Connecticut Preservation News March/April 2019 Volume XLII, No. 2 Things Fall Apart

e have all seen vacant houses and unused barns that are the severity of the problem. They may not have the money to W left to decay. First a hole develops in the roof, then fix it or it may not be a priority to them. Some owners might the rain and snow get in, the frame slowly starts to sag, the even prefer a slow collapse under the mistaken impression windows fall out, and eventually (sometimes after many that it’s cheaper than demolition. years), the structure collapses into a pile of rubble. Withholding or deferring minimum maintenance is some- All building materials deteriorate over time and normal times called “demolition by neglect”—a loaded term that maintenance is required to prevent deterioration from presumes to know the owner’s intention. In fact, situations reaching a critical point. Sometimes owners are not aware of may be more complicated than they appear. There can be different kinds of neglect. continued on page 2

______In This Issue: C. Wigren ______New on the National Register 4 ______Around the State 8 ______Tackling Difficult Stories 20

William Mason house, Thompson,

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In many cases, neglect occurs when intentional withholding of maintenance in approval to raze the building, citing collapsed owners do not have the money to maintain order to get around preservation require- sections of the roof and interior framing a property, do not understand the prop- ments or popular support for an historic which made the building unsafe. The erty’s maintenance needs, or simply don’t site. With a bit of patience, this amounts commission ruled against the application consider it a priority. Some owners have to slow-motion demolition. “It fell into because it saw no evidence that the owners a vision that exceeds their means yet are disrepair,” owners say, when in fact it was had explored alternatives to demolition. unwilling to sell the property to someone pushed into disrepair. Within days, however, the City building who can care for it properly. The difficulty with labeling this ‘demo- department issued an order requiring that the For many years, neighbors and pres- lition by neglect’ is in knowing the inner Gatehouse be demolished or shored up, and ervationists worried about the steady workings of the owner’s mind—the inten- in December the building was torn down. deterioration of the William H. Mason tions. For instance, when the Quinnipiac Was the Gatehouse a victim of deliberate house in Thompson. The Gothic Revival Brewery in New Haven (1882-1916; NR) neglect? The owners argued that reusing the dwelling was built in about 1845 for a local was converted to apartments in the 1980s, building was not financially viable, and that millowner and sits at a prominent corner one small building was left unfinished. they simply had put off the inevitable demoli- overlooking the Thompson Hill common Built about 1890 as an office, the building tion. However, they produced no documenta- in a National Register district. In 1992 was called the Gatehouse on account of its tion for that claim, and the building clearly the famed interior designer Mario Buatta gateway location at a major intersection. had seen no upkeep in many years. bought the house and began renovating In a financial agreement with the city in Whether or not neglect is deliberate, it it. However, work soon stopped and since 2014, the property owners, Brewery Square poses one of the most frustrating threats to then the house has sat vacant and decaying. Gatehouse Limited Partnership (a separate preservation. Every time a building is lost The Connecticut Trust listed the Mason entity formed by Bruner/Cott, the architec- to neglect, there follow inevitable calls to do house as one of the state’s most important tural firm that did the original conversion) something about it. This is difficult, first threatened historic places in 2004. In agreed to create a renovation plan for the of all because it is difficult to determine an subsequent conversations with Buatta it gatehouse. owner’s intentions. Second, requiring mainte- became clear to Helen Higgins, the Trust’s No plan was ever submitted, and in continued on page 6 executive director at the time, that the 2018 the owners applied to the owner, who lived in New York City, was local historic district commission for not able to oversee work on the property C. Wigren or even ensure the maintenance of the house. Yet he also was unwilling to sell it, Close-ups of some of the neglect insisting that he would get the work done at the William Mason house. eventually. Buatta died in 2018; the house remains empty. Very different from neglect caused by inadequate resources or abilities is the

The Gatehouse at Brewery Square Apartments in New Haven was demolished in December because it had become unsafe due to extended neglect. New Haven Preservation Trust

2 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 At the Trust From the Executive Director

n spite of winter snow, sleet, rain, arises from a situation in Willimantic (see about the importance of protecting the CIA I and cold, staff and board of the page 18) but would have statewide conse- for enhancing Connecticut as a good place to Connecticut Trust have been busy around quences. We were grateful for Norwich live and work. the state. On February 1, the Trust town historian Dale Plummer who in his Sadly, we are saying farewell to a valued embarked on a new partnership with testimony against the bill pointed to two staff member. Since 2006, Greg Farmer has Capital for Change (C4C), the largest successful rehab projects—the Wauregan been one of the Connecticut Trust’s Circuit full-service Community Development Hotel and the Reid & Hughes building— Riders, in which capacity his wealth of Financial Institution in Connecticut. By which without the same preservation knowledge and broad experience in preserva- investing capital, we will gain their exper- protections would now be vacant lots tion, museums, and community planning tise in processing loans while continuing disfiguring downtown Norwich. enriched the Trust’s work. In addition to to provide much-needed funding for As always, the budget is of special visiting every corner of Connecticut, Greg preservation projects. Circuit Riders and concern. Governor Lamont’s budget worked intensely with local historic district Trust staff will have a role in facilitating proposal called for diverting all monies commissions and launched the Connecticut these projects. from the Community Investment Act to Trust Revolving Loan Fund. He is leaving It’s the legislative season in Hartford, the general fund, and providing for the the Trust in mid-March to devote full time and Trust staff, board members, and CIA’s programs of preservation, affordable to his historic preservation consulting firm, lobbyists are often to be found at the housing, farmland protection, and open Agricola Corporation. We’ll miss his wisdom, Capitol. The situation changes daily, but as space acquisition through line items rather his thoughtfulness, and his understated sense of late February, we’re working to oppose than guaranteed allotments through the of humor but we count on continuing to see House Bill 6552, a bill that would strip CIA. Even before the budget proposal was him though his consulting work and so we historic properties in distressed communi- released, representatives from the Trust had wish him all the best. ties of preservation protections. This bill begun conversations with key legislators Finally, as I write this, we’re reviewing nominations for our annual Connecticut Preservation Awards. It’s always inspiring to see the creative ways people are plugging into The Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation is a nonprofit statewide membership organization established by a our state’s historic places to build a better 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. Connecticut for future generations. We hope you’ll plan to join us on April 4 as we present Board of Trustees Inger Elliott, Stonington Connecticut Preservation News is published bimonthly by the Connecticut the awards at the Town and County Club in Officers Theodore F. 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Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 3 National Register of Historic Places, John Lozito New on the National Register

