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ISSUE 21 SPRING 2019
FROM THE EDITOR - THE REAL DEAL
A LOOK INSIDE A 1709 GUILFORD HOUSE
The russet red Pelitiah Leete House on the shore in Guilford has been...(more)
1858 MARTHA CULVER HOUSE, NORTH HAVEN by Susan A. Iverson
The old brick house on Quinnipiac Avenue is known to those familiar...(more)
TERMITE INFESTATION: SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
Any homeowner is going to be concerned about having termites...(more)
HENRY WARD BEECHER by Anya Laurence
He was a clumsy and bashful boy with an enlarged palate...an aunt...(more)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
Dragone Car Restoration and Sales Exits Bridgeport for Orange
THE CRAFTSMEN OF COUNTRY CARPENTERS by Fred Brehant
I love to look back to the early days of this fine country we live in... (more)
AMERICANA ORIGINAL - Christopher Gurshin Pieces for Sale
What you’re getting out of Christopher Gurshin’s barn, either...(more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS SHOWCASE##2
Although Historic Housekeepers is best known for their rigorously...(more)
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE by Anya Laurence
“So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that started this...(more)
MID VICTORIAN FURNITURE: FACTORIES WORKED WITH CRAFTSMEN ON SPECIAL PIECES
In the 1870s wood carvers emigrated from the shipyards in Glasgow... (more)
ONE OF AMERICA'S GREAT SHRINES TO FREEDOM IS IN DANGER OF BEING LOST FOREVER
Time is running out for a vital piece of American history... (more)
CONNECTICUT VALLEY STYLE: Eliphalet Chapin Inspires a Tradition of Craft
by Erin Strogoff
Eliphalet Chapin (1741-1807) opened his East Windsor cabinet shop... (more)
POEM "Bad Shopkeeper" by Richard Springer
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Header photo by Skip Broom, HP Broom Housewright, Inc.