List of sites administered by the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office
This is a list of historic sites in Connecticut that are administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development's Historic Preservation Office. The division fulfills a range of responsibilities in the field of historic preservation, including the operation of five historic sites owned by the state.[1]
# | Name | Image | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Prudence Crandall Museum | ![]() |
Canterbury | Windham | Historic house and the site of Prudence Crandall's Canterbury Female Boarding School which reopened in 1833 for African-American students, whom she called "young Ladies and little Misses of color". |
2 | Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine | ![]() |
East Granby | Hartford | Historic former prison and mine site |
3 | Eric Sloane Museum and Kent Furnace | ![]() |
Kent | Litchfield | Museum focused on the work and interests of artist, author, and illustrator Eric Sloane, in a building that was donated to the state by Stanley Works, with exhibits of hand tools, an iron furnace and the artist's studio.[2] |
4 | Viets' Tavern | ![]() |
East Granby | Hartford | C. 1760 unrestored home of John Viets, first prison warden of Old Newgate Prison; not open to the public. |
5 | Henry Whitfield State Museum | ![]() |
Guilford | New Haven | Historic house dating from 1639. The oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England. |
References
- "Learn About State Museums". Connecticut's Official State Website. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
- "Eric Sloane Museum, Kent, CT". Connecticut's Official State Website. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
See also
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