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Middletown’s Arrawanna Bridge

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    Kelly Marino

  • Town(s):
    Middletown

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Jonathan Trumbull’s Lebanon War Office: The “Pentagon of the Revolution”

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    Emily Clark

  • Town(s):
    Lebanon

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Philip Johnson’s Glass House

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Thankful Arnold’s House

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The Henry Whitfield House

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Woodstock’s Roseland Cottage

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The Orrin Freeman House and the Spirit of ‘76

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    Alex Gerrish

  • Town(s):
    Haddam

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L.D. Brown and Son Silk Mill: A Staple in Middletown’s South Farms District

  • Writer:
    Kelly Marino

  • Town(s):
    Middletown

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Middletown’s Beman Triangle: A Testament to Black Freedom and Resilience

  • Writer:
    Jesse Nasta

  • Town(s):
    Middletown

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John Warner Barber’s Engravings Chronicle Connecticut History

  • Writer:
    Emily Clark

  • Town(s):
    New Haven

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Cornfield Point: Old Saybrook’s Forgotten Scenic Alcove

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The Amos Bull House and Sterling Opera House: The First Connecticut Listings on the National Register of Historic Places – Who Knew?

  • Writer:
    Emma Wiley

  • Town(s):
    Derby, Hartford

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George Laurence Nelson: Artist of Kent’s Seven Hearths

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The Welcoming Warmth of Kent’s Seven Hearths

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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Captures the Gilded Age in Norwalk

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Southington Cutlery Company: From Silverware to Hardware

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Joel T. Case and the Victorianization of Bristol’s Federal Hill

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New London Harbor Lighthouse: Connecticut’s First Official Lighthouse

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Waste Not, Want Not: The Colonial Era Midden

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The Art of Burying the Dead: Exploring Connecticut’s Historic Cemeteries

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The “Welcoming Beacon” of Sheffield Island Lighthouse

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Elastic Web Expands Textile Manufacturing in West Haven

Map – Connecticut Landmarks of the Constitution

The Ebenezer Avery House – Who Knew?

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The Connecticut Houses that Ended Up in Massachusetts

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Lee’s Academy: An Icon of Education for 200 Years

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Florence Griswold’s Home: A Story of Perseverance and Community

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The Connecticut Town Green

Indian Hill Cemetery and the Landscaping of Burial Grounds in the Mid-19th Century

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Weaving the Cultural Fabric of Beacon Falls

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Julian Alden Weir: The “Heart” of American Impressionism

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Hartford’s Nook Farm

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A Hip Road Trip

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Restoring a Unique Piece of Bloomfield History

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Past Perfect: Wallace Nutting Invents an Ideal Olde New England

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The Bryan-Andrew House: Still Standing After All These Years

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Washington Didn’t Only Sleep Here: George Washington at Wethersfield’s Webb House

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“Gentleman’s Farming” Comes to Waterford

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Barn Design in Connecticut

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A History of Libraries Speaks Volumes About Southington

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Aldrich Free Public Library: Dedicated to the Dissemination of Knowledge

Emily Holcombe Pioneered to Preserve Connecticut’s Colonial Past

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The Story Trail of Voices

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Medicine Woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Mohegan Cultural Renewal

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Marietta Canty House

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Franklin’s Ashbel Woodward was a Battlefield Surgeon and Historian

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American Architect Ithiel Town Born – Today in History: October 3

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“Washburn Colonials”: Distinguished 1920s Homes Stand the Test of Time

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A Baltic Mill Helps Found a New Town

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Mohegan Sacred Sites: Moshup’s Rock

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The Seth Wetmore House: A Storied Structure of 18th Century Middletown

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Merritt Parkway Creates Scenic Gateway to New England

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Providing Rest for the Weary in Barkhamsted

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Modernism in Connecticut through Photographs

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Aunt Polly and Its Preservation

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The Beckley Blast Furnace, East Canaan

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Eugene O’Neill’s Connecticut Connections

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I-95 Reaches New London

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J. Frederick Kelly: Constructing Connecticut’s Architectural History

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Chamberlin Mill: A Woodstock Survivor

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Holmes at Home: The Life of William Gillette

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Mary and Eliza Freeman Houses

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Indian Hill Cemetery and the Vernacular of the Times

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Torrington Recovers after the Flood of ‘55

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Improving Sea Transportation: Guilford Goes About it the Light Way

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Richard Lee’s Urban Renewal in New Haven

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A Connecticut Home That Dates Back to the 1600s!

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Colonial Revival Movement Sought Stability during Time of Change

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Connecticut’s Capitol Building – Inside and Out

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Metal Homes for the Atomic Age

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The Comstock Bridge Brings East Hampton Residents Together

The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, Hartford

  • Writer:
    Amanda P. Roy

  • Town(s):
    Hartford

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A Russian Village Retreat in Southbury

West Cornwall Covered Bridge: An Icon of New England Craftsmanship

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The Prospect Green as a Historical Narrative

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Where It All Happened: Connecticut’s Old State House

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Land Purchase Becomes Bushnell Park – Today in History: January 5

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The House That Hoadley Built

The Colt Memorial, Cedar Hill Cemetery

The Forlorn Soldier

Video – Hidden History: Keney Tower

Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Hill-Stead Museum

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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum

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Wesleyan Hills Helps Redefine Suburbia

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The Frost House Once Offered Travelers a Warm Welcome

A Better Home and Garden in Bethlehem

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The Darlings Make Preservation a Family Affair

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Standing at Rest, at Last: The Story of the Forlorn Soldier

Pomp and Circumstance: Civil War Commemoration

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From Frontier Town to Capital City: Collection Traces Hartford’s Transformation

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Philip Johnson in His Own Words

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New State Capitol 1878

James G. Batterson, Stone Contractor

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The Plainville Town Hall Catches Fire

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Warren Congregational Church, a Longstanding Community Center

Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Phelps-Hatheway House and Garden

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Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Bush-Holley House

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The Answer Is Risom!

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Rock-Solid Industry in 19th-Century Bolton

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Stepping Back in Time: North Stonington Village Historic District

Video – Connecticut’s Cultural Treasures: Samuel Huntington

North Stonington’s Randall House, Nothing Ordinary about It

  • Writer:
    CTH Staff

  • Town(s):
    North Stonington

Joshua Hempsted Born – Today in History: September 1

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Preserving an All-American Downtown in Torrington

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Video – Hidden History: Connecticut Historical Society

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    CTnow.com

  • Town(s):
    Hartford

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