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Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (New Britain, Connecticut)

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic former church building at 69 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. Built in 1891 to a design by Amos P. Cutting, it is a distinctive local example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Now a performing arts venue known as Trinity-on-Main, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Description and history The former Trinity Church is located in downtown New Britain, at the southeast corner of Main and Chestnut Streets. It is a large stone structure, built of granite and slate, on an Akron Plan design, with Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is particularly distinguished for its polychrome uses of both granite and slate to create distinctive effects. The facade facing Main Street presents a rounded apse on the left, and a square tower on the right, with corner turrets and a pyramidal roof. The first Methodist congregation in New Britain was organized in 1816, but did not acquire a permanent home until 1828, apparently due to local hostility. The first sanctuary was replaced due to rising membership in 1855, and by the 1880s the replacement was again judged too small. The present church was completed in 1891, and was a major work late in the career of the notable architect Amos P. Cutting. Membership peaked in the early 1950s, suffering thereafter due in part to the city's urban renewal efforts, which destroyed surrounding residential areas. Unable to maintain the large building, the congregation decided to demolish it in 2000. It was rescued from that fate by local preservationists, and has been converted into a performing arts space. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References External links Trinity-on-Main website
Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve

Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve ist ein Reservat im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut auf dem Gebiet der Gemeinde Easton, Connecticut. Geographie Der State Park ist Teil des Schutzgebietes Trout Brook Valley Preserve (Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area) mit 4 km² (1009 acre). Dieses Gebiet umfasst Gebiete von Easton und Weston und umgibt das Südost-Ende des Saugatuck Reservoir. Es wird vom Aspetuck Land Trust betrieben. Das Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve gehört dem Staat Connecticut und umfasst 1,21 km² (300 acres). Der Saugatuck River bildet die südöstliche Begrenzung des Reservats, südlich davon schließt sich der Devils Glen Park an. Hawleys Brook als linker Zufluss des Saugatuck River bestimmt mit seinen Zuflüssen die Geographie des Reservats. Pop Mountain und Flirt Hill am Südende des Saugatuck Reservoir sind die herausragenden Geländemarken mit 124 m (410 ft) beziehungsweise 155 m (510 ft) über dem Meer. Geschichte 1994 spielte die Bridgeport Hydraulic Company (BHC) mit der Absicht, die 730 acres Land am Südostende des Saugatuck Reservoir zu verkaufen, die bis dahin nicht bewirtschaftet worden waren. 1997 unterzeichnete die Muttergesellschaft Aquarion zusammen mit BHC und einer Baufirma einen Vertrag, der vorsah, 130 Luxus-Häuser und einen Golfplatz auf dem Gelände zu errichten. 1998 starteten der Aspetuck Land Trust und die Coalition to Preserve Trout Brook Valley eine Initiative, um das Gebiet vor einer Verbauung zu retten. Sie wurden dabei vom Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) unterstützt, sowie Bürgern von Easton, dem Easton Garden Club, weiteren Freizeitgruppen (unter anderem Paul Newman und seine Familie). Im September 1999 wurden 685 acres des Areals von BHC/Aquarion erworben. Der Kaufpreis belief sich auf $5,3 mio. den der Aspetuck Land Trust und die Nature Conservancy aufbrachten, sowie $6 mio vom State of Connecticut. 45 acres in der Nachbarschaft (Weston) wurden von der Gemeinde erworben. Freizeitaktivitäten Das gesamte Gebiet verfügt über mehr als 20 mi (32 km) Wanderwege. Apfelplantagen und Heidelbeerfelder gehören zum Gebiet und in bestimmten Regionen ist auch saisonal das Jagen erlaubt. Siehe auch State Parks in Connecticut Weblinks Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Easton: Trout Brook Valley Aspetuck Land Trust Trout Brook Valley History Aspetuck Land Trust Valley Forge Forever Gone by Marcia Miner Aspetuck Land Trust ctpost.com Einzelnachweise
Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve

Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve is a 300-acre (120 ha) parcel owned by the state of Connecticut that is part of the larger Trout Brook Valley Preserve (also known as the Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area), located in Easton, Connecticut. The full conservation area covers 1,009 acres (408 ha) and comprises several contiguous parcels in the towns of Easton and Weston, bordering the southeast corner of the Saugatuck Reservoir. It is managed by the Aspetuck Land Trust. The state park portion of the preserve offers opportunities for hiking and hunting. History In 1994, the Bridgeport Hydraulic Company (BHC) began to entertain the notion of selling the 730 acres of undeveloped property it owned which bordered the southeast corner of the Saugatuck Reservoir. In 1997, BHC's parent company, Aquarion, BHC and a developer signed a contract to develop 103 luxury residences and a golf course on the property. In 1998, the Aspetuck Land Trust and the Coalition to Preserve Trout Brook Valley spearheaded an initiative to save the parcel from development. They were joined in the effort by Connecticut Fund for the Environment, Citizens for Easton, the Easton garden club, hiking and mountain biking groups, birding enthusiasts, naturalists and others including actor/philanthropist Paul Newman and his family. In September 1999, 685 acres of the Trout Brook Valley land were purchased from BHC/Aquarion with $5.3 million raised by the Aspetuck Land Trust and the Nature Conservancy and $6 million from the state of Connecticut. Forty-five acres in neighboring Weston were purchased by the municipal government. References External links Other State Parks and Forests Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Trout Brook Valley Conservation Area Trail Map Aspetuck Land Trust
Trowbridge Square Historic District

Trowbridge Square Historic District, originally known as Village of Spireworth and Mount Pleasant, is a well-preserved 19th-century neighborhood in the Hill section of New Haven, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Columbus, Howard, and Union Avenues, and Church Street on the East, the area was laid out in 1830 and developed as a working-class neighborhood. It retains its historic streetscape, and many original buildings, representing modest versions of a diversity of mid-to-late 19th century styles. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Trowbridge Square Historic District is centered on a Trowbridge Square, a small square park located southwest of downtown New Haven and northwest of the city's historic working port areas. The surrounding streets were laid out in apparent emulation of the nine-square plan by which New Haven was platted in the 17th century. These streets are mostly lined with modest 1-1/2 and 2-1/2 story frame houses, set close to the street, with vernacular touches of architectural styles dating from about 1830 to the turn of the 20th century. The principal non-residential structures in the area are those of the Sacred Heart church, school, and convent, which date to the same period. The Trowbridge Square area was little more than a shanty town in the early 19th century, adjacent to docks and tanneries to the south. James Hillhouse, a local landowner, contemplated development of the area in the 1810s, but economic depression held these plans back. The idea was picked up in 1830 by Simeon Jocelyn and Isaac Thompson, who purchased the land, laid out the street grid, and dubbed the new development "Spireworth". Jocelyn, a successful businessman and real estate developer, sought to create "a harmonious community in which the city's poor and disadvantaged, a high proportion of whom were blacks, could achieve spiritual, moral and (hopefully) economic betterment." Development remained slow until the 1850s, when Thomas Trowbridge funded improvements to the park (including its fence) and spearheaded construction of the church. Trowbridge also developed many of the small worker cottages in the district, which were primarily rented out to laborers. He built more elaborate and larger Italianate houses in the Cedar Street area. Gallery See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut References
Trumbull High School

Trumbull High School is a large public high school located in Trumbull, Connecticut. The current principal is Todd Manuel. History Trumbull High School was founded in 1961 following a population increase in Trumbull during the 1950s. It was originally located at 4630 Madison Avenue, in the building currently serving as Madison Middle School. As the 1960s progressed, the town was compelled to commission a new high school to accommodate further population growth. In 1971 a new school was constructed at 72 Strobel Road, offering a then-modern auditorium (originally designed as a lecture hall), two-story media center, and athletic complex. Middlebrook Junior High School was converted to Middlebrook Elementary School, and the Madison Avenue complex was converted to Madison Junior High School. Trumbull High School housed grades 10–12 until 1987–1988 when ninth-graders were moved to the high school, and sixth-graders were moved to the Madison and Hillcrest middle schools. In 1999, Trumbull High School was on national news due to a violent hazing incident involving 10 students of the wrestling team beating, hog-tying, and sodomizing a special-needs student. Facilities Academic The main building contains two floors of classrooms, labs, and offices. It can take as much as 5 minutes to cross the interior of the main building. An Agriscience and Biotechnology building is located on campus and contains classrooms, labs, a greenhouse, as well as a working farm. Athletic The school has an American football field known as McDougal stadium. It also hosts 6 tennis courts, 5 baseball and softball fields, and joint soccer and lacrosse stadium. Achievements Marching band Sports Wrestling Team – Class Double L State Champions (2023) Notable alumni Paul Catanese – author Roger Friedman (1975) – gossip columnist, fired by Fox News Tony Horton (1976) – exercise instructor best known for P90X Mark Longwell (1978) – All-New England soccer player at Fairfield University who went on to compete for the US men's national soccer team and Tampa Bay Rowdies Harold Jensen (1983) – player on Villanova University's 1985 NCAA championship basketball team, who played a key role in the championship game versus Georgetown Craig Breslow (1998) – professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Minnesota Twins, Oakland A's, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Miami Marlins; Assistant general manager/Vice President, Pitching for the Chicago Cubs, Chief Baseball Officer for the Red Sox Jamie D'Antona (2001) – former MLB player for the Arizona Diamondbacks Manya Makoski (2002) – professional soccer player for the Los Angeles Sol, Atlanta Beat, and Sky Blue FC. Notes External links Official website
Tunxis Hose Firehouse

