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On January 28, 1820, architect Ithiel Town was granted a patent for a wooden truss bridge, also known as Town’s Lattice Truss.
ReadOn October 3, 1784, prominent American architect and engineer Ithiel Town was born in Thompson.
ReadA museum, former library, and a home are just three notable examples of an architectural style popular in the 1800s.
ReadIn the mid-19th century, Connecticut looked toward changing its electoral processes as well as its civil rights record.
ReadFounded in 1842, this ever-evolving institution is the oldest, continuously operating public art museum in the United States.
ReadIthiel Town was one of the first professional architects in Connecticut and one of the first to introduce the architectural styles of Europe to the United States.
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