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Moses Andrews House

The Moses Andrews House is a historic house museum at 424 West Main Street in Meriden, Connecticut. Built about 1760, it is one of a small number of surviving 18th-century houses in the city. It has been operated by the local historical society as a museum property since about 1940. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Moses Andrews House stands on the western fringe of downtown Meriden, on the south side of West Main Street. It is in a heavily developed area, surrounded by modern commercial development and a public school. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a central chimney, gabled roof, and clapboarded exterior. Its rear roof line extends to the first floor, giving it a saltbox profile. At both the second floor at attic gable level there are slight overhangs. The main facade is five bays wide, with windows arranged symmetrically around a center entrance. The entrance is framed by a 19th-century surround, with pilasters and a simple dentillated projecting cornice above. The interior follows a typical central chimney plan, with a narrow entrance vestibule that also houses a winding staircase. Many of the interior finishes are original, including fireplace surrounds, flooring, and period door hardware. The house was built about 1760 by Samuel Andrews, and was later inherited by his son Moses. Moses was a prominent figure in Meriden during the American Revolution: distrusted as a possible Loyalist due to his Anglican faith, he was forbidden to attend church in Wallingford, and ended up hosting Anglican (and later Episcopalian) services in his home. After his death, the house passed out of the family, and was purchased by the city in 1926, mainly for the surrounding land, on which the school was built. About 1940 a citizens' committee was formed to oversee its care, which eventually merged with the local historical society. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut References External links Andrews Homestead at the Meriden Historical Society
Glen Falls Bridge

The Glen Falls Bridge is a historic bridge that formerly carried Brunswick Avenue over the Moosup River in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company, it is one of a shrinking number of surviving 19th-century lenticular truss bridges (of hundreds built) in the state. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. It has been closed to all traffic for many years. Description and history The Glen Falls Bridge is located on the eastern fringe of the village of Moosup, crossing the Moosup River south of North Main Street (Connecticut Route 14). It is approached from each end by spurs of Brunswick Avenue, with a former 19th-century mill complex just east of the bridge on the north bank of the river. It is a single-span wrought iron lenticular pony truss bridge, 124 feet (38 m) long, and rests on 20th-century reinforced concrete abutments. It has a roadway width of 18 feet (5.5 m), with the trusses rising to a height of about 18 feet (5.5 m) above the road deck, which is about 10 feet (3.0 m) above the river. The bridge was manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1886. When built, the road it was on was the main east-west route through the area; it was bypassed by the present alignment of Connecticut Route 14 in 1940. Although the trusses are largely original, portions of them have been replaced in the 20th century, as have the main support posts (portal struts), which were replaced in 1920. The bridge is closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. At the time of its National Register listing in 1999, it was one of fifteen surviving lenticular truss bridges in the state. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Connecticut List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut References
Global Communications Academy

Global Communications Academy is an International Baccalaureate school in Hartford, Connecticut that is partnered with Say Yes to Education. It is part of Hartford Public Schools. The school opened on August 25, 2008. It is now officially a Pre-K-12 school as the Class of 2016 graduation to place June 6, 2016. External links GCA on Hartford Public Schools website Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine References
Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children

The Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children is an important landmark of African-American history at 106 Goffe Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The building, also known as Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. History The first school for African-Americans in New Haven opened in 1811. In 1854, Sally Wilson, a black teacher, began a small school for African-American children in her own house in New Haven (The Artisan Street Colored School). The creation of a more permanent institution was proposed at a meeting of New Haven citizens in the home of Atwater Treat in 1864. The purpose was to provide for ... the intellectual and moral well being of the colored people of the Town of New Haven and especially of their children ... for the elevation and benefit of the class among us, particularly in view of the fact that they have been less favored than others as well as to educational advantages. Mary Lucas Hillhouse, daughter of James Hillhouse, purchased land for $5,000 and hired New Haven architect Henry Austin to design the building. Austin donated his design. Money was raised and the building was built in 1864. The brick, gable-roofed building is two stories with an attic and a wide dentillated cornice. The interior staircase includes heavy turned balusters and an oak handrail. The school served as an evening school from 1866 to 1871. Very few educational opportunities for African-American children were available previously. The school then closed in 1874 as African-American children began attending previously all-white public schools, beginning 1869. The building was subsequently used by African-American community organizations, as a parish hall and as a lodge for Prince Hall Masons. The building was sold to the Widow's Son Lodge No. 1 in 1995. The building was renovated by the Masons with help from Gateway Community College, city public schools and Yale University. The one-room Little Red Brick Schoolhouse Museum opened in 1997. A famous alumni of the school is Edward Bouchet, the first African-American to earn a PhD from any American University. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut References
Gov. Samuel Huntington House

