Farmington Canal, Plainville, Connecticut:(A special edition blue historical marker) Farmington Canal (1828-1848) The “Long Level” section was the single most important factor in growth of…
Weston UlbrichMarch 11, 2024
Cranbrook Tower, Guilford, Connecticut: Guilford was founded in 1639 by Puritans who purchased land from Native Americans represented by a female chief, Shaumpishih. The coastal…
Weston UlbrichMarch 5, 2024
Meriden, Connecticut: 1661 - Meriden area first settled when Jonathan Gilbert is granted land by Connecticut Colony and employs Edward Higbee to operate an inn.…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 17, 2024
Terry Water Wheel, Plymouth, Connecticut: Near 268 Main Street is a pitch-back configuration water wheel dating back to around 1830. The wheel’s origins began with…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 16, 2024
Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut: On the banks of the Connecticut River in East Haddam is one of the state's cultural and artistic wonders.…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 15, 2024
Wolf Rock Nature Preserve, Mansfield, Connecticut: Located a few miles north of Eastern Connecticut State University is Mansfield's natural wonder, Wolf Rock Nature Preserve. It's…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 15, 2024
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
First Congregational Church, Danbury, Connecticut: Long before American Independence, eight pioneers from Norwalk purchased land in Danbury from the Potatuck Indians in 1684. The colonists…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 9, 2024
Cheshire Correctional Institution, Cheshire, Connecticut: The Cheshire Reformatory was established by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1909 and opened in 1913 after three years of…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 7, 2024
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut: Founded in 1842, the Wadsworth Atheneum is America’s oldest public art museum. The story of the museum began with the birth…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 1, 2024
Union Station, Waterbury, Connecticut: Notable for its Italianate clocktower, Waterbury Union Station first opened in 1909. It was designed by the acclaimed architectural firm McKim,…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 31, 2024
Housatonic Overlook, Orange, Connecticut: Housatonic Overlook offers a scenic hiking experience with five looping trails that lead to a stunning view of the Housatonic River.…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 10, 2024
Bryan-Andrew House, Orange, Connecticut: Believed to be the oldest dwelling in Orange, the Bryan-Andrew House was built around 1740. This aesthetically pleasing saltbox is highlighted…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 8, 2024
Morningside, Milford, Connecticut: Milford's neighborhood of Morningside contains about a hundred acres perched above Long Island Sound. Local historians say that English settlers purchased the…
Weston UlbrichDecember 22, 2023
Silas Webster Robbins House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: The Silas W. Robbins House on Broad Street is a cornerstone of Wethersfield's Historic District. This French Second Empire…
Weston UlbrichDecember 21, 2023
Eels-Stow House, Milford, Connecticut: The Eells-Stow House is believed to be the oldest home in Milford. It is operated as a historic house museum at…
Weston UlbrichDecember 14, 2023
Tankerhoosen River, Vernon, Connecticut: Though few know it today, the Town of Vernon was once nicknamed Loom City. Before Vernon was incorporated from Bolton in…
Weston UlbrichNovember 29, 2023
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
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. Husband and…
Weston UlbrichOctober 26, 2023
Wallingford Steel, Wallingford, Connecticut: In 1922, a group of local investors led by Frank A. Wallace and Edmund B. Cleborne incorporated Wallingford Steel Company at…
Weston UlbrichOctober 25, 2023
Naugatuck Falls, Seymour, Connecticut: Many people on state highway CT Route 8 drive over this spot not knowing there’s a powerful yet tranquil waterfall below.…
Weston UlbrichOctober 24, 2023
Lakesco Submersible, Milford, Connecticut: On Rogers Avenue are two identical Colonial Revival houses built in 1915 for the daughters of Simon Lake, an inventor who…
Weston UlbrichOctober 22, 2023
Aerial view of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1892. 1886 State Capitol & Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1895. 1905 (c.) 1910 (c.) 2018 Soldiers…
Weston UlbrichOctober 16, 2023
