G. Fox & Co. Destroyed by Fire – Today in History: January 29
January 29, 2019
On January 29, 1917, at about 11:00 pm, watchmen discovered a fire on the ground floor of the G. Fox... Read more » …[more]
Architecture
Civic Center Roof Collapses – Today in History: January 18
January 18, 2019
On January 18, 1978, at about 4:20 in the morning, the Hartford Civic Center roof collapsed. Ten days of bad... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Contemporary United States, Disaster, Hartford, Popular Culture
Land Purchase Becomes Bushnell Park – Today in History: January 5
January 5, 2019
On January 5, 1854, Hartford voters approved spending over $100,000 in public funds for land that would become a municipal... Read more » …[more]
Categories: Architecture, Expansion and Reform, Hartford, Historic Preservation, Horace Bushnell
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]
Categories: Architecture, Business and Industry, Expansion and Reform, Hamden, New Haven
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]
