Meriden, Connecticut: 1661 - Meriden area first settled when Jonathan Gilbert is granted land by Connecticut Colony and employs Edward Higbee to operate an inn.…
Edward Roland House, New Haven, Connecticut: At 42 Academy Street in Wooster Square is an Italianate duplex built around 1865. The house is likely named…
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…
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…
Boothe Memorial Park & Museum, Stratford, Connecticut: On 32 acres in the Putney section of Stratford is a collection of 28 unique buildings within Boothe…
Aerial view of Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1892. 1886 State Capitol & Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, 1895. 1905 (c.) 1910 (c.) 2018 Soldiers…
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…
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…
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…
Elias Austin House, Durham, Connecticut: In 1743, Elias Austin* bought land from Robert Fairchild for 153 pounds and built a Colonial style house on Main…
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…
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…
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, 1879. Constructed of…
Ithamar Parsons House, Durham, Connecticut: At 57 Middlefield Road is a Colonial house dating back to as far as 1733. Ithamar Parsons (1707-1786) lived here…
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…
Connecticut Air & Space Center, Stratford, Connecticut: Located next to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport is a museum dedicated to the history of aviation in…
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…
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…
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…
William Coit, House New London, Connecticut: Captain William Coit’s residence was built in 1763 at 92 Washington Street. This Dutch Colonial has a rare bell…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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 the Municipal…
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 expression of…
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…
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 and fish-scale…
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…
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…
Perry House, Stratford, Connecticut: At 1128 West Broad Street is a first-period colonial house built in 1690 by Benjamin Beach. In 1853, William Perry purchased…
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,…
Recently, I have stumbled upon a collection of postcards depicting Hartford, Connecticut. They date from the turn of the 20th century into the 1960's. Some…
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 square feet…
Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, New Haven, Connecticut: Starting as a mission, Holy Transfiguration became a parish in 1915 on Dixwell Avenue. Then, the Orthodox community…
20 Church Street, Hartford, Connecticut: “This downtown Hartford skyscraper, built in 1981 by Olympia & York, is an award-winning Connecticut landmark. With its distinctive…
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…
West Haven Armory, West Haven, Connecticut: The former National Guard Armory at 511 Main Street was constructed in 1933 and remained an active military facility…
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 have altered…
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…
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…
Cheney Building, Hartford, Connecticut: This Main Street mainstay was built in 1876. It was the masterpiece of Henry Hobson Richardson, known for his own…
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 until 2011.…
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…
Christ Church, New Haven, Connecticut: Completed in 1898, the structure is among the masterworks of British architect Henry Vaughan (1845-1917), whose designs helped inspire the…
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…
Charles Fales House, Meriden, Connecticut: This Victorian era monstrosity was first built around 1887. It was the mansion estate of locally known shoe manufacturer, Charles…
Hartford Times Building, Hartford, Connecticut: First constructed in 1920, this historic Beaux-Arts gem at 10 Prospect Street was the headquarters of the now defunct Hartford…
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…
96 Curtis Street, Meriden, Connecticut: This antique colonial was built around 1800. The house features a vintage wood door and an off-centered chimney. There's good-sized…
65 Main Street, West Haven, Connecticut: This Queen Anne Victorian at 65 Main Street was built in 1890. Visit the West Haven Historical Society Website…
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…
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 on Connecticut’s…
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…
Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, New Haven, Connecticut: Commonly referred to as the Q Bridge by locals, this extradosed bridge carries Interstate-95 (Connecticut Turnpike) over the…
Solomon Goffe House, Meriden, Connecticut: On the east side of Colony Street still stands Meriden’s oldest house. Solomon Goffe of Wethersfield inherited land in Meriden…
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…
The Quinnipiack Club, New Haven, Connecticut: In 1871, a group of twenty New Haven businessmen established the "Ours Club," which shifted around several downtown locations…
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…
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…
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…
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…