
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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