ive individual historic sites and one F historic district have recently been added to the National Register of Historic Places for Connecticut. Listing provides official designation and allows properties to qualify for preservation incentives such as restoration grants (for nonprofit and munic- ipal owners) or historic rehabilitation tax credits. It also makes historical information about the properties available to the public and broadens our knowledge of the variety Hubbell Carter house, Clinton of Connecticut’s history and character. The newly designated places span The Hubbell Carter house, in Clinton, remodeled to reflect changing tastes. Carter’s nearly 200 years of history and represent probably built between 1775 and 1787, is a descendants continued to live in the house topics ranging from farming to education, representative example of a one-story house until 1952. shipbuilding, recreation, urban renewal, (popularly called a “Cape Cod house”) religion, and ethnic diversity. that was widely built in Connecticut in the The Burrall-Belden house, in Canaan, late 18th and early 19th centuries. Special was home to several generations of a promi- features include a planked frame—with nent local family which numbered lawyers, wide planks instead of studs for the elected officials, postmasters, and leading walls—and shallow hewn overhangs on the businessmen among its members. In the early gable ends, both of which are characteristic 20th century, the influential photographer of the shoreline towns at the time. Many Clarence H. White bought the house as interior elements are more characteristic a summer home and used it for summer of the Federal era, suggesting that the sessions of his school of photography, which house was not completed until then or was played an important role in the development

Burrall-Belden house, Canaan National Register of Historic Places, Tod Bryant

4 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 National Register of Historic Places, Jay Verney

facilities for a modern curriculum that included vocational and practical subjects as well as academic ones, and athletics. It was designed by the New York archi- tect Wilson Potter, who was known for schools and libraries throughout New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. The school’s civic importance is highlighted by its prominent location on Memorial Boulevard, a City Beautiful parkway that leads to downtown. The City of Bristol is currently pursuing plans to reuse the building as an arts magnet school.

The Laurel Beach Casino, in Milford, Hezekiah Child house, Higganum Landing historic district, Haddam was built as a community facility in Laurel Beach, a shorefront resort community of American art photography. The house’s Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. developed beginning in 1899. The current elegant Federal façade makes a fitting coun- By the 1860s, commerce and industrial building, constructed in 1929, replaced terpart for the South Canaan meeting house activity moved to Higganum Village, and an earlier casino that burned. In the 19th (1804; NR) across the road. the Landing became primarily residential. and early 20th centuries, the term “casino” The district’s architecture is comfortable referred not to a gambling facility, but Thanks to a natural harbor at a bend but not lavish and chiefly dates from the rather to a more general place of entertain- in the Connecticut River, the Higganum prosperous period between the 1790s and ment, used for dances, concerts, and other Landing historic district, in the town of the 1830s. social gatherings. Typical of the type, Haddam, thrived for more than a century the Laurel Beach casino contains a large as a center of shipbuilding, maritime trade, The former Bristol High School (also hall with a stage, plus a bowling alley, a and related commercial activities. Vessels known as Memorial Boulevard School), wrap-around veranda, and service facilities produced at the largest shipyard, operated by completed in 1923, exemplified the latest including a kitchen, storage, and restrooms. the Child family, traveled to the West Indies, in high school design of its time: visually Europe, and China for trade or fought in the impressive and outfitted with up-to-date continued on page 7

Bristol High School National Register of Historic Places, from Bristol History Room, Bristol Public Library