The Gov. Samuel Huntington House is a historic house at 34 East Town Street in Norwich, Connecticut. The house was built in 1783 by Samuel Huntington (1731–96), a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and a Governor of Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 6, 1970, and is a contributing property to the Norwichtown Historic District. Description and history The Governor Samuel Huntington House is located in the Norwichtown neighborhood of Norwich, one of its early settlement areas. It is on the south side of East Town Street, just west of its junction with Huntington Lane. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and clapboard siding. Its most prominent feature is a monumental entry portico, rising a full two stories to a gabled pediment, supported by paired columns. The main entry is flanked by sidelight windows and a carved woodwork surround, and there is a latticework porch above. The entry portico and wide entry section are 19th-century alterations, and there have been significant interior alterations, accommodating the building's 20th-century use as an office. The house was built in 1783 for Samuel Huntington, one of Norwich's leading citizens. Born in Scotland, Connecticut, he came to Norwich in 1763, where he soon represented the town in the colonial legislature. He served on Connecticut's committee of safety, and in the Continental Congress, where he signed the United States Declaration of Independence and served for one year as its president. He became the state's third governor in 1786, a position he held until his death ten years later. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut References
Depot Street Bridge

The Depot Street Bridge is a historic bridge in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, carrying Depot Street over the Naugatuck River. Built in 1935 with federal jobs relief funds, it is one of a small number of surviving Parker through truss bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Description and history The Depot Street Bridge is located near the Southern End of the village of Beacon Falls, across North Main Street (SR 852) from the former Home Woolen Company mill complex. It is oriented across the Naugatuck River in a roughly Northeast-to-Southwest direction, carrying Depot Street between North Main Street and Railroad Avenue. The Bridge consists of two Parker through truss spans, with a total length of 207 feet (63 m). It is 45 feet (14 m) wide, accommodating two vehicular travel lands and pedestrian walkways on both sides. Its decks are concrete, supported by steel I-beam stringers; the roadway is paved in asphalt. The bridge is the second to stand at the site, which connects the village of Beacon Falls to an industrial area on the west bank of the river. An early wooden bridge, located further downstream, was washed away by flooding in 1855, and was replaced by another wooden bridge at this site. That bridge was strengthened with iron parts in 1892. The state decided in the 1930s to use federal jobs program funds to build this bridge as part of a program to upgrade the state's roads and bridges. The trusses were supplied by the American Bridge Company. In September 2009 work was started on a renovation and repair of the bridge. The work was completed in 2011 and consisted of structural repairs to the underside as well as a fresh coat of paint. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut References
Crawford Manor

