List of sites administered by the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office explained

This is a list of historic sites in Connecticut that are administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development's 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]

NameImageLocationCountyDescription
1Prudence Crandall MuseumCanterburyWindhamHistoric 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".
2Old New-Gate Prison & Copper MineEast GranbyHartfordHistoric former prison and mine site
3Eric Sloane Museum and Kent FurnaceKentLitchfieldMuseum 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]
4Viets' TavernEast GranbyHartfordC. 1760 unrestored home of John Viets, first prison warden of Old Newgate Prison; not open to the public.
5Henry Whitfield State MuseumGuilfordNew HavenHistoric house dating from 1639. The oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Learn About State Museums . Connecticut's Official State Website . 2013-09-21 . 2019-09-08.
  2. Web site: Eric Sloane Museum, Kent, CT . Connecticut's Official State Website . 2013-09-21 . 2019-09-08.