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Connecticut Preservation News July/August 2015 Volume XXXVIII, No. 4 E.Marchitto Window Restoration Diary By Jane Montanaro, Director of Preservation Services Repairing and maintaining good old historic wood windows is not as intimidating as it might seem. With some instruction and proper tools, anyone can achieve impressive results, as I learned while attending a window repair workshop in March. Greg Farmer, Connecticut Circuit Rider, and Judy L. Hayward, executive director of Windsor Preservation Education Institute in Vermont, arranged to bring this workshop to Connecticut, funded by a grant from the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Economic and Community Development. The Connecticut Trust had been working with the Town of Waterford and town historian Bob Nye to plan for the preservation of its picturesque vernacular Nevins Tenant Cottage (c.1890), so this was a great subject house for the workshop. Instructor Sally Fishburn, of S. A. Fishburn, Inc., an historic preservation and custom cabinetry firm located in No need to replace this window—it can be repaired. northern Vermont, brought her expertise and incredible. Jane Montanaro learned how at a Connecticut Trust workshop. passion for window restoration to the program continued on page 8 _______________________________________ In This Issue... _______________________________________ Got Mill? 2 _______________________________________ Around the State 10 _______________________________________ Historic Properties Exchange 16 Connecticut Close-Ups 20 The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit organization. ISSN 1084-189X Got Mill? Resources for Revitalizing Historic Industrial Properties By Renée Tribert, Project Manager, Making Places ince November 2014, the Connecticut wager that clearing the site will S Trust for Historic Preservation increase their tax base in the future, has been creating a statewide inventory or should they remake this liability of historic industrial complexes through into an asset working with what its Making Places program. The goal of they have? Physical condition, envi- the program is to document surviving ronmental contamination, zoning, structures and neighborhoods in which accessibility, code and flood plain the many industries in the state operated. issues factor into the discussion. It is part of a larger statewide initiative Many historic mills in through the Department of Economic and Connecticut and New England Got Mill? is the Connecticut Trust’s new presentation Community Development (DECD) to help have already been adapted to new on possibilities and resources for redeveloping historic industrial sites. return underutilized mills to productive uses, addressing the inherent chal- use. Making Places is funded through the lenges with a variety of tools and Community Investment Act and the State incentives. The Trust has assembled often avail themselves of funding incentives Historic Preservation Office, DECD. case studies of successful projects in for affordable housing; here, however, CIL Making Places has already identified Got Mill?, an illustrated presentation for did not use those incentives. approximately one thousand facilities, municipalities, communities, and devel- The factory complex was begun by from single buildings to multi-structure opers to help them see the potential in their the American Paper Goods Company complexes, some two hundred of which physical industrial heritage. with its founding in 1893; additions were are vacant or only partially occupied. Each In one of the Got Mill? case studies, constructed through 1914 resulting in underutilized mill property presents chal- the Corporation for Independent Living 100,000 square feet of space. The company lenges and, without intervention, could be (CIL) transformed a factory complex in made envelopes, waxed paper bags, and lost to neglect or demolition. Distressed the Kensington section of Berlin into cups. In 1959, under the Sherwood Tool buildings like these provoke opposing residential condominiums—a type of reuse Company (later Sherwood Industries), visions within communities: should they familiar to preservationists. Such projects continued on page 14 The Corporation for Independent Living converted the American Paper Funding for the Lofts at Sherwood Falls included bonds for environmental Goods factory, in Berlin, to condominiums called the Lofts at Sherwood Falls. remediation and historic rehabilitation tax credits. C. Wigren courtesy CIL 2 CONNECTICUT PRESERVATION NEWS, July/August 2015 At the Trust E. Marchitto, both pictures From the Editor his year’s legislative session T brought many challenges to the preservation community. Governor Malloy proposed a 100-percent sweep of Community