKv6WD/
Weston Ulbrich | CTRE.co | March 5, 2022 What exactly is a yard goat? Is it Hartford’s minor league baseball mascot? Yes. Though…
Old Lyme, Connecticut: “As early as the 1640’s settlers from Saybrook cleared and planted land on the east side of [the] Connecticut River…
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…
Ansonia, Connecticut: “Here the first settlers came in 1654 and established a settlement called Uptown Derby. It is now part of the City…
Timothy Boardman House, Berlin, Connecticut: A tailor named Timothy Boardman owned this federal house constructed circa 1790. Boardman employed a number of young…
Weston Ulbrich | CTRE.co | February 27, 2020 Erected around 1769, is an Oxford, Connecticut, home sitting on 5 acres. The property features…
The Ledges, Berlin, Connecticut: This oversized Colonial Revival at 845 Worthington Ridge was built in 1930 for George E. Prentice. An immigrant from…
Captain Stannard House, Westbrook, Connecticut: This ornate Federal style home at 138 Main Street was built in 1872 for a prominent sea captain...
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Eli Whitney Boarding House, Hamden, Connecticut: At the corner of Whitney Avenue and Armory Street, is a late Federal, early Greek Revival-style home,…
500 Central Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut: At the corner of Central Avenue and Burton Street is a Folk Victorian mansion that was built…
Birmingham (Derby), Connecticut: Did you know? The Derby Center was originally called Birmingham. The town was settled in 1834 by Sheldon Smith and...
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Newington, Connecticut: “1636 – Newington valley used by Wethersfield settlers as a source for pipe staves, building materials and pasture lands. Pipestave Swamp,…
Recently, I have stumbled upon a collection of postcards depicting Hartford, Connecticut. They date from the turn of the 20th century into the...
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Reverend John Cookson House, Middletown, Connecticut: At 61 Main Street is a Greek Revival home built in 1837 for John Cookson, pastor of…
55 Governors Avenue, Milford, Connecticut: Erected in 1865, this Italianate home has early Victorian accents and a gabled roof. View on…
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…
New Hartford, Connecticut: "In 1732 the Connecticut General Assembly gave Hartford and Windsor permission to establish seven towns in the colony's Western Lands....
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Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, Connecticut: Starting as a mission, Holy Transfiguration became a parish in 1915 on Dixwell Avenue. Then, the…
Tongue Point Lighthouse, Bridgeport, Connecticut: On the western shore of Bridgeport Harbor is a small black lighthouse nicknamed “The Bug” by locals. This…
Beacon Falls, Connecticut: “The lands of Beacon Falls first appear in history when Milford was settled in 1639. Northern boundary of Milford was…
Salem H. Wales House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: The house at 528 Clinton Avenue in Bridgeport is an Italianate villa, built in 1848 and remodeled…
20 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut: “This downtown Hartford skyscraper, built in 1981 by Olympia & York, is an award-winning Connecticut landmark. With…
Thomas C. Wordin House, Bridgeport, Connecticut: At 1139 Fairfield Avenue is a Gilded Age mansion first built for Thomas Cooke Wordin in 1892….
281 Wakelee Avenue, Ansonia, Connecticut: Last sold in 1996 for $172,500, this single-family home was built in 1923 with modest Victorian features…
Ansonia, Connecticut: The city of Ansonia, located in New Haven County on the Naugatuck River, is in the lower Naugatuck Valley region. Though…
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…
Howard Curtis House, Stratford, Connecticut: This Italianate home was erected in 1876 on Main Street. Its original owner was Associate Justice Howard J….
96 Killdeer Road, Hamden, Connecticut: Completed in 1928, this cottage-style home has European-inspired architectural design elements such as a Dutch gable roof. View…
Rimmon School House, Beacon Falls, Connecticut: At the intersection of Rimmon Hill Road is a one-room school house believed to have been built…
West Haven Armory, West Haven, Connecticut: The former National Guard Armory at 511 Main Street was constructed in 1933 and remained an active...
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Hamden, Connecticut: “Incorporated in 1786, this town was originally part of New Haven and was named for John Hampden, noted English statesman. In…
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...
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Oxford, Connecticut: “Originally part of Derby, Oxford was settled by people pushing inland from Derby, Stratford, and New Haven. Land was acquired in…
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…
Travelers Tower, Hartford, Connecticut: The Travelers Insurance Company was founded by Hartford’s masonry magnate, James Goodwin Batterson in 1863 as the first…
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/
Collinsville, Connecticut: In 1826, a group led by Samuel Watkinson Collins and his brother David, purchased a sawmill and gristmill property along the...
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Derby-Shelton Railroad Bridge, Shelton, Connecticut: In 1888, railroads and trestles were laid on the Shelton side of the Housatonic River. The rail bridge…
Cannon Square, Stonington, Connecticut: On a public square between Main Street and Water Street are cannons, monuments and artifacts commemorating the Battle…
Lynde Point Lighthouse, Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Also called Saybrook Inner Light, the lighthouse sits on the mouth of the Connecticut River. In…
Shelton, Connecticut: "1639 - Stratford area settled, with present-day Shelton as the northern part. 1717 - Northern settlers established Ripton parish. 1789 -...
