Father of Architects Born – Today in History: December 4
December 4, 2018
On December 4, 1804, “Father of Architects” Henry Austin was born in the Mt. Carmel section of Hamden, Connecticut. A... Read more » …[more]
Architecture
Yale University Art Gallery – Today in History: October 25
October 25, 2018
On October 25, 1832, the Trumbull Gallery at Yale opened to the public. Also known as the Picture Gallery, the... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Arts, John Trumbull, New Haven
Goodspeed Opera House Opens – Today in History: October 24
October 24, 2018
On October 24, 1877, the Goodspeed Opera House on the Connecticut River in East Haddam officially opened to the public... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Arts, East Haddam, Popular Culture
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch – Today in History: September 17
September 17, 2018
On September 17, 1886, the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch was dedicated in Hartford to honor the 4,000 Hartford residents... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Civil War, Hartford
Theodate Pope Riddle Dies – Today in History: August 30
August 30, 2018
On August 30, 1946, Theodate Pope Riddle, one of the nation’s first successful woman architects, died at the age of... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Farmington, Theodate Pope Riddle, Women
Merritt Parkway Creates Scenic Gateway to New England
June 29, 2018
This Depression-era road improvement project sought to artfully balance the natural and built environments, and despite setbacks and scandal, achieved its aims. …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Fairfield, Great Depression and World War II, Greenwich, Historic Preservation, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Transportation, Trumbull, Westport, Wilbur Cross
Metal Homes for the Atomic Age
May 17, 2018
Once touted as the house “America has been waiting for,” only a few post-WWII Lustron steel houses remain in Connecticut. …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, Popular Culture
Frederick Law Olmsted Born – Today in History: April 26
April 26, 2018
On April 26, 1822, Frederick Law Olmsted was born in Hartford. Often described as the founder of landscape architecture in... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Frederick Law Olmsted, Hartford
G. Fox & Co. Destroyed by Fire – Today in History: January 29
January 29, 2018
On January 29, 1917, at about 11:00 pm, watchmen discovered a fire on the ground floor of the G. Fox... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Beatrice Fox Auerbach, Business and Industry, Disaster, Hartford, Popular Culture
New Haven Coliseum Imploded – Today in History: January 20
January 20, 2018
On January 20, 2007, the 35-year-old New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum—better known as the New Haven Coliseum—met its end at... Read more » …[more]