Castle Largo, Bristol, Connecticut: At the corner of Main and Center Street in the Bristol neighborhood of Federal Hill is a brick castle was built…
Weston UlbrichOctober 16, 2023
Long Wharf, New Haven, Connecticut: Long Wharf has been a major landmark for commerce in New Haven since the 17th century. In 1663, Samuel Bache…
Weston UlbrichOctober 10, 2023
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 to erect…
Weston UlbrichOctober 4, 2023
Keyhole Tunnel, Vernon, Connecticut: The oldest and longest keystone arch tunnel in the Nutmeg State is a 180-foot long passageway in the Talcottville section of…
Weston UlbrichOctober 2, 2023
Cyrus Winchell House, Vernon, Connecticut: Once known as Elmsmere, this Queen Anne style mansion was crafted in the Stick Style in 1885. It's located at…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 21, 2023
Castle Craig, Meriden, Connecticut: On East Peak in the Hanging Hills of Meriden is an observation tower constructed of trap rock. The structure is 32…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 20, 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
Lighthouse Point Park, New Haven, Connecticut: At the southern tip of New Haven's East Shore section is Lighthouse Point Park. The location used to be…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 18, 2023
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…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 11, 2023
Noah Webster House, West Hartford, Connecticut: At 227 South Main Street is the birthplace of American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1853). The two and a half…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 5, 2023
Sheldon Tavern, Litchfield, Connecticut: This Late Georgian style mansion at 73 North Street was first built in the Colonial style for Elisha Sheldon in 1760.…
Weston UlbrichAugust 31, 2023
Judah Woodruff House, Farmington, Connecticut: This grand estate, also known as The Cedars, traces back to at least 1760. An virtuoso architect named Judah Woodruff constructed…
Weston UlbrichAugust 31, 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
Prisoners of the American Revolution, Milford, Connecticut: On New Years Day 1777, a British prison ship released 200 war prisoners ill with smallpox on the…
Weston UlbrichAugust 29, 2023
Captain Daniel Francis House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: Erected in 1803 on Main Street by master builder James Francis (1767- 1852) of Wethersfield for his cousin Daniel…
Weston UlbrichAugust 24, 2023
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 North Haven.…
Weston UlbrichAugust 24, 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
East Haddam, Connecticut: Incorporated 1734 This land was part of an original purchase from the Indians in 1662 for 30 coats – about $100.…
Weston UlbrichAugust 22, 2023
Yantic Falls, Norwich, Connecticut: "Yantic Falls, known as Indian Leap, was a favorite encampment of the Mohegan Indians. In 1643, Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans,…
Weston UlbrichAugust 20, 2023
Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown, Connecticut: Spanning the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland is a steel “through arch” bridge named after a former state legislator, Charles…
Weston UlbrichAugust 15, 2023
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…
Weston UlbrichAugust 14, 2023
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 as 1894.…
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
2095 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut: This grandiose Colonial Revival home roared into existence in 1920. The house has 13 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms…
Weston UlbrichAugust 10, 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
The Russell Memorial Chapel, Middletown, Connecticut: Located atop Indian Hill Cemetery is an ornate chapel built in 1867. Frances Russell donated the Gothic Revival place…
Weston UlbrichJuly 5, 2023
Jonathan Dickerman II House, Hamden, Connecticut: Nearby Sleeping Giant State Park is a historic house museum at 105 Mt. Carmel Avenue. Built in 1795 by…
Weston UlbrichJune 24, 2023
Tower House, Berlin, Connecticut: At 926-940 Farmington Avenue in the Kensington section of Berlin is an abnormal building built circa 1875. It was erected by…
Weston UlbrichApril 15, 2023
840 Prospect Street, Hamden, Connecticut: Erected in 1933, this Tudor style mansion boasts six bedrooms and five bathrooms. While the house has 4,570 square feet…
Weston UlbrichApril 15, 2023
Maps of Connecticut: Bristol The City of Bristol is located in Hartford County, and its boundaries include the neighborhoods of Federal Hill, Chippens Hill,…
Weston UlbrichApril 15, 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