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Cheney Building, Hartford, Connecticut: This Main Street mainstay was built in 1876. It was the masterpiece of Henry Hobson Richardson, known for…
Charles H. Pond House, Milford, Connecticut: Charles Hobby Pond served as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1850 to 1853 and after the…
989 Neipsic Road, Glastonbury, Connecticut: This brick colonial was built in 1773. The property is on 1.6 acres bordering J.B. Williams Park and…
Barns of Glastonbury, Connecticut: The Town of Glastonbury has been a farming community since 1693. There are about 30 recognized farms within the...
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Robert Robbins House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: This federal style home at 132 Broad Street is the Robert Robbins House. The red brick, two-story dwelling…
North Dumpling Island, New York: Three miles off the shore of Groton, Connecticut, is North Dumpling Island and its lighthouse. Even though the…
Buttolph-Williams House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: Construction began on this vintage colonial in 1711 and finished by 1714. Originally thought to have been constructed by…
Tuttle House, Naugatuck, Connecticut: In 1858, industrialists Bronson B. Tuttle and John Howard Whittemore formed a company eventually known as Naugatuck Malleable Iron....
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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…
Duane Barnes House, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gothic Revival house on High Street, was built in 1848. Edward Duane Barnes commissioned the home to…
Merritt Parkway, Connecticut: The Merritt Parkway is one of the oldest scenic parkways in the United States. The parkway was named for Stamford...
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Vivian Marino | New York Times | December 31, 2021 A Frenetic Housing Market in the Suburbs, and Then a Cooling Off –…
Morningside, Milford, Connecticut: In 1639, about 100 acres of Milford shoreline was purchased by English settlers from Native Americans. The farmland belonged to...
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Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union, Connecticut: Bigelow Hollow State Park is located in the town of Union, and along with Nipmuck State Forest,...
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This unique fountain is located in the village of Nichols on the corner of Huntington Turnpike and Unity Road. It was created in…
Weston Ulbrich | CTRE.co | December 28, 2021 Hutchins House Listed in Greenwich Listed in April of this year for $15.9 million, the...
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George Fay House, Meriden, Connecticut: Also known as the “Painted Lady" the Fay House was built in 1865. George Fay was a local...
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Danbury, Connecticut: “Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes…
Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut: Completed in 1898, the structure is among the masterworks of British architect Henry Vaughan (1845-1917), whose designs helped...
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Rich Kirby | Patch | December 26, 2021 The biggest trend in real estate is going small. So-called “tiny houses” are suddenly huge,…
Gillette Castle, Lyme, Connecticut: The castle was a private residence commissioned and designed by William Gillette (1853–1937), an American actor, famous for his...
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Ezra Mather House, Essex, Connecticut: This Federal style house at 37 Main Street once belonged to a physician named Dr. Ezra Mather. The…
New London Ledge Lighthouse, New London, Connecticut: Built in 1909, this Second Empire style lighthouse with a mansard roof sits at the mouth...
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Charles Fales House, Meriden, Connecticut: This Victorian era monstrosity was first built around 1887. It was the mansion estate of locally known shoe...
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Hartford Times Building, Hartford, Connecticut: First constructed in 1920, this historic Beaux-Arts gem at 10 Prospect Street was the headquarters of the now...
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Judges Cave, New Haven, Connecticut: Atop West Rock Ridge State Park is a notorious rock formation once used as a hideout from King...
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Old Meriden High School, Meriden, Connecticut: The former high school now serving as the Meriden Board of Education building, was constructed in 1885....
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96 Curtis Street, Meriden, Connecticut: This antique colonial with a vintage wood door was built around 1800, along with a good-sized barn (now...
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G.A. Peck | The Day | December 10, 2021 Condominiums have always had broad appeal. They have attractive value propositions for first-time homebuyers,…
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...
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Kenneth R. Gosselin | Hartford Courant | December 7, 2021 What questions do you have about buying or selling a Connecticut home in…
65 Main Street, West Haven, Connecticut: This Queen Anne Victorian at 65 Main Street was built in 1890. Visit the West Haven Historical...
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Hamburg Bridge Historic District, Lyme, Connecticut: It encompasses a small village which was of economic importance until about 1824, as the site of...
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Curtis Fairchild House, Durham, Connecticut: At the corner of Main Street and Route 68 is a classic Federal style home with a crowned...
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303 Ferry Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Built circa 1900, this 5,289 sq. ft. mansion is a Gothic Revival style home with 5 bedrooms...
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Boxwood Manor, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Built around 1842, this brick mansion on Lyme Street was the estate of Richard Sill Griswold. He was...
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Bull Run Hill / Holtzman Home-Studio, Lyme, Connecticut: The giant barn known as Bull Run Hill at 421 Joshuatown Road was built in...
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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...
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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...
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Henry P. Kent House, Suffield, Connecticut: Built in 1872 on South Main Street for a tobacco merchant, Henry Phelps Kent this Second Empire…
Chidsey-Linsley House, East Haven, Connecticut: Built circa 1750, and renovated in 1790, this colonial cape is one of three architectural cornerstones of East…
Noah Fowler House, Guilford, Connecticut: This historic colonial home located at 3061 Boston Post Road is in desperate need of preservation. The house...