The Tunxis Hose Firehouse is an historic firehouse at Lovely Street and Farmington Avenue in the center of Unionville, Connecticut. BUilt in 1893, it is a well-preserved example of a late 19th-century rural firehouse with Queen Anne Victorian features. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983. It presently houses a muster vehicle for Tunxis Hose Company No. 1, a local volunteer fire company. Description and history The Tunxis Hose Firehouse is located in the center of the Unionville village of Farmington, on the east side of Lovely Street north of its junction with Main Street and Farmington Avenue. It is a two-story brick building with Queen Anne features. It has a single garage bay, a cross-gable roof with decorative corbelled brickwork below the roofline, and a three-story tower with a pyramidal roof. The Tunxis Hose Company was founded in 1893, in response to fires at major local employers in 1890 and 1892 that threatened the community's economic vitality. Land for its firehouse was purchased that year, and this building was completed soon afterward. Its architect is unknown; the brickwork was laid by Joseph Jetner, a local mason. The building and the hand-drawn hose reel that first occupied it cost the company $4,000. In addition being used by the fire company, the building has also historically been used for social events. It served as the community's only firehouse until 1960, when a new station was built nearby. The company continues to use the building for storage and as a staging area. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References External links Tunxis Hose Company website
Turn-of-River Bridge

The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It formerly brought the Old Stamford Road across the Rippowam River, but is now open only to pedestrian traffic, as the road ends shortly before the bridge. The bridge uses the design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge, and is built out of wrought and cast iron, with pin connections, and has a concrete deck. It rests on stone abutments, and has a total span of 53 feet (16 m). It is one of only about twenty lenticular truss bridges remaining in the state. It is now open only to pedestrian traffic. See also List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Connecticut List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut References External links Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. CT-192, "Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Road, Stamford, Fairfield County, CT", 1 measured drawing, 8 data pages
Uncasville School

The Uncasville School is a historic school building at 310 Norwich-New London Turnpike in the Uncasville section of Montville, Connecticut. Designed by architect Wilson Potter, it was built during 1917-1918 by local contractor H. R. Douglas. In 1925 it was expanded by a major addition. A fine local example of Renaissance Revival architecture, its construction was funded by Grace Palmer Melcer, the daughter of a local industrialist. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The building now houses town offices. Description and history The former Uncasville School building is located in the village of Uncasville, on the west side of Norwich-New London Turnpike (Connecticut Route 32) south of Maple Avenue. It is a two-story brick building, its original core at the center of a U, whose flanking wings are additions. The historic main entrance is in the center of the U, framed by cast stone Doric columns supporting an entablature and pedimented gable. Windows are set in keystoned openings, and the building corners exhibit brick quoining. Stone stringcourses run above the basement and below the first-floor windows, and the building cornice is studded with modillion blocks. The school was built in 1917-18 to a design by architect Wilson Potter, a regionally well-known specialist in school buildings. Potter is also believed to have executed the designs for the wings, which are stylistically virtually indistinguishable from the original main block. Grace Palmer Melcer, whose family owned local mills, funded its construction and retained ownership of the building until 1925, when it was enlarged to address overcrowding. The school was a focal center of the community, hosting meetings and events of community groups, including evening adult education classes for immigrants. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References
Undercliff State Hospital

Undercliff State Hospital was a roughly 40-acre (16 ha) hospital situated on Undercliff Road, Meriden, Connecticut. It operated from 1910 to 1976. The hospital was first built under the name Meriden Sanatorium to serve children with tuberculosis, German measles, chickenpox, and smallpox, but began to accept adult patients in 1939. In the early 1920s, the site name was changed to Undercliff Sanatorium. In 1967, it was changed once again to Undercliff Mental Health Center. The facility was decommissioned in 1976, with remaining patients being moved to cottages on the property. In 2004, the state changed the name to "Undercliff State Hospital" to be more appropriate for patients and residents. It remains open to the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services, the Department of Child and Family Services, various other state agencies and Connecticut State Police. There are several newly built DDS buildings that house mentally and physically disabled residents under the care of the state, DDS field offices, residential programs, day services programs, a respite center, and maintenance operations. Outlying cottages and houses serve more independent developmentally disabled adults, juvenile and adult sex offenders, and surplus police and military equipment. Connecticut prohibits the public from accessing the grounds and recently removed the Undercliff Road sign. Police patrol the grounds and trespassing laws are enforced. A state police officer lives on the premises. The state is debating whether a portion of the property can be utilized for economic development to generate revenue to pay for city expenses. However Cliff House and the larger building at the top of the campus may be uninhabitable because of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 compliance issues. Demolition of the campus to make way for a juvenile courthouse began in October 2013. The recreation section of the Administration and Infirmary Building was demolished, followed by the rear portion of the hospital. Current plans for the other buildings, currently used for storage, are unknown. References
Union Cemetery (Easton, Connecticut)