Stoddard House, Newington, Connecticut: This abandoned house was first built in 1844. The Italianate home at 43 Chapman Street was once the home of the…
Weston UlbrichMarch 15, 2023
Westbrook, Connecticut: "This community was settled in 1648 as Pochong, an Indian word meaning at the confluence of two rivers, the Pochoug and the Menunketesuck,…
Weston UlbrichMarch 15, 2023
95 Van Buren Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut: Erected in 1930, this modified Colonial Revival mansion features six bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms and a…
Weston UlbrichMarch 4, 2023
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 acres with…
Weston UlbrichMarch 2, 2023
Wadsworth Mansion, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gilded Age estate was built for Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth and his wife Katharine Fearing Hubbard. They commissioned the mansion…
Weston UlbrichMarch 2, 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
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 1858, Reverend…
Weston UlbrichMarch 1, 2023
North Grosvenordale Mill, Thompson, Connecticut: On the banks of the French River and parallel to Connecticut Route 12 is an oversized mill. The unique complex…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 22, 2023
Maps of Connecticut: East Haddam Notable places: Amasa Day House - historic museum on Plains Road. Boardman House - built in 1860 as the home…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 10, 2023
Baldwin House, Milford, Connecticut: This Greek Revival style house at 67 Prospect Street has a unique backstory. When a doctor and his wife bought the…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 9, 2023
North Haven, Connecticut: "A part of Indian land bought in 1638 for New Haven, North Haven was incorporated in 1786. The center area was settled in…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 2, 2023
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 most generous…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 31, 2023
Huckleberry Hill Bridge, Avon, Connecticut: Built in 1968, this pedestrian covered bridge crosses over the manmade pond and waterfall at Countryside Park.
Weston UlbrichJanuary 30, 2023
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, Connecticut: At 2299 South Street is the boyhood home of Captain Nathan Hale, the 21 year old American spy who was…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 30, 2023
40 Bristol Street aerial view (Google Maps), 2022. The Bristol Company, Waterbury, Connecticut: At 40 Bristol Street in the Platts Mills neighborhood of Waterbury are…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 29, 2023
Washington Trail Marker, Wallingford, Connecticut: A brownstone historical marker and plaque commemorate two visits by George Washington as General of the Continental Army in 1775…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 28, 2023
Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut: Flood of 1936. Traffic, 1935. Morning rush, 1923. Majestic Theatre, 1925. Looking East from High Street, 1917. Blizzard, 1888. Horse and…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 27, 2023
40 Sill Lane, Old Lyme, Connecticut: An early Federal style home built in 1790. Any historical information on this house would be appreciated! View on…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 22, 2023
Brainerd Academy, Haddam, Connecticut: At 133 Gunger Hill Road is an imposing building made of “Haddam Granite” and currently used as Granite Lodge No. 116…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 21, 2023
Corning Fountain, Hartford, Connecticut: On the Horace Bushnell Promenade, in Bushnell Park is a Beaux-arts style fountain dating back to 1899. It was commissioned by…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 18, 2023
James Dwight Dana House, New Haven, Connecticut: At 24 Hillhouse Avenue is one of Yale’s many historic buildings. This Italianate home was designed by New…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 17, 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
The Sherman Building, New Haven, Connecticut: On Chapel Street is the upscale restaurant Union League Cafe on the first floor of what used to be…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 16, 2023
Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut: Downtown at 955 Main Street is an old Episcopal church built around 1820. It was designed by Ithiel Town as…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 15, 2023
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 the many…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 14, 2023