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nance beyond the most basic requirements municipal preservation ordinances which offer a property tax abatement for historic for public safety runs afoul of American require review and approval of alterations buildings in exchange for preservation or attitudes about the rights of property to historic buildings, including demoli- restoration, while PA 14-101 allows them ownership. Nonetheless, there are already tion, similar to the requirements of local to provide tax abatements on historic some measures that may help towns and historic districts. However, as the fate of agricultural buildings in exchange for a cities forestall neglect. the Brewery Square Gatehouse shows, even preservation easement. These agreements inclusion in a local historic district is not would provide a solid way to ensure Unsafe notices: When a neglected building a guarantee against neglect. The law does adequate maintenance and forestall neglect. reaches the point where it presents a threat grant municipalities wide leeway to explore Of course, agreements of this sort would to public safety, the local building official other ways of encouraging maintenance of be most attractive to owners who are likely issues an order requiring owners to correct historic structures. to maintain their properties anyhow, not to the danger. Unfortunately, the correction those who might purposely neglect a prop- almost always takes the form of demoli- One form of encouragement might erty. Yet subsequent owners who might not tion. Preservationists might pursue ways be through incentives for maintenance. be as interested in preservation would be of working with building officials to point Two other state laws allow towns and cities restrained by such an agreement. To date, owners to repair instead. to offer tax abatements for owners who no municipalities are known to offer these commit to maintaining historic buildings: The Connecticut Environmental abatements, but the Connecticut Circuit CGS 12-27A allows municipalities to Protection Act (CEPA) allows any citizen Riders are ready to provide guidance. to sue to prevent the unreasonable demoli- tion of historic resources listed on the National Register. To date, this law has only been applied in reaction to an actual demolition permit. However, several years ago, Thompson resident Dawna Sirard urged that CEPA be used to stop what she and many others considered the unreason- able demolition of the Mason house by neglect. In response, the State Historic Preservation Office attempted to contact Mario Buatta, but he was unresponsive and the question of whether CEPA could be used in this way never was settled. Blight ordinances allow municipalities to levy fines on owners who allow properties to sit unmaintained. New London recently expanded its blight ordinance, but officials warned that the changes were not likely to make much difference; the city is seeking additional incentives to complement the blight ordinance. In addition, New Milford is considering revisions to its building and property nuisances ordinance, which covers blight. However, many towns find that enforcing these ordinances is time- consuming and expensive and are reluctant to use them. Municipal preservation ordinances. Connecticut Public Act 13-181, Section 10(F) allows municipalities to “protect the character” of buildings that are listed on the State or National Register of Historic Places. This enabling legislation makes possible a wide range of preservation efforts. Beginning with Hartford, some towns and cities have used the law to adopt

6 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 National Register of Historic Places, Lindsey Hannah and National Register of Historic Places, Kathryn Kelly N. Morgan, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates Kuranda, R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates

Laurel Beach Casino Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ

New on the National Register, cont’d from page 5

Such casinos could be found throughout The Dixwell Avenue Congregational founded in 1820. A longtime institutional the state. At one time there were seven in United Church of Christ, in New Haven, leader in the Dixwell neighborhood, the Milford’s beach communities; today, only houses the oldest African American congregation constructed a new building the Laurel Beach Casino survives. Congregational church in the world, in 1968, as the area was dramatically reshaped by New Haven’s redevelopment agency. The new location, on a plaza with a community service organization and across GET YOUR COPY NOW! the street from a shopping center, placed “...intrigues the eye and mind in a journey through centuries of Connecticut the congregation physically at the heart of history and architecture.” —David K. Leff, town historian, Canton the community. The building, designed by the renowned Modernist architect John Johansen, is one of the most prominent prod- ucts of the city’s nationally influential urban renewal program. The monumental structure appears solid from the exterior, but strategi- cally placed windows, including a rooftop monitor, flood the interior with light.

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Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 7 News from Around the State Briefly Noted Chester Historical Society, 1982

Chester.  The Constance Baker Motley house and preserve were added to the Connecticut Freedom Trail in December. Born and raised in New Haven, Judge Motley (1921-2005) and her family used the property as a seasonal home from 1965 to 2005. She came to prominence as an attorney who litigated more than 200 desegregation cases enforcing the Supreme Court’s Brown vs. Board of Education decision as well as representing civil rights activists. She also served in the New York State Senate, as president of the Manhattan Borough Council, and as a federal district judge and federal Chief Judge—in each case the first African American woman to do so. Her childhood home in New Haven is already on the Freedom Trail. A dedication is planned for the spring.

East Haddam and Stonington.  The State Attorney General’s office has concluded that Connecticut Landmarks did not misuse funds given for the care of two properties, Forge Farm (c.1750; SR) in Stonington and the Palmer-Warner house (c.1738; NR) in East Haddam (see CPN,

September-October 2018). This conclusion Connecticut Landmarks came after an investigation prompted by concerns about the poor condition of the properties. According to the report, released January 4, “We found no evidence of misap- propriation of charitable funds, but have identified areas where we would like to see Connecticut Landmarks better address donor intent and the management and preserva- tion of both its real and personal property.” Landmarks’ website reports that repairs are underway. At Forge Farm, historically accurate replacement windows are being installed; at Palmer-Warner, a collapsing barn has been partly dismantled, repaired, and re-erected (pictured). For updates, visit ct.landmarks.org.

8 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 News from Around the State

Steve Bielitz

 East Hartford. While dismantling the Hills house on High Street, workers from the Glastonbury Restoration Company recently uncovered a five-foot-long drawing of a battle scene. Although primitive in execution, the scene is complex, depicting three distinct groups of combatants—possibly English, French, and Native Americans. The figures carry a variety of weapons and have inflicted considerable carnage. When discovered, the board had been reused as exterior sheathing underneath the house’s clapboards. Dendrochronology tests commissioned by Steve Bielitz, owner of the restoration company, determined that the house was built in 1693 and expanded in 1742. David Hills (1724-1785), an occupant of the house, served in the French and Indian War, and it is likely that the drawing reflects his experience. Goodwin College bought the property in 2015 and brought Mr. Bielitz in to dismantle the house; a Hills descendant plans to re-erect it in a National Register district out of state. Connecticut Circuit Rider

 Groton. The city of Groton is seeking a new user for the Mother Bailey house (1782; NR). The building is famous as the home of Dr. Amos Prentice, who tended the wounded after the 1781 Battle of Groton Heights. In 1805 it became home to Elijah and Anna Bailey; Elijah had fought in the battle and Anna helped Dr. Prentice, gaining the nickname “Mother Bailey.” The city acquired the property in 2010 and has been seeking users to preserve it. In 2016 Groton voters defeated a bond measure to fund stabilization, and in 2017 a group called the Friends of the Mother Bailey house was formed to convert the house to a visitor and historical center; however, the group has had little luck raising money. The city council voted in January to declare the house surplus property and will seek proposals for “the sale of the property to a responsible and qualified entity, prefer- ably with experience in adaptive reuse of historic properties.” continued on next page

Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 9 News from Around the State

C. Wigren Jane Cable

Litchfield.  Norwich.  Voters rejected a proposal to spend In February the United War Veterans $7.6 million to renovate the Litchfield Grand Army of the Republic Courthouse (1888; NR) as a new town Buckingham Memorial Association hall in December. No longer needed by unveiled the newly renovated library at the courts, the building reverted in 2017 to the William A. Buckingham house (1847; the heirs of the donors who leased the land NR). An early leader in the Republican to the state in 1803; they in turn donated party, Buckingham was Connecticut’s it to the Greater Litchfield Preservation governor throughout the Civil War. Trust. The Trust offered the building to the The United War Veterans bought the town and commissioned preliminary plans house in 1898; since the 1970s the City to show how it could work as a town hall. of Norwich has used the building for The Town Hall Review Committee recom- government and social service offices. mended adoption of the proposal. However, Volunteers cleaned, repaired, and redeco- four of the town’s five selectmen opposed rated the house’s library, filling it with it; they prefer an all-new building, even at period furniture and collections of Civil a higher estimated price. In the aftermath, War records, artifacts, and local history the Litchfield trust once again is considering materials. These will be available for the courthouse’s future; representatives of researchers. In addition, said president the organization have said they would rather Jane Cable, the group is planning to host not have the building be put to commercial events such as concerts, teas, and lectures. use. In the same referendum, town voters The goal is to completely restore the also defeated a proposal to sell the former house, room by room. Bantam School, designed in 1953 by Modernist architect Marcel Breuer, to the Litchfield Housing Trust. The town has not identified an alternative for the school.

10 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 News from Around the State

Courtesy of Torrington Savings Bank

Torrington.  Stratford.  The Torrington Savings Bank reopened its main office (1938; The American Shakespeare Theatre (1955; NR) was destroyed by NR) in December, following a three-month renovation. Work fire in January. Conceived by Lawrence Langner, co-founder of The included restoration of historic architectural detailing and Theatre Guild and the Westport Country Playhouse, the theater lighting fixtures, along with a new teller area and offices. presented productions of Shakespeare works by such leading theatrical According to the bank’s president, John E. Janco. “Our lights as John Houseman, Katharine Hepburn, and James Earl Jones. approach to the project has been to preserve as much of the It closed after the 1982 season, and the State took ownership in 1983. beautiful, historic attributes of the building as possible, while Numerous attempts to re-open the theater followed but none achieved also modernizing it to provide additional efficiency, privacy lasting success. The Town of Stratford acquired the property in 2005 and comfort.” and is exploring future uses for the 14-acre riverfront property. A deed continued on page 18 restriction requires that the property remain accessible to the public.

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Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 11 HThreatenedistoric Buildings P ropertiesAvailable Exchange March/April 2019

St. Bernard R.C. Church (1892) and Rectory (1875) 5-7 Maple Street, Tariffville (Simsbury) Religious property for sale! St. Therese Parish merged with St. Bernard Church in 2017 resulting in a consolidation of building resources. The St. Bernard site is being offered for sale. It includes a Gothic revival church, Italianate house, one-car garage and barn on two lots. Property is on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing resource in the Tariffville Historic District. R-15 Zoning allows for future use as a church, daycare, private school, or fraternity organization. Special Permit for possible use as multi-family development into condominiums or rental housing. Rehabilitation may qualify for historic tax credits or grants. Contact: Joel Witkiewicz, Advance Realty, LLC (860) 585-5635 https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/7-Maple-St-Tariffville-CT/13607729/

Captain James Francis House (1793) 120 Hartford Avenue, Wethersfield Wethersfield Historical Society has announced that the Captain trim. These features are still evident in many houses in the historic James Francis House at 120 Hartford Avenue, which has been in district including the Deming-Standish House, now Lucky Lou’s restau- its care since 1969, will be offered for public sale beginning April 2, rant in the village center. 2019. The house has been meticulously restored and maintained by The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the society and has been open to the public on an irregular basis for is part of a local historic district and subject to the regulations of the the past 50 years. Wethersfield Historic District Commission. The Historic Homeowners The house was built in 1793 by Captain James Francis for his Tax Credit program may be available for repairs. family. Francis was a master builder in the late 18th and early 19th Contact: Dick Peplau of Coldwell Banker. [email protected] centuries, well-known for his elegant doorways and fancy interior https://www.facebook.com/WethersfieldHistory/photos/a.194886782528/1015654 0303072529/?type=3&theater

Deadline for the May/June issue is April 26, 2019. Historic Properties Exchange is published to advertise endangered prop- Neither advertisers nor the Connecticut Trust are responsible or liable erties in Connecticut by the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, for any misinformation, misprints, or typographical errors contained a statewide nonprofit organization located at 940 Whitney Avenue, in Historic Properties Exchange. Hamden, Connecticut 06517. Real estate advertised in this publication To list a property, learn about properties listed or to subscribe, con- is subject to the Federal Housing Act of 1968. tact Renée Tribert at [email protected] or call 203-562-6312.

