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 eight-sided dwelling in…
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April 15, 2023
Carrington House
Carrington House, Wallingford, Connecticut: At the corner of North Elm Street and Christian Street is an early Federal style house erected in 1824. Nowadays, the property belongs to…
February 20, 2022
Maps of Connecticut: Birmingham
Birmingham (Derby), Connecticut: Did you know? The Derby Center was originally called Birmingham. The town was settled in 1834 by Sheldon Smith and Anson G. Phelps and was…
January 13, 2022
Lynde Point Lighthouse
Lynde Point Lighthouse, Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Also called Saybrook Inner Light, the lighthouse sits on the mouth of the Connecticut River. In 1802, the government paid William…