Scovil Hoe Mill, Haddam, Connecticut: The D. & H. Scovil Hoe Company was founded in 1844 by brothers Daniel and Hezekiah Scovil Jr. in Haddad’s…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 6, 2023
Ataraxia, Old Lyme, Connecticut: At 317 Ferry Road is a distinctive three bedroom, four bathroom estate called Ataraxia (a concept from Greek antiquity for an…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 3, 2023
Charles Dudley Warner, Hartford, Connecticut: In Hartford’s Nook Farm neighborhood once stood the residence of famed author, Charles Dudley Warner. He was a travel writer,…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 2, 2023
Hotel Bond, Hartford, Connecticut: Hotel Bond on Asylum Street was once Hartford’s most luxurious establishment. It was built in two stages in 1913 and 1921…
Weston UlbrichDecember 23, 2022
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 wrecked on…
Weston UlbrichDecember 22, 2022
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
80 Beaver Street, Ansonia, Connecticut: This Queen Anne-style mansion was built around 1900 when Ansonia was known as The Copper City and thriving machine manufacturers…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 2022
20 Old Farm Road, North Haven, Connecticut: This massive Tudor style home was built in 1938. It’s 7000+ square feet with 6 bedrooms and 4…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 2022
E.G. Robbins House, Wethersfield, Connecticut: At 161 Main Street is “The Charles” a fine dining restaurant set in a historic home of Old Wethersfield. The…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 2022
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. He came…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 2022
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 to their…
Weston UlbrichOctober 30, 2022
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 acquired about…
Weston UlbrichOctober 14, 2022
Dayton Johnson Place, Wallingford, Connecticut: At 200 Cheshire Road is a classic Colonial style house built circa 1730. The property also boasts an 18th century…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 4, 2022
Soldiers' And Sailors' Monument, Milford, Connecticut: On Milford Green is a statue dedicated to American Civil War veterans. The monument’s 1888 dedication was a significant…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 4, 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
Union School, West Haven, Connecticut: At 174 Center Street is a former school erected in 1890 when West Haven was part of the Town of…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 2, 2022
Thomas J. Clark House, Haddam, Connecticut: This Italianate mansion at 263 Saybrook Road is located in the Higganum part of Haddam. It was initially built…
Weston UlbrichAugust 27, 2022
Mary Borden Munsill House, Hartford, Connecticut: At the corner of Wethersfield Avenue and Wyllys Street is a Gilded Age mansion built in 1893. The home…
Weston UlbrichAugust 26, 2022
281 Wakelee Avenue, Ansonia, Connecticut: Last sold in 1996 for $172,500, this single-family home was built in 1923 with modest Queen Anne Victorian features…
Weston UlbrichMarch 14, 2022
Old Saybrook, Connecticut: “SAY - BROOKE Founded November 1635. First English settlement on south shore of New England. Named for Viscount Say and Seale and…
Weston UlbrichMarch 14, 2022
Guilford, Connecticut: "This Long Island Sound shoreline town is a combination residential and summer community. Five miles in width and 12 miles in length, the…
Weston UlbrichMarch 7, 2022
Catlin House, West Hartford, Connecticut: At 1110 Farmington Avenue is a Dutch Colonial Revival mansion that last sold in 2001 for $535,000. The home was…
Weston UlbrichMarch 6, 2022
Weston Ulbrich | CTRE.co | March 5, 2022 What exactly is a yard goat? Is it Hartford's minor league baseball mascot? Yes, but long before…
Weston UlbrichMarch 5, 2022
Old Lyme, Connecticut: "As early as the 1640's settlers from Saybrook cleared and planted land on the east side of Connecticut River in what is…
Weston UlbrichMarch 4, 2022
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 square feet,…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 28, 2022
Ansonia, Connecticut: "Here the first settlers came in 1654 and established a settlement called Uptown Derby. It is now part of the City of Ansonia,…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 28, 2022
The Ledges, Berlin, Connecticut: This oversized Colonial Revival at 845 Worthington Ridge was built in 1930 for George E. Prentice. An immigrant from England, Prentice…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 26, 2022