Crawford Manor, also the George W. Crawford House or George Crawford Towers, is a historic high-rise apartment building at 84-96 Park Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Completed in 1966, the fifteen-story building is a significant mature work of architect Paul Rudolph, and a good local example of Brutalist architecture. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015, and as a non-contributing element to the Dwight Street Historic District in 1983. It is owned by the city of New Haven, which uses it for public housing. Description and history Crawford Manor is located on the western fringe of New Haven's downtown area, at the northwest corner of Park Street and MLK Jr. Boulevard. It is set on a small parcel fringed with greenery on the street-facing sides, and parking and the access drive on the west and north sides. The building is fifteen stories in height, with an irregular C-shaped footprint. The building is built with a steel frame and concrete blocks, and is finished with a rusticated concrete finish. Most architectural elements are consist along vertical orientations the entire height of the building, with rhythmic placement of porches (with either rounded or squared outsides), some of which project further than others. Full-height windowless piers separate other visual elements, including windows and porches, from each other. The interior is finished in a manner similar to the exterior, with ribbed rough concrete elements, and poured concrete floors and ceilings. It now houses 109 units, either studio or single bedrooms. Construction on Crawford Manor was begun in 1964, in order to address a well-documented shortage of public housing for needy senior citizens. It was designed by Paul Rudolph, then the head of the Yale University School of Architecture, and a well-known advocate of what has since been called Brutalist architecture. Originally designed as a thirteen-story building in 1962, it was enlarged due to increased demand. When completed in 1966, the building was by far the largest senior housing facility in the city. It was named in honor of George W. Crawford, the city's recently retired corporation council. Reception In 1972’s Learning from Las Vegas, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown use Crawford Manor as an exemplar of “establishment architecture now,” particularly to illustrate the tendency of high modernism to allow the program of a building to distort its form and forego domestic symbolism. They thus label Crawford Manor a duck, "heroic and original," while their Guild House (1963) is a decorated shed, "ugly and ordinary." See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut References External links Elm City Communities - George Crawford Manor
Morris Cove Historic District

The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century. It contains a high concentration of quality residential architecture from the first half of the century, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history Morris Cove was a rural agricultural area of East Haven until after the American Civil War, at which time local landowners began to open their homes and build small hotels to serve tourists. One of the oldest such surviving houses now stands at 265 Townsend Avenue; built in the 1870s, it was then known as the Pioneer Guest House. In 1881, Morris Cove and adjacent areas were transferred from East Haven to New Haven, but retained a measure of civic autonomy. By the early 1900s there were still relatively few year-round residents, but there was a school and a fire station, and the community maintained its own police force. The transition to a year-round community began in the early 1900s, when a trolley line was run down Townsend Avenue. The area was developed more fully as a residential area, with a small commercial hub near the southern end of the cove. The historic district consists of a densely built grid of street oriented toward the cove, which forms its western boundary. Between Townsend Avenue and the cove in the northern half of the district lies Pardee Seawall Park, a city park that extends northward to Fort Nathan Hale. Most of the houses in the district are of wood frame construction, and are in styles popular in the early 20th century: Colonial Revival, Craftsman, Bungalow, and Dutch Colonial. Interspersed are a number of examples of the older Italianate, Queen Anne, and Shingle styles from the last three decades of the 19th century. There are 341 historically significant buildings in the 61-acre (25 ha) district. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut References
Governor Island (Connecticut)

Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round. Inhabited initially as an oyster company's base of operations. Since pigs will feed from an oyster shucker's waste pile, a "watch pig" was installed rather than a dog, eliminating the daily row out to feed the animal. The assertiveness of this pig quickly earned it the name "Governor". By the fourth season, the pig had grown so large and onerous that it kept even the oystermen off the island. Something had to be done since this was a commercial operation. In memory of the first pig roast, the island was named "Governor's". There remains a debate among the older islanders if Governor was a pig or a goat; with recent gentrification looking down upon "goat roasts". One of the oldest houses on the island was built in 1880 by R.H. Brown and is still held by his family's descendants. R.H. Brown was a notable Connecticut brass manufacturer and is known to have made some of the finest yacht cannons ever made. See also Thimble Islands Outer Lands References Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles, "New Haven Register", January 22, 2006, page A1 Half a Mile Off the Coast; Stacey Stowe; "In the Region/Connecticut", New York Times, July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10.
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

The CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half Day (known formerly as the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts) is an integrated magnet arts high school serving students in Hartford, Connecticut and its surrounding towns. It is one of four schools located on the 16-acre (65,000 m2) campus of The Learning Corridor. The Capital Region Education Council (CREC) has managed the school since it was established in 1985. Students attend their home district’s school for classes in the morning and then attend the Academy in the afternoon for arts education. References External links Official website
Greens Farms School