Investment Act (CIA) funds from January 1, 2016, to June 30, 2017, and in his deficiency bill he proposed an additional sweep of Left: Connecticut Trust members and friends at Pints for Preservation. Right: Cyclists leave for Preservation Pedal, $15 million. The budget approved Wednesday, June 3, added back fifty percent of the cut that begins on January 1, palities and religious organizations, was cut will need to start the effort to restore full and eliminated the additional $15 million to $180,000 and then eliminated altogether. funding to the Community Investment Act sweep. Approximately $48 million of As CPN goes to press, we’re still working starting July, 2017. Stay tuned! committed and uncommitted funds is still with legislative leaders to get the money Through all this, the Trust’s other work in the CIA account at the current time; added back through the implementer bills. continued. Making Places has enjoyed that remains available for all four sectors We thank all of you for your advocacy broad exposure as staffers Wes Haynes and that receive moneys under the act—agricul- with your local legislators. Special thanks Renée Tribert took the project on the road. ture, affordable housing, open space, and go to our partners from all four sectors They spoke at the Society for Industrial historic preservation. covered by the Community Investment Archaeology’s New England chapter During budget negotiations, the Act—housing, agriculture, and open space, conference, in March, and the Torrington Trust’s separate line item, which funds our in addition to historic preservation—who Historic Preservation Trust’s conference, Maintenance and Repair grants to munici- worked so hard to save CIA funds. Now we “Where There’s a Mill There’s a Way,” in May, and appeared on “Where We Live,” on Connecticut Public Radio, in June. Now, The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit statewide membership organization established by a they’re making bookings for “Got Mill?”— special act of the State Legislature in 1975. Working with local preservation groups and individuals as well as statewide organizations, it encourages, advocates and facilitates historic preservation throughout Connecticut. an illustrated presentation to help municipal officials and developers understand the Board of Trustees Advisory Council Connecticut Preservation News is Martha Alexander, New Haven published bimonthly by the Connecticut Officers Trust for Historic Preservation, 940 possibilities and resources for reusing Charles Janson, Chairman, Darien J. Barclay Collins, Sharon Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut historic industrial sites (see page 2). Garry S. Leonard, Vice-Chairman, Madison William R. Crowe, Canton 06517. Publication is made possible by support of the members of the Connecticut th Edith Pestana, Secretary, Hartford Jared Edwards, FAIA, West Hartford Trust for Historic Preservation and by Celebrations of the Trust’s 40 Edward W. Munster, Treasurer, Haddam Inger Elliott, Stonington funds provided through the Community Theodore F. Ells, Branford Investment Act in the State of Connecticut. Anniversary have drawn enthusiastic Robert Svensk, Assistant Treasurer, The contents and opinions stated herein Southport Gerald Farrell, Jr., Wallingford do not necessarily reflect the views and crowds. In New London, 50-some people Walter Fiederowicz, Litchfield policies of the State of Connecticut. Gubernatorial Appointees Mimi Findlay, New Canaan Advertisements do not reflect the views joined in our Pints for Preservation pub Natalie Ketcham, Redding or opinions of the Connecticut Trust for Lynn Friedman, Woodbury Historic Preservation. The Connecticut crawl, visiting five historic bars along Edith Pestana, Hartford Glenn Geathers, Hartford Trust for Historic Preservation does Edmund Schmidt, Darien not endorse advertisers and assumes no Bank and State streets. And twenty Lee Kuckro, Wethersfield responsibility for advertisements. Additional Members of the Stephen S. Lash, Stonington followed Renée Tribert on Preservation Board of Trustees Charles T. Lee, Greenwich © 2015, Connecticut Trust for Historic Margaret Anderson, Marion Peter Malkin, Greenwich Preservation. All rights reserved. Pedal, a bicycle tour of historic sights in ISSN 1084-189X Michael J. H. Blair, Stonington Cesar Pelli, FAIA, New Haven Ivoryton, Essex, and Deep River. Watch the Sara Bronin, Hartford John W. Shannahan, Suffield Francis Chiaramonte, Harwinton Trust’s website and social media pages for Robert Faesy, Wilton Staff upcoming events. Jane Grant, Clinton Daniel Mackay, Executive Director Mary Ann Handley, Manchester Christopher Wigren, Deputy Director June closed with a bittersweet farewell Garrett W. Heher, Essex Brad Schide, Connecticut Circuit Rider to Executive