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CTMQ > National Historic Landmarks

NHL: Oliver Wolcott House

January 22, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Oliver Wolcott House Litchfield Beautiful Litchfield, home to many historic houses and events and people. And, interestingly, also home to some of the most well-regarded mid-century modern homes as well. Eclectic Litchfield. The Olivers Wolcott of Litchfield are a huge part of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Historic Houses, Litchfield, Litchfield County, National Historic Landmarks

NHL: Oliver Ellsworth Homestead

December 13, 2021 by Steve 1 Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Windsor The Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, also known as Elmwood, is now a historic house museum at 788 Palisado Avenue in Windsor. It was (is?) called Elmwood because Ellsworth planted 13 elm trees to commemorate the 13 states at the time. All the trees died … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff" Tagged With: DAR, Hartford County, historic house museums, Historic Houses, National Historic Landmarks, Windsor

NHL: USS Nautilus

August 30, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark USS Nautilus Groton Naming ships Nautilus goes back to Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. I loved that story as a kid and loved reading it with my son again a few years ago. Even so, when I hear Nautilus, I now think of Connecticut's own special naval submarine, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post, Superlatives Tagged With: Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Groton, National Historic Landmarks, New London County, Ships & Boats & Submarines

NHL: Litchfield Historic District

August 29, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Litchfield Historic District Litchfield Ugh. Another "Historic District." There are six of these bad boys in Connecticut and they are very difficult to pin down and write about in any meaningful way. Litchfield's, as with a few of the others, has several museums swept up into the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Litchfield, Litchfield County, litchfield national historic district, National Historic Landmarks, Town Greens

NHL: Harriet Beecher Stowe House

August 28, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Harriet Beecher Stowe House Hartford The Harriet Beecher Stowe House is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, The CT Underground Railroad Trail, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: harriet beecher stowe house, Hartford, Hartford County, National Historic Landmarks

NHL: Frederic Remington House

August 27, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Frederic Remington House Ridgefield Sometimes I have nothing more than an address, a hope, and a dream when I go in search of something for this website. Such was the case when my wife and I spent a day exploring southwestern Connecticut. We went to important things like the Weir Farm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Fairfield County, National Historic Landmarks, Ridgefield

NHL: Bush-Holley House

August 26, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House Greenwich The Bush-Holley House is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail and the CT Art Trail. It is also a museum, of course, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Bush-holley House, Fairfield County, Greenwich, Hoang, National Historic Landmarks

NHL: Hill-Stead

August 25, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Hill-Stead Farmington Hill-Stead is very deserving of its landmark status, but I must mention that it also appears on a few other "trails" and such in Connecticut. It is part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, and features a CT Historic Garden. It is a museum, of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Farmington, Hartford County, hill-stead museum, National Historic Landmarks

NHL: Sabino

August 24, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark The Sabino Stonington I believe I'm supposed to italicize Sabino because I think that's how boats are to be written about. However, in my reading, I've seen SABINO and I've seen "Sabino." So I don't really know. What I do know is that the Sabino is a small steamboat that is still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Hoang, Mystic, Mystic Seaport, National Historic Landmarks, New London County, Ships & Boats & Submarines, Stonington

NHL: Portland Brownstone Quarries

August 21, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

CT National Historic Landmark Portland Brownstone Quarries Portland Many of us Connecticut residents who hit the museum circuit have heard apocryphal stories about Portland brownstone being pretty much the most important building material of the 19th century. Or something like that. While that's not remotely true, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, National "Stuff", New Post Tagged With: Cool Geology, Middlesex County, National Historic Landmarks, Portland

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