The Greens Farms School is a historic school building at Morningside Drive South and Post Road East in the Greens Farms neighborhood of Westport, Connecticut. It was built in 1925 and received an addition in 1950. It was designed by architect Charles Cutler in a Tudor Revival style, and is a fine example of such style. It is the only Tudor Revival school building in Westport. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. Its interior includes a Works Project Administration art project from c. 1935. It is located on the Boston Post Road. Due to declining enrollment the school closed in June 1983, after which it was leased by the Westport Arts Center. In 1996 with increasing enrollment school officials in Westport began looking at options including reopening the Greens Farms School and brought in a consultant in the process. The Westport Arts Center representatives recommended that they stay in the building as the educational needs of Westport's student could be better realized in a new building. Westport school officials responded that a new building would cost the town $4.5 million more than using the building. In the end the decision was made that reclaiming the building was the "cheaper" course of action. The Westport Arts Center left the building and moved to a location next to the Saugatuck River. In 1997, faced with rising pupil enrollments, the town reclaimed the school for use as an elementary school again. The school had to be renovated and expanded, which cost the town $16 million. The school is now known as Greens Farms Elementary School. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut References External links Greens Farms Elementary School
Greenwich Country Day School

The Greenwich Country Day School is a co-educational, independent day school in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1926. As of 2019, it enrolled some 1190 students from nursery to 12th grade level. In November 2017, Greenwich Country Day acquired The Stanwich School, making it the only independent nursery through 12th grade co-educational school in Greenwich. The Head of School of GCDS is Adam Rohdie. The head of the high school is Chris Winters, former Greenwich High School principal. It is accredited by the State of Connecticut through the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools. The school is located on a rolling campus set into a series of hills. The Old Church Road campus is divided into three distinct schools, and the Upper School is on a separate campus on Stanwich Road. The two campuses are separated by less than two miles. Notable alumni Byrdie Bell, actress Neil Burger, movie director George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States Hadley Delany, actress and model Theodore Forstmann, financier Bryce Dallas Howard, actress, daughter of director Ron Howard Stephanie McMahon, WWE personality, daughter of WWE founder Vince McMahon Donovan Mitchell, professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers Jen Psaki, former White House Press Secretary Helen Resor, Olympic hockey player Bill Simmons, former ESPN columnist, TV personality, New York Times best-selling author, and owner of The Ringer McLain Ward, Olympic equestrian show jumper Cameron Winklevoss, Olympic rower and social networking pioneer Tyler Winklevoss, Olympic rower and social networking pioneer References External links Greenwich Country Day School
Greenwich Town Hall (Connecticut)

The Greenwich Senior Center, formerly Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic municipal building at 299 Greenwich Avenue in the business district of Greenwich, Connecticut. USA. Built in 1905, it is a prominent local example of Beaux Arts architecture, and served as the town's center of government until 1977. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 1987. Description and history The former Greenwich Town Hall is located near the center of the Greenwich's central business district, on the east side of Greenwich Avenue at Havemeyer Place. The building is shaped like a vertical cube, three stories, with single-story wings extending to the sides. The first floor is rusticated stone, while the upper floors are more finely finished, with two-story Ionic columns rising to a mansard roof. The roof rises above a copper cornice and has a clock built below a domed cupola. The main entrance has an elaborate surround, with pilasters rising to a heavy gabled pediment. The building is a Beaux Arts design by Mowbray and Uffinger, and was built in 1905 by W.J. Smith to serve as the Town Hall of Greenwich. Its construction was funded by Robert M. Bruce and his sister Sarah. Robert Bruce was a New York City cotton merchant and philanthropist whose home is now the Bruce Museum of Arts and Science; the Bruces were well known for their local philanthropy. In 1977, the town government offices were moved to a building that was formerly used by the Greenwich High School at Field Point Road. This building is now used as a senior center. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut References