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
1. Judah Woodruff House - 37 Mountain Spring Road, Farmington This grand estate, also known as The Cedars, traces back to at least 1760. An…
Weston UlbrichNovember 6, 2023
Moses Austin House, Durham, Connecticut: At 239 Main Street is a modified saltbox home built in 1754, yet part of the structure may have been…
Weston UlbrichOctober 26, 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
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…
Weston UlbrichAugust 29, 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
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
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
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…
Weston UlbrichMay 29, 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
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
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
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
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
Briggs-Stueck House, Middletown, Connecticut: At the intersection of Washington Street and High Street is a restored Queen Anne style dwelling. The picturesque abode was built…
Weston UlbrichNovember 30, 2022
Simon Smith House, Haddam, Connecticut: This Colonial Cape-style house at 974 Saybrook Road was built around 1745 - a year before Simon Smith married Eleanor…
Weston UlbrichOctober 31, 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
David Bushnell House Westbrook, CT David Bushnell House, Westbrook, Connecticut: At 121 South Main Street is an early Cape Cod style home with a hip…
Weston UlbrichSeptember 14, 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
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
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
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
Reverend John Cookson House, Middletown, Connecticut: At 61 Main Street is a Greek Revival home built in 1837 for John Cookson, pastor of First Baptist…
Weston UlbrichFebruary 17, 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
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
Duane Barnes House, Middletown, Connecticut: This Gothic Revival house on High Street, was built in 1848. Edward Duane Barnes commissioned the home to be constructed…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 3, 2022
Weston Ulbrich | CTRE.co | December 28, 2021 Hutchins House Listed in Greenwich Listed in April of this year for $15.9 million, the home at…
Weston UlbrichDecember 28, 2021
Rich Kirby | Patch | December 26, 2021 The biggest trend in real estate is going small. So-called "tiny houses" are suddenly huge, as more…
Weston UlbrichDecember 26, 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
Ezra Mather House, Essex, Connecticut: This Federal style house at 37 Main Street once belonged to a physician named Dr. Ezra Mather. The home was…
Weston UlbrichDecember 23, 2021
Curtis Fairchild House, Durham, Connecticut: At the corner of Main Street and Route 68 is a classic Federal style home with a crowned pediment over…
Weston UlbrichDecember 2, 2021
Whitney Ridge Stable, Haddam, Connecticut: This home in Haddam's village of Higganum is a modified saltbox, first built in 1780, fronting a large parcel of…
Weston UlbrichNovember 14, 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
By Zina Kumok | Earnest.com | October 16, 2021 When you’re making a big decision in life, it’s usually best to iron out the details…
Weston UlbrichOctober 16, 2021
Nathaniel Stevens House, Killingworth, Connecticut: At 591 County Road, is a Colonial style built in 1764 for Nathaniel Stevens, a deacon of Killingworth Congregational Church.…
Weston UlbrichJanuary 25, 2021