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John H. Woodruff House, Plainville, Connecticut: At 53 East Maple Street is a late example of Greek Revival style architecture. This antebellum brick…
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut: Commonly referred to as the Q Bridge by locals, this extradosed bridge carries Interstate-95 (Connecticut Turnpike)...
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East Haven Green, East Haven, Connecticut: At the center of the East Haven Green Historic District is East Haven Green. The open space...
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East Haven, Connecticut: “This area, purchased by the Reverend John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton in 1638, was later known as East Farms. It…
Parish-Gillett House, Branford, Connecticut: Originally built in 1734, this house has been altered with Queen Anne-style elements. It was erected for Ephraim Parish,…
Whitney Ridge Stable, Haddam, Connecticut: This home in Haddam's village of Higganum is a modified saltbox, first built in 1780, fronting a large...
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Solomon Goffe House, Meriden, Connecticut: On the east side of Colony Street still stands Meriden’s oldest house. Solomon Goffe of Wethersfield inherited land...
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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…
Branford, Connecticut: "In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded 'eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in...
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Regina Cole | Forbes.com | November 19, 2021 House museums are a mixed bag: maybe the house is beautiful, but its owner’s...
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James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford, Connecticut: At a cost of $300,000, Chicago-based architect Solon Spencer Beman designed the library in the Neoclassical Revival…
Beach Memorial Library, Newtown, Connecticut: At 63 Main Street is the Beach Memorial Library. Built in 1900, it was a gift of Rebecca…
Moses Beach, Wallingford, Connecticut: A luxurious home once stood proudly over 83 North Main Street. Constructed in 1850 and designed by architect Henry…
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…
The Quinnipiack Club, New Haven, Connecticut: In 1871, a group of twenty New Haven businessmen established the "Ours Club," which shifted around several...
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By Zina Kumok | Earnest.com | October 16, 2021 When you’re making a big decision in life, it’s usually best to iron out…
The Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut: At Yale University in downtown New Haven is the largest and most comprehensive collection…
Olympia Diner, Newington, Connecticut: In 1954, the Olympia Diner on the Berlin Turnpike was established by the Jerry O’Mahony Diner Company, of New...
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38 Shelton Road, Trumbull, Connecticut: This Federal style home was first built in 1806 with a center-chimney. Over the years, Italianate features...
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Norfolk, Connecticut: "In the heart of the Green Woods on what was later the Hartford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1744 by Cornelius...
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Sprague, Connecticut: “This area on the Shetucket River was part of the land deeded in 1659 by Uncas, the Mohegan Indian sachem, to…
Salvation Army Citadel, Manchester, Connecticut: At 661 Main Street the Salvation Army constructed a Military Gothic-style Corps (intended as a church) known as...
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Woodbridge, Connecticut: "The town consists of portions of the colonial jurisdictions of New Haven and Milford. Founded in 1738 as the Parish of...
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West Haven, Connecticut: “West Farms (West Haven) recorded its first household in 1648. Part of the original New Haven Colony, West Farms became…
Derby, Connecticut: “In 1642 John Wakeman established the first trading post in the Naugatuck Valley at the confluence of the Naugatuck and Housatonic…
Bethany, Connecticut: “In 1738 Amity Parish in New Haven and Milford, including most of present-day Woodbridge and Bethany, was incorporated by the General…
Wallingford, Connecticut: “This territory was purchased by the New Haven Colony in 1638 from Montowese, son of an Indian sachem. It was named…
Milford, Connecticut: “This area was settled in 1639 as an independent colony by a congregation of English Puritans led by their minister, the…
New Haven, Connecticut: “Settlement of Quinnipiac, afterward named New Haven, began on April 25, 1638 with the arrival of a large group from…
54 North Elm Street, Wallingford, Connecticut: Built in 1897, this stone and clapboard Dutch Colonial is 3,338 square feet with 3 bedrooms and…
60 Academy Street, Wallingford, Connecticut: Constructed in 1850 on 0.77 acres, the home is 2,823 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms….
Nathaniel Stevens House, Killingworth, Connecticut: At 591 County Road, is a Colonial style built in 1764 for Nathaniel Stevens, a deacon of Killingworth…
Nehemiah Royce House, Wallingford, Connecticut: Also known as the Washington Elm House, this historic home is located at 538 North Main Street in…
134 Center Street, Southport, Connecticut: This palatial Southport home was built in 1882 for John Hoyt Perry, a prominent jurist, politician, businessman, and...
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Coley Homestead, Weston, Connecticut: This estate was established in 1834 by David Dimon Coley on 15 acres of land leased from his father,…
Villa Rosa, Milford, Connecticut: In the Woodmont section of Milford, the estate of theater magnate Sylvester Z. Poli (1858-1937) was built in 1914....
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Hartford Electric Light Company, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Electric Light Company began operations with a steam-powered electrical generating plant at 266 Pearl Street...
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