12 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 Lustron House (1949) 25 Collett Street, North Haven. Unique Mid-Century Modern LUSTRON home originally built in 1949 entirely of enameled steel! Needs complete rehab. Currently no heat. Will not qualify for conventional mortgage. Architects who originally designed the prefabri- cated LUSTRON homes were intent on using every square inch of space efficiently. Built-ins abounded, accounting for 20 percentUNDER of the total interior space. The master bedroom has a built-in vanity with large drawers and additional storage space overhead. The dining room has a built-in buffet and pass-through to the kitchen. Prior owners added a spacious familyCONTRACT room, solarium, and 2-car garage. Located in a desir- able Whitney Ridge neighborhood. Contact: Debbie Goldberg Coldwell Banker (203) 506-5846 or [email protected] https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/25-Collett-St-North-Haven- CT-06473/174436876_zpid/ Frederick Penny House (1899) 329 Alden Avenue, New Haven Generously sized historic house located in Westville section of New 19th Century Connecticut Barns Haven, is available for purchase. Amenities include wrap-around Two circa 1830 Connecticut barns available for purchase to front porch, one-car detached garage, deck off rear, hardwood floors rebuild at any new site. throughout. Interior boasts all original woodwork, 3 fireplaces. and Center of barns originally open to peak of both barns. Rebuilt formal dining room. Walk up finished attic. Needs your finishing barns could be opened for large entertainment or family room touches to make this a gem again! Located in State Register historic or kept as working barns. district; renovation may qualify for Historic Homeowners Tax Credit Outstanding, attractive beam structure: queen posts with program offered through the State Historic Preservation Office. bracing and king posts with bracing; mixture of larger hewn Contact: Paul Cranick, WEICHERT REALTORS — The Zubretsky Group, (800) 375-1894 beams and smaller sawn beams. We would anticipate adding https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/57972291_zpid/41.358322,- period styled windows and doors. Barn dimensions are 72.904329,41.291157,-73.021231_rect/12_zm/1_fr/ 30-0˝ x 45-0˝ and 18-10˝ x 32-5˝. Contact: Glastonbury Restoration Co. for information at (860) 212-3750 or [email protected].

Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 13 Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House Bedrooms: 3 Full Baths: 3 8 Ferris Hill Road, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 Sq. Ft.: 1,902 Style: Antique MLS #141863 $1,000,000$950,000 Lot: 2.14 acres

The Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House is one of the oldest and finest antique homes in Berkshire Hathaway New Canaan. History happened here in the Time Before Now. Built by the Hoyt HomeServices New family, sold to the Burwell and Carter family, later owned by the Morse family, England Properties and other distinguished citizens of the town. Faithfully upgraded in mid-twentieth century. An amazing chimney stack anchors the structure. Because of its historic Tom Nissley significance, the house must be made available for visits by the public once each 30 Oenoke Lane year. The documentation of its placement on the National Register of Historic New Canaan, CT 06840 Places is fully available. Changes to the exterior of the house as it is seen from the 203-322-1400 road are not allowed. However, the house could be expanded towards the rear of [email protected] the property, and/or a barn could be added.

14 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 The Connecticut Trust’s Preservation Circle Members for 2018 Thank you for your support in 2018.

Preservation Circle Donors Mr. and Mrs. Garry Leonard Heritage Partner Michael Halloran and Susan MacEachron Mr. and Mrs. David W. MooreJeffrey $100 and above Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Hanley Chairman’s Circle Morgan Mr. and Mrs. John Harrington $100,000 and above George W. Adams, III Stephen D. Ramsey and Ann E. Jones William H. Ahrens John Herzan and Lauren Brown The 1772 Foundation Charles S. Rotenberg, AICP Mark Aldieri Marcia Hinckley State Historic Preservation Office, Anita M. Shaffer Jeffrey and Morel Alexander Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Horwitz Department of Economic and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Strackbein Mr. and Mrs. Kevin G. Archer Adrienne Farrar Houel Community Development Gail Wall Steven Avedon** Richard L. Hughes, III Gregory Waterman and Rachel Pattison Mary Beth E. Baker Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hurd Chairman’s Circle Jim Bechtel Mary B. Hobler Hyson $10,000 and above Preservation Sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Drummond Bell T. Whitcomb Iglehart $250 and above Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Malkin John and Christine Bensche Charles E. Janson MLE Foundation Michelle Ahern** Brad and Jennifer Benson** Jean R. Kelley Suzanne Salomon Benjamin M. Baker Anne Berlack Erica Popick Kevrekian Robin M. Beckett Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Blake Janice Kirby Chairman’s Circle John Byrnes Jackie Blombach Mr. and Mrs. Keith L. Knowlton $5,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. George Castell Ralph C. Bloom Ruth Koizim Barbara J. Lamb Anderson-Paffard Foundation, Inc. Jane Chesnutt Catherine Bolduc Catie Curran Mr. Robert Bombardieri Thomas Lentz Chairman’s Circle Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Dannies, Jr. Virginia F. Boorom Tammy Kagan Levine $2,500 and above Ruth Ann Davis Robert Tod Bryant Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Levey, AIA Dudley and Honie Diebold Tedd Levy Edward F. Gerber Mr. and Mrs. Harold C. Buckingham, Jr. Andrew Drabkin and Brian Hughes Janet Lindstrom George E. Schoellkopf Mr. and Mrs. Michael S. Burd James Eacott** Jay E. Cantor Catherine Lynn Fred Lea Chairman’s Circle Jared and Claire Edwards Wendy Weaver Chaix Brian L. Lyman $2,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Michael Elgee The Sandra and Arnold Chase Family Theodore and Kristina Ells Foundation, Inc.** Mr. and Mrs. Timothy MacDonald Margaret and Peter Anderson Margaret McCutcheon Faber Frank J. Chiaramonte Mr. and Mrs. William MacLaren Sara C. Bronin Claire Frisbie Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Clark, III Anthony and Virginia Macro Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stockman Therese Goodwin Laura Weir Clarke Mr. and Mrs. David Malloy Heidi Green Constance Clement Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Maney Chairman’s Circle Karsten Harries Andrea K. Cross Anne B. Manning $1,500 and above Wes Haynes and Anne Van Ingen Ruth Cutler James R. Marshall, III Richard and Ellen Gould Mr. and Mrs. John E. Herzog Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D’Angelo Susan B. Matheson Christine Horan** Mr. and Mrs. Peter de Bretteville Mark McEachern Chairman’s Circle Kenneth Johnson Joseph DeMaio** Carole A. Laydon McElrath $1,000 and above Leslie King Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Derato Barbara McGrath James and Dianne McHutchison Anonymous Karin Krochmal and Richard Hayden Frances Devlin Vacek Miglus J. Barclay Collins Stephen S. Lash Mary B. Dunne Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller Henry Griggs Joan Loos Gail Erickson and Christa Rice Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Moore Josephine Merck Alexandra Lyman Inger M. Elliott Morris Family Foundation, Marshall Millsap Cynthia Mackay Dennis and Sylvia Evans Andrew and Gail Morris Pratt Family Fund Margaret Jean McKee Robert Faesy Barbara Nash Chuck and Deborah Royce Edward T. Mohylowski Ann H. Fenn Martha Okie-Fouracre and Tom Talamini Jane Montanaro Lynn Ferrari Kimberly Nardone** Mimi Findlay Anthony J. Fouracre Bruce B. Peabody Preservation Patron John and Heidi Niblack Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Finkelstein $500 and above Mrs. Robert B. O’Reilly Emil Frankel John and Josephine Perkins Matthew Peterson Jack and Ann Franzen Edith Pestana Martha and James Alexander Elizabeth Platt Robert Fricker and Charlotte Rea Mr. and Mrs. William A. Petit Robert E. Buckholz, Jr., and John Poole Guy Gabrielson Sandra Pierog Lizanne Fontaine The Rev. Arthur B. Robertshaw, III John Gaddis and Toni Dorfman Anne B. Pierson, MD Steven Copulsky** Philip Samponaro Sally Knott Gibbons Raymond Pierson and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Grant Rob and Allison Sanders Sarafina Giliberto Anne T. Roberts-Pierson Pamela and Ted Hamilton Charlie Shafer Barbara A. Glista Suzanne Pinkes** Garrett and Maureen Heher Brian Skinner Laurel Goodgion Raphael L. Podolsky Angie Hein Caroline Sloat G. Kevin Gough and Paula Jones Debra Pond Mary-Michelle U. Hirschoff Tyler Smith and Lyn Walker Neil and Laurie Grealy Evelyne Acheson Purdy George M. and Pamela S. Humphrey Fund David Westmoreland and Mike Musnak Perley Grimes, Jr. Jeannette Purdy Lee G. Kuckro** Mr. and Mrs. Rick Wies Mr. and Mrs. Robert Haff Susan W. Radel Marta Jo Lawrence Deanne H. Winokur Candace Hall The Hon. Charles T. Lee Mr. and Mrs. Wick York Robert H. Hall continued on next page