Union Cemetery is a cemetery located near Stepney Road in Easton, Connecticut. The site dates back to the 18th century. Reported hauntings According to popular legends, the "White Lady" ghost haunts Union cemetery as well as Stepney Cemetery in Monroe. Like other White Lady ghost stories, Union Cemetery's ghost is described as wearing a white "diaphanous white nightgown or a wedding dress". Demonologist Ed Warren claimed to have seen the ghost and to have video of it. According to ghost hunters, it is one of the "most haunted" cemeteries in the entire United States. See also List of reportedly haunted locations in the United States References
Кладовище Юніон (Коннектикут)

Кладовище Юніон (англ. Union Cemetery) — кладовище, розташоване поблизу Степні-роуд в Істоні, штат Коннектикут. Історія кладовиша сягає 1700-х років. За словами мисливців за привидами, це одне з «найчастіших» кладовищ у Сполучених Штатах. Демонологи з Коннектикуту Ед і Лорейн Воррен написали книгу про кладовище під назвою «Кладовище». Повідомлені про привиди Згідно з популярними легендами, привид «Білої леді» переслідує кладовище Юніон, а також кладовище Степні в Монро. Як і в інших історіях про привидів Білої Леді, привид Юніон-Цвинтаря описується як одягнений у білу «прозору білу нічну сорочку або весільну сукню». Демонолог Ед Воррен стверджував, що бачив привида і мав його відео. Дивись також Енфілдський полтергейст Примітки
Union Church/St. Paul's Church

The Union Church/St. Paul's Church is a historic church building at 3 Robertsville Road in the Riverton section of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Built in 1829 to be shared by multiple congregations, it is an architecturally distinguished example of Greek Revival design with Gothic features. It became an Episcopal church in 1880 which closed in 1971, and served for a time as a local history museum. It now houses a glass-blowing studio. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The former Union Church/St. Paul's Church building is located on the west side of Riverton village, on the south side of Robertsville Road west of its junction with Riverton Road (Connecticut Route 20). It is a granite structure with Greek Revival proportions, but with tall Gothic Revival windows. A two-stage square tower projects from the main facade, with a stone lower stage topped by stages of wood with pinnacles at the corners. The walls are randomly coursed ashlar. The interior retains many original features despite its adaptive reuse in the later 20th century. The church was built in 1829, originally to serve as a common meeting house for several Christian denominations. As they grew and built their own churches, this one declined, and was eventually converted to St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1880. It served in this role until 1971, when it was sold to the revived Hitchcock Chair Company, who opened a museum. The museum closed in the early 2000s (along with the chair factory), and the church was then repurposed as a glass-blower's studio by Peter Greenwood. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut References External links Peter Greenwood web site
Union School (West Haven, Connecticut)

The Union School is a historic school building at 174 Center Street in West Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1890, when the area was still part of Orange, it was West Haven's first brick school building, serving as a grammar school and high school for generations of local students. Now a senior living facility, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Description and history West Haven's former Union School stands in a residential area east of the town center, at the southwest corner of Union Avenue and Center Street. It is a two-story brick building with terra cotta and East Haven red sandstone trim, and a hip roof. Its massing is somewhat typical of Queen Anne Victorian residential architecture, with an asymmetrical arrangement of features that include a three-story polygonal tower. Its main entrance is recessed in a projecting bay that features a Romanesque round-arch opening. A nearly identical addition was added to the rear in 1914. In 1890, West Haven was the most populous part of Orange, with most of the town's student population. Planning for this school began in 1889, and accelerated when one of the nearby district schoolhouses burned down. The new building was designed by architect Leoni W. Robinson, one of New Haven's leading architects of the late 19th century. Some of Robinson's larger-scale industrial works in New Haven bear some resemblance to this school, which opened in 1890. It has been converted to senior housing after serving for many years as a grammar and high school. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut References