At 18 Pearl Street in Mystic is a Greek Revival style house built in 1842. It was originally the home of John Batty, a spar maker in Mystic’s ship-building industry. As described in the nomination form for the Mystic River Historic District, the house’s “pediment has two right-angle triangular windows with diagonal muntins that form horizontal diamond glazing. The front wall under the pediment is flush vertical boards.”
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The house at 32 Indian Hill Avenue in Portland was built circa 1799. It was originally the home of Elijah Shepard, a master carpenter who alternated between working at the nearby Gildersleeve shipyard and the shipyard in Middle Haddam. Sylvester Gildersleeve later used the house as an office for the Gildersleeve steam saw mill, which was built in 1868.
Where did the famous Charter Oak stand in Hartford and how is it commemorated there? I talk about that in this video, as well as some of the history of the property and buildings that have been on the site.
This is a video about Governor Street, a partially lost street in Hartford, Connecticut. It was once the home of five governors of Connecticut, one from the 1850s and four from the 1600s! Part of the street was lost to the Sheldon Oak development and the rest was renamed Popieluszko Court. Besides being a residential street for early governors, it was a manufacturing area and a center for the Polish-American community. #hartfordhistory #hartford #hartfordct #danielsternervideos
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The Greek Revival-style residence at 82 Front Street in Noank was the home of James Potter, Jr., a ship captain. In June of 1863, during the Civil War, the Confederate bark C.S.S. Tacony spent two weeks raiding off the coast of New England. One of the fifteen Union ships the Tacony captured and burned was the fishing smack L. A. Macomber, Captain James Potter, Jr. of Noank. The crew were allowed to seek safety in their small boat, which was able to reach Woods Hole. The Tacony‘s career ended after the capture of the schooner Archer. The Confederate crew transferred to the new vessel and burned the Tacony on June 25, 1863.
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The church at 24-26 Liberty Street in Danbury was erected in 1908. It was originally the Swedish Emanuel Congregational Church and is now the New Bethel Church of God in Christ.
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