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 since it was built with illegal opium […]
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 […]
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 history. The fine folks up at […]
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 of Philip Johnson’s […]