February 10, 2023
Maps of Connecticut: East Haddam
Maps of Connecticut: East Haddam Notable places: Amasa Day House - historic museum on Plains Road. Boardman House - built in 1860 as the home of Luther Boardman,…
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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 and his partner,…
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 Norton House was…
February 15, 2024
Sun Tavern
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 was burnt to…
