Curling Is Not a Sport. There, I Said It. Norfolk Curling Club, Norfolk February 20, 2010 Note: Some jackasses burned down the curling shed in 2011. But it has risen from the ashes and is back open in late 2013! This makes me very happy. You are not really a fan of curling. Oh sure, you pretend to be during … [Read more...]
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ASME: BF Clyde’s Cider Mill
ASME Landmark #181 (1898) BF Clyde's Steam Powered Cider Mill Stonington You very well may have stumbled onto this particular page about BF Clyde’s from one of the other entries around the website. After all, this place shows up on CTMQ in many lists – as a museum, as a cider (soft AND hard) mill, as the oldest … [Read more...]
ASME: Jacobs Engine Brake Retarder
ASME Landmark # 108 (1957) Jacobs Manufacturing Company Bloomfield This is the ASME Landmark that really got me interested in this little list of eight nine rather random engineering achievements in Connecticut. Two reasons: One, Jacobs Manufacturing is only a few minutes from my office and two, I’d read a … [Read more...]
NHL: Samuel Wadsworth Russell House
Samuel Wadsworth Russell House National Historic Landmark 350 High Street, Middletown, quasi-public Now this place just looks like a National Historic Landmark. I’d stopped by in the midst of my Middletown Heritage Trail experience and wussed out on poking around inside. Now I know I should have… Especially … [Read more...]
NHL: Richard Alsop IV House
Richard Alsop IV House National Historic Landmark 301 High St., Middletown (House is owned by Wesleyan and you can maybe check it out with a guide) Funny – I’ve been inside this NHL and had no idea. You see, Wesleyan’s Davison Art Center is located inside this beautiful old house, and I visited that a while … [Read more...]
NHL: Cheney Bros Historic District
Cheney Bros Historic District National Historic Landmark Blocks around Pine Street in Manchester, Mixed Ugh. How to capture a whole “district” in one of these short little posts? Impossible. Especially one like this one – which I happen to feel is a very important chapter in our county’s industrial … [Read more...]
NHL: A. Everett Austin House
A. Everett Austin House National Historic Landmark 130 Scarborough Street, Hartford (Empty, Private - Donate large to the Wadsworth and get inside) I love this one. I loved learning about this quirky house a year ago when completing the Wallace Stevens Walk (Here). I loved learning more about it during my tour … [Read more...]
NHL: Old State House
CT National Historic Landmark Old State House 800 Main Street, Hartford I just took a moment to think about what I'd write in this first little intro paragraph. And it hit me - I've been to the Old State House more than any other museum in the state (I think). I used to work next door for a little while so I … [Read more...]
NHL: State Capitol Building
CT National Historic Landmark State Capitol Building Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut (Open to public) I've said it before and I'll say it again - our Capitol building is unique, beautiful and has a trove of really interesting things inside it. Of course, most states can make that same boast, and I'm sure a … [Read more...]
NHL: Kimberly Mansion
Kimberly Mansion CT National Historic Landmark 1625 Main Street, Glastonbury (Private Residence) I stopped by this house for the purposes of the CT Freedom Trail. I really enjoyed learning the story then, and re-reading about it now. Therefore I'll repeat the whole thing again here. Bonus: A picture of the little … [Read more...]
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