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 Commission on Culture and Tourism's Historic Preservation and Museum Division. As part of its place as Connecticut's State 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 |
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[]
Categories:
- Museums in Connecticut