My latest Substack post is about a lost mid-1800s Hartford mansion (shown above in a detail from a 1967 advert when it was the Casa Bianca Restaurant) that had an amazingly varied history. In 1917, it was the home of a woman who, just days after her husband died, was threatened with death by a gang of blackmailers. Later serving as a private hospital and a clubhouse, it was then home to a series of restaurants from 1941 into the 1970s.
In this section of the 1877 Birds Eye View of Hartford, I’ve circled the now lost house that then had the address of 10 Allen Place, near Trinity College. My latest Substack post is about a shootout that took place in this house on January 10, 1880, between an insurance agent and a medical doctor and left both men wounded. https://oldhartford.substack.com/p/a-shootout-near-trinity-college-in?r=4j8x6h
The Hartford County Courthouse building, a three-story French Renaissance-style building (shown in an old postcard above), was designed by architect John C. Mead and stood at the corner of Trumbull and Allyn Streets in Hartford from 1885 until 1930. This is where the Peoples Bank Arena is located today. My latest Substack post contains anecdotes from 1912 about the lawyers hanging out in a dark room of the courthouse where they traded stories and lost track of their cigar butts.
My latest FREE in-person presentation is about Colonial and Revolutionary era Hartford. It’s at the Elmwood Senior Center in West Hartford on Thursday, July 9 at 10:30 AM. Call 860-561-8180 to register!
My latest FREE in-person presentation is at the Elmwood Senior Center in West Hartford, July 9 at 10:30 AM. Come learn about the buildings (surviving and lost) and notable personalities of Colonial and Revolutionary era Hartford! Call 860-561-8180 to register!
My latest in-person presentation is about Hartford’s Lost Riverfront at the Windsor Senior Center (599 Matianuck Avenue, Windsor, CT) Wednesday June 10 at 12:30 PM. Call to register: 860-285-1992. For centuries, Hartford was an active port along the Connecticut River, with numerous wharfs, dockyard businesses and warehouses connected to the West Indies trade. Learn about the many buildings and fascinating personalities associated with the old riverfront, which was gradually lost to the development of modern bridges and highways. You can find my other upcoming presentations here: Upcoming Presentations – Daniel Sterner
In my latest Substack post, I consider where the House of Hope, the fort constructed by the Dutch in 1633, was located in Hartford. I’ve circled in red the location of the Dutch House of Hope in the map above that depicts Hartford in 1636 in William DeLoss Love’s 1914 book The Colonial History of Hartford.
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