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Reiss Preservation Sponsor Heritage Resources Church of the Good Shepherd, Hartford Mark and Eleanor Robinson $250 and above Housing Enterprises, David Berto City of Ansonia, Department of Economic Greg and Beverly Rodiger Architectural Preservation Studio Hudson Valley Preservation Corp. Development Thomas G. Ronalter Atlas Preservation Inc. Johnson Millwork City of New London, Office of James W. Rook and Susan Ackerman Bi-Glass Systems Jones Family Farms Development and Planning Stewart G. Rosenblum Jay Bright, Architect Kemper Associates Architects City of Shelton, Community Development Allen Ross GL Capasso Inc. Kohler Ronan Colchester Historical Society Carl P. Rychlik Cly Del Manufacturing Co. J and R Lamb Studios, Inc. Congregation Beth Israel, New Haven James Saakvitne MaryLou Davis, Inc. Litchfield Builders, Inc. Connecticut Antique Machinery James Scaramozza EJ Iott, LLC The Lyman Farm, Inc. Association, Kent Anne F. Schenck William Gould Architectural Martha Lyon Landscape Architecture, LLC Connecticut Audubon Society Joseph Schiffer Preservation, LLC Lyric Hall Antiques and Conservation, Connecticut Landmarks Katherine Schoonover James K. Grant Associates John Cavaliere Connecticut League of History Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Schwartz Gulick and Co., LLC Milone & MacBroom, Inc. Organizations Jeff Scofield Kronenberger and Sons Restoration, Inc. Mystic River Foundry, LLC Connecticut State Library Paul H. Serenbetz Nelson & Edwards Company Newman Architects Coventry Historical Society Mr. and Mrs. John W. Shannahan Architects, LLC Noyes Vogt Architects, Inc., Darien Historical Society Susan Shea-Gerson David Scott Parker Architects, LLC Thomas Gribbin Deacon John Grave Foundation, Madison Mr. and Mrs. John W. Sheppard, Jr. Pirie Associates Architects Olde New England Salvage Company Deep River Historical Society Gary and Susie Singer Proulx Building and Remodeling, LLC George Penniman Architects, LLC Derby Historical Society Richard Snyder Real Estate Interest, LLC, Marc Levine* Petra Construction East Haddam Historic District Barbara Sokoloff Evelyn Cole Smith Architects, LLC. The Russell Agency, LLC Commission Myron Stachiw and Nancy E. Mabry Tarantino Roofing and Copper Smith Silver Petrucelli and Associates East Haven Historical Society Elaine B. Stiles Waterford Group Charitable Susca Roof Consulting East Lyme Historical Society Ted and Jeanne Storb Foundation** The L. Suzio Concrete Co. Fairfield Conservation Commission David K. Sturges West River Restoration Leland Torrence Enterprises Fairfield Museum and History Center David Sulkis and Diane Scarponi Towers|Golde, LLC Fairfield Public Library Mr. and Mrs. Robert Svensk Heritage Partner Trinity College Library Falls Village - Canaan Historical Society Renée Tribert $100 and above Versteeg Associates, LLC Farmington Historical Society Susan Tritschler Arthur Vincent Company First Congregational Church of ABM Business Systems James Urbano White Silo Farm Winery Barkhamsted Accounting Resources, Inc. Joseph Vallone, AIA Christopher Williams Architects, LLC Friends of Ambler Farm, Wilton Agricola Corporation, Gregory Farmer Mr. and Mrs. John Vassallo Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates, Inc. The Friends of the Cossitt Library, Granby AHS, Inc. Paul L. Veeder, II The Woodstone Company Friends of Harkness Memorial, Waterford AMEICO Inc Sue and Robert Vincent Wood Window Restoration Friends of Lachat, Inc., Weston Amenta Emma Architects** Gay G. Wagner Yale University, Robert B. Haas Friends of Valley Falls, Vernon Amodio and Co. Real Estate James Wakim** Family Arts Library Grace Episcopal Church, Windsor Archer Engineering Company Martin Weinberg and Margaret Pederson Green Haven, Inc., New Haven The Architects Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Weinberg** Greenwich Preservation Trust Architectural Components, Carl H. Wies and Margot Hardenbergh Local Partner Organizations Guilford Historic District Commission Christopher James Mr. and Mrs. David Wolfram Haddam Historical Society Austin Patterson Disston Architects, LLC Judge Dianne E. Yamin $250 and above Hamden Public Library Babbidge Facilities Construction Zachs Family Foundation** Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and Company, Inc. Avon Historical Society Margaret Zellers Library, Hartford Paul B. Bailey Architect, LLC Connecticut Community Foundation, Sally Zimmerman Harwinton Historic District Commission Becker and Becker Associates, Inc. Waterbury Hazardville Institute Conservancy Society, Berkshire Hathaway, Cathy Van Tornhout Connecticut Humanities Council, Inc., Enfield Brenner, Saltzman and Wallman LLP, Middletown Local Business Partners Historic Wooster Square Association Inc., Sam Hurwitz** Fairfield County Community Foundation New Haven Building Conservation Associates Greater Litchfield Preservation Trust Historical Society of East Hartford Chairman’s Circle C2Limited Design Associates New Canaan Preservation Alliance $1,000 and above Historical Society of Glastonbury Edwin N. Cady & Sons New Milford Trust for Historic Hubbard Farmstead, Portland R.J. Aley, Building & Remodeling, LLC Carow Architects Plus Preservation Keeler Tavern Museum, Ridgefield Built Rite Carpentry Center Development Corporation, Redding Preservation Society Kent Historical Society Glastonbury Restoration William Hubbard Town of Redding- First Selectman’s Office Killingworth Historical Society Innerglass Window Systems Cirrus Structural Engineering, LLC Lebanon Historical Society Knollwood Capital Investments Computer Imagination, LLC Up to $250 Ledge Light Foundation, Inc., New London Scholar Painting & Restoration Elmore Design Collaborative, Inc. Avery Memorial Association, Groton Ledyard Historical Society SilverBrick Fish & Kent Farm Avery-Copp Museum, Groton Litchfield Historical Society Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. Bridgeport Public Library Little Red School House Association, Preservation Patron Gill & Gill Architects, LLC Brookfield Museum and Historical Society Winchester $500 and above Michael Glynn Architects Bushnell Park Foundation, Hartford The Lyric Centre, Houston, Texas GNCB Consulting Engineers, Inc. Cenaxo, LLC Cheney Cemetery Association, Madison Historical Society R.S. Granoff Architects, P.C. Crosskey Architects, LLC Manchester Meriden Public Library Stu Grant Windows Elyse Harney Real Estate Chester Historical Society

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Merwinsville Hotel Restoration, Inc., * Deceased New Milford ** Given in memory of Please remember the Connecticut Trust in your Middlebury Historical Society Marc Levine Middlesex County Historical Society will or estate plan. We are incredibly grateful The Milford Historical Society for the visionary donors who have given to us. Milford Preservation Trust Mystic and Noank Library, Groton Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic Naugatuck Historical Society New Britain Downtown District New Canaan Historical Society New Hartford Historical Society New London County Historical Society New London Landmarks New London Maritime Society, Inc. Noah Webster House and West Hartford Historical Society Norfolk Historical Society Norwalk Historical Society Norwalk Preservation Trust Norwich Heritage Trust Norwich Historical Society Old Lyme Historic District Commission Old Saybrook Historic District Commission Old Saybrook Historical Society, Inc. Oxford Historical Society, Inc. Preserve New Fairfield Preston Historical Society Redding Planning Commission Rockfall Foundation, Middletown Rocky Hill Historical Society, Inc. Roxbury Historic District Commission Salmon Brook Historical Society, Granby Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich The Soldiers Monument Commission to the Town of Winchester St. Anthony Chapel Foundation, Norwich St. James Episcopal Church, New London State of Connecticut, Division of Construction Services Stratford Library Strong Family Farm, Vernon Tarrywile Park & Mansion, Danbury Torrington Historical Society continued on next page