Captain Stannard House, Westbrook, Connecticut: This ornate Federal style home at 138 Main Street was built in 1872 for a prominent sea captain named Elbert…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 25, 2022
Eli Whitney Boarding House, Hamden, Connecticut: At the corner of Whitney Avenue and Armory Street, is a late Federal, early Greek Revival-style home, constructed circa…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 21, 2022
500 Central Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut: At the corner of Central Avenue and Burton Street is a Folk Victorian mansion that was built in 1890.…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 20, 2022
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.…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 20, 2022
Newington, Connecticut: "1636 - Newington valley used by Wethersfield settlers as a source for pipe staves, building materials and pasture lands. Pipestave Swamp, Cow Plain…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 18, 2022
New Hartford, Connecticut: "In 1732 the Connecticut General Assembly gave Hartford and Windsor permission to establish seven towns in the colony's Western Lands. New Hartford…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 11, 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
Beacon Falls, Connecticut: "The lands of Beacon Falls first appear in history when Milford was settled in 1639. Northern boundary of Milford was Beacon Hill…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 5, 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
Ansonia, Connecticut: The city of Ansonia, located in New Haven County on the Naugatuck River, is in the lower Naugatuck Valley region. Though its development…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 31, 2022
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 Gilded Age.…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 31, 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
Rimmon School House, Beacon Falls, Connecticut: At the intersection of Rimmon Hill Road is a one-room school house believed to have been built in 1779,…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 28, 2022
Hamden, Connecticut: "Incorporated in 1786, this town was originally part of New Haven and was named for John Hampden, noted English statesman. In 1798, at…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 26, 2022
Lucerne, Hamden, Connecticut: Built in 1906, this castle-like mansion at 20 Davis Street was designed by the architects Brown and Von Beren. The home was…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 25, 2022
Oxford, Connecticut: "Originally part of Derby, Oxford was settled by people pushing inland from Derby, Stratford, and New Haven. Land was acquired in five purchases…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 22, 2022
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 estate, was…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 21, 2022
Travelers Tower, Hartford, Connecticut: The Travelers Insurance Company was founded by Hartford’s masonry magnate, James Goodwin Batterson in 1863 as the first casualty insurance…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 20, 2022
Collinsville, Connecticut: In 1826, a group led by Samuel Watkinson Collins and his brother David, purchased a sawmill and gristmill property along the Farmington River…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 17, 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
Cannon Square, Stonington, Connecticut: On a public square between Main Street and Water Street are cannons, monuments and artifacts commemorating the Battle of Stonington.…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 13, 2022
Lynde Point Lighthouse, Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Also called Saybrook Inner Light, the lighthouse sits on the mouth of the Connecticut River. In 1802, the…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 13, 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
Barns of Glastonbury, Connecticut: The Town of Glastonbury has been a farming community since 1693. There are about 30 recognized farms within the borders of…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 8, 2022
North Dumpling Island, New York: Three miles off the shore of Groton, Connecticut, is North Dumpling Island and its lighthouse. Even though the island is…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 5, 2022
Tuttle House, Naugatuck, Connecticut: In 1858, industrialists Bronson B. Tuttle and John Howard Whittemore formed a company eventually known as Naugatuck Malleable Iron. Tuttle’s home,…
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
Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union, Connecticut: Bigelow Hollow State Park is located in the town of Union, and along with Nipmuck State Forest, the lands…
Weston UlbrichDecember 30, 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
Gillette Castle, Lyme, Connecticut: The castle was a private residence commissioned and designed by William Gillette (1853–1937), an American actor, famous for his portrayal of…
Weston UlbrichDecember 25, 2021
New London Ledge Lighthouse, New London, Connecticut: Built in 1909, this Second Empire style lighthouse with a mansard roof sits at the mouth of the…
Weston UlbrichDecember 21, 2021
Old Meriden High School, Meriden, Connecticut: The former high school now serving as the Meriden Board of Education building, was constructed in 1885. This Romanesque…
Weston UlbrichDecember 14, 2021
Hamburg Bridge Historic District, Lyme, Connecticut: It encompasses a small village which was of economic importance until about 1824, as the site of a bridge…
Weston UlbrichDecember 4, 2021
Bull Run Hill / Holtzman Home-Studio, Lyme, Connecticut: The giant barn known as Bull Run Hill at 421 Joshuatown Road was built in 1907 for…
Weston UlbrichNovember 29, 2021
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 American banking…
Weston UlbrichNovember 27, 2021
East Haven, Connecticut: This area, purchased by the Reverend John Davenport and Theophilus Eaton in 1638, was later known as East Farms. It was obtained…
Weston UlbrichNovember 20, 2021
Branford, Connecticut: "In 1638 the New Haven Colony traded 'eleven coats of trucking cloth and one coat of English cloth made in the English…
Weston UlbrichNovember 9, 2021
Moses Beach, Wallingford, Connecticut: A luxurious home once stood proudly over 83 North Main Street. Constructed in 1850 and designed by architect Henry Austin, this…
Weston UlbrichOctober 27, 2021
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 Cass Gilbert…
Weston UlbrichOctober 25, 2021
The Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut: At Yale University in downtown New Haven is the largest and most comprehensive collection of British…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 25, 2021
Olympia Diner, Newington, Connecticut: In 1954, the Olympia Diner on the Berlin Turnpike was established by the Jerry O’Mahony Diner Company, of New Jersey. The…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 23, 2021
Norfolk, Connecticut: "In the heart of the Green Woods on what was later the Hartford-Albany Turnpike, Norfolk was settled in 1744 by Cornelius Brown of…
Weston UlbrichMay 24, 2021
Sprague, Connecticut: "This area on the Shetucket River was part of the land deeded in 1659 by Uncas, the Mohegan Indian sachem, to form the…
Weston UlbrichMay 22, 2021
Salvation Army Citadel, Manchester, Connecticut: At 661 Main Street the Salvation Army constructed a Military Gothic-style Corps (intended as a church) known as the Citadel.…
Weston UlbrichMay 12, 2021
Woodbridge, Connecticut: "The town consists of portions of the colonial jurisdictions of New Haven and Milford. Founded in 1738 as the Parish of Amity, it…
Weston UlbrichMay 1, 2021
West Haven, Connecticut: "West Farms (West Haven) recorded its first household in 1648. Part of the original New Haven Colony, West Farms became the separate…
Weston UlbrichApril 27, 2021
Derby, Connecticut: "In 1642 John Wakeman established the first trading post in the Naugatuck Valley at the confluence of the Naugatuck and Housatonic Rivers. Edward…
Weston UlbrichApril 22, 2021
Bethany, Connecticut: "In 1738 Amity Parish in New Haven and Milford, including most of present-day Woodbridge and Bethany, was incorporated by the General Assembly of…
Weston UlbrichApril 11, 2021
Wallingford, Connecticut: "This territory was purchased by the New Haven Colony in 1638 from Montowese, son of an Indian sachem. It was named after Wallingford,…
Weston UlbrichApril 10, 2021
Milford, Connecticut: "This area was settled in 1639 as an independent colony by a congregation of English Puritans led by their minister, the Reverend Peter…
Weston UlbrichApril 1, 2021
New Haven, Connecticut: "Settlement of Quinnipiac, afterward named New Haven, began on April 25, 1638 with the arrival of a large group from London by…
Weston UlbrichMarch 25, 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
Villa Rosa, Milford, Connecticut: In the Woodmont section of Milford, the estate of theater magnate Sylvester Z. Poli (1858-1937) was built in 1914. It was…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 19, 2021
Hartford Electric Light Company, Hartford, Connecticut: The Hartford Electric Light Company began operations with a steam-powered electrical generating plant at 266 Pearl Street on April…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 19, 2021
