Connecticut River, Chester, Connecticut: Flowing 410 miles from the Canadian border to Long Island Sound, the Connecticut River is New England's longest river. It's one…
Weston UlbrichMarch 11, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Easton Town Hall, Easton, Connecticut: Built in 1937, Easton Town Hall took its current form following extensive renovations in 1986. The rural Fairfield County town…
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
Captain Thomas Allyn House, Windsor, Connecticut: In 1651, an English settler named Thomas Allyn accidentally shot his neighbor, Henry Stiles, to death. Allyn was indicted…
Weston UlbrichAugust 10, 2023
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…
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thankful Arnold House, Haddam, Connecticut: At 14 Hayden Hill Road is a late 18th century Dutch Colonial house museum. Distinguished by its gambrel roof, the…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 2022
Richard Mansfield House, Ansonia, Connecticut: At 35 Jewett Street is a turn of the 17th century Saltbox style house. The Colonial home was likely built…
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
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
24 Washington Avenue, Seymour, Connecticut: This conventional Queen Anne style house was built in 1875. Once a luxurious mansion, the home boasts nine rooms within…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 17, 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
Albert G. Stark House, Mystic, Connecticut: On West Mystic Avenue is an eight-sided Italianate style house built in 1850 for Albert G. Stark, a general…
Weston UlbrichAugust 28, 2022
Samuel Parsons House, Wallingford, Connecticut: At 180 South Main Street is a Dutch Colonial with two end-chimneys, and a red clapboarded exterior. The house is…
Weston UlbrichAugust 27, 2022
Simon Hazelton House, Haddam, Connecticut: In the center of Haddam is Georgian-style house built in 1785. The home was first owned by a Revolutionary War…
Weston UlbrichAugust 17, 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
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…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 18, 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
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
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
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
Bunny Fountain and Starkweather House, Trumbull, Connecticut: This unique fountain is located in the village of Nichols on the corner of Huntington Turnpike and Unity…
Weston UlbrichDecember 29, 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
Judges Cave, New Haven, Connecticut: Atop West Rock Ridge State Park is a notorious rock formation once used as a hideout from King Charles I…
Weston UlbrichDecember 17, 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
Boxwood Manor, Old Lyme, Connecticut: Built around 1842, this brick mansion on Lyme Street was the estate of Richard Sill Griswold. He was from a…
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
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…
Weston UlbrichNovember 21, 2021
East Haven Green, East Haven, Connecticut: At the center of the East Haven Green Historic District is East Haven Green. The open space is bounded…
Weston UlbrichNovember 20, 2021
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 from a…
Weston UlbrichNovember 10, 2021
Regina Cole | Forbes.com | November 19, 2021 House museums are a mixed bag: maybe the house is beautiful, but its owner’s story, not…
Weston UlbrichNovember 9, 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
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