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Torrington Historical Society Town of Woodbridge, Selectman’s Office Matching Grant Organizations Totoket Historical Society, North Branford University of Connecticut Bank of America Foundation Town of Berlin Historic District Vernon Historical Society Matching Gifts Commission Voluntown Economic Development GE Matching Gift Foundation Town of Bolton, First Selectman’s Office Commission IBM International Foundation Town of Cheshire, Economic Development Waterford Historic Properties Commission Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program Town of East Hartford Waterford Historical Society Stanley Black and Decker, Inc. Town of Eastford, Union Society Fund Weston Historical Society United Health Group Town of Killingly, Economic Development Westport Historical Society Town of Monroe Westport Library Town of New Milford, Mayor’s Office Wethersfield Historical Society Great care has been taken to ensure that all donations are accurately Town of Portland Wilton Historical Society acknowledged. If an error has been made, please notify our office. Town of Redding, First Selectman’s Office The Windsor Historical Society Town of Southbury, Planning Office Wintonbury Land Trust, Bloomfield Don’t see your town here? Don’t see your local preservation or historical society? Town of Watertown Woodbury Historic District Commission Make a gift of membership by contacting Jordan Sorensen at our office.

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Willimantic.  Local and state preservationists are opposing the demolition of the former Hooker and Hale hotels (1886, 1920; NR) on Main Street. Previous attempts to renovate the historic buildings have failed. Now, a developer wants to raze them to build new apartments, although no plans have been submitted. Town officials support the redevelopment, and in February Rep. Susan Johnson, who represents Willimantic, introduced a bill that would exempt the buildings from action under the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act, which allows lawsuits to prevent the unreasonable demoli- tion of buildings listed on the National Register. The Trust and the State Historic Preservation Office are working to encourage reuse of the buildings and oppose the bill.

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18 Connecticut Preservation News, March/April 2019 News from the State Historic Preservation Office

Photo credit Deb Cohen Tackling Difficult Stories, cont’d from page 20

Elizabeth instructed that the magnificent Colt mansion, known as Armsmear, be converted into a retirement home for women, with the majority of the grounds donated to the city of Hartford for use as a public park. Additionally, she also bequeathed $50,000 dollars for the construction of the Colt Memorial Wing of the Wadsworth Athenaeum, the first public art museum in the country (1842), along with almost 1,000 objects with which to fill it. Though Coltsville is a testament to the innovation and technological progress of the 19th century, it also represents a conflicting legacy. Adopted as the standard military- issued revolver in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army pistol was utilized by the U.S. military in seven wars, perhaps most notably in the American Indian Wars, and know as the “gun that won the west” (a title also claimed by another Connecticut-made gun, the Winchester repeating rifle). This phrase is itself emblematic of the difficulty in addressing traumatic pasts. The National Park Service, in developing interpretation methods for the site, continues to struggle with the legacy of gun violence that began at end of the Colt assembly line. The dozens of sessions, tours and workshop scheduled over the course of the conference will help address complex issues at historic sites like Coltsville, not only to redress and repair, but also to heal.

The annual meeting of the National Council on Public History will take place March 27-30, 2019 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. More info can be found at www.ncph.org

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News from the State Historic Preservation Office Tackling Difficult Stories By Marena Wisniewski, Todd Levine National Register Specialist/Architectural Historian

n the spirit of our new Statewide Plan, Shared I Stewardship, the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has been working hard to reach beyond the circle of traditional preservation and connect with organiza- tions that share an interest in preserving places. This year, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) will be hosting its annual meeting in our capital city, with a specific focus on reappraising and mending difficult historical narratives. The theme, “Repair Work,” aims to reflect on the role of the public historian in conserving, not just tangible artifacts, but also the intangible narratives associated with historic places. As the President of NCPH, Marla Miller, writes in her Hartford’s Colt Armory is a monument of industrial achievement, but the factory also welcome letter, “Our theme…invites us to consider the various produced weapons used to wrest the American West from its native inhabitants. ways in which public historians labor to mend, to rebuild and reclaim, and to heal.” policies and utilities meant to streamline and improve working condi- As a location, Hartford more than lends itself to the discus- tions, including a ten-hour work day, washing stations in the factory, a sion, a tangible example of complex and contested histories, mandatory one-hour lunch break, and construction of a social hall for urban decay and renaissance, all taking place within truly employees to enjoy after hours. Following his premature death in 1862, outstanding historic fabric. Over 20 percent of properties Elizabeth maintained a controlling interest over the Colt Manufacturing within the city are listed on the National Register of Historic Company, successfully overseeing the company until its sale in 1901. Places, including seven National Historic Landmarks. It could be argued that Elizabeth left a larger physical impression Taking center stage in discussion at NCPH is one such on Hartford than her husband. In 1867, after managing the rebuilding landmark, and soon-to-be National Historic Park, Coltsville. of the Armory after a fire in 1864, she commissioned the polychrome Encompassing the Colt factory, worker housing, church, Gothic Revival Church of the Good Shepherd in memory of her late and residences associated with Samuel Colt and his wife, husband and children, open to all inhabitants of Hartford’s South Elizabeth Jarvis Colt, the area was designed by Colt to be Meadow neighborhood. A matching parish house was constructed a utopian workers’ paradise. He instituted revolutionary according to her instructions in 1896. Upon her death in 1905, continued on page 19