by CT Trust | Sep 18, 2019 | Advocacy, Education, Event
A conference scheduled for January 24 at UConn Law School, and co-sponsored by Preservation Connecticut and the State Historic Preservation Office, aims to craft a statewide policy agenda that recognizes preservation as a fundamental environmental value. Please join...
by CT Trust | Aug 26, 2019 | Advocacy, Press
Bristol municipal officials have long identified the J. H. Sessions & Sons factory on Riverside Drive as an iconic structure in its downtown and a key redevelopment opportunity. The town is now actively seeking developer proposals, due by September 5. The 1906...
by CT Trust | May 14, 2019 | Advocacy, Press
Jane Montanaro visited the WNPR studio this week to discuss a recent settlement agreement involving two threatened historic hotels in downtown Willimantic. Click here to listen to the conversation, starting at minute 16:12. Photo credit to WNPR, and here’s...
by CT Trust | Apr 5, 2019 | Advocacy
Please raise your voice to stop the passage of SB 1107, a terrible bill that would jeopardize historic properties in the distressed communities that need them most. The Connecticut Trust has been working hard, with our lobbyist Halloran & Sage, to...
by CT Trust | Apr 2, 2019 | Advocacy, Education
In each of our bimonthly newsletters, we feature stories from around the state. Here are two from the latest issue! For a paper copy of our newsletter, become a member! Stratford: The American Shakespeare Theatre (1955; NR), pictured above, was destroyed by...
by CT Trust | Mar 31, 2019 | Advocacy, Education
We have all seen vacant houses and unused barns that are left to decay. First a hole develops in the roof, then the rain and snow get in, the frame slowly starts to sag, the windows fall out, and eventually (sometimes after many years), the structure collapses into a...
