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Issue 1 Summer 2013
ANTIQUE ABANDON
F. Scott Fitzgerald in Connecticut
In the mid-sixties the Westport Goodwill was in an old building on the southeast corner of Riverside... (more)
A PLACE FOR ALL SEASONS
Hiking the Lower Connecticut River
This isn’t adventure. What you really want is to keep up your relationship with the big river. You...(more)
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ANTIQUE GRANDFATHER CLOCKS by Gary R. Sullivan
The most commonly recognized form of antique clock is typically referred to as a Grandfather clock...(more)
THE MAN WHO RESCUES HOUSES
Hadlyme Builder Creates a Neighborhood of Reconstructed Old Homes
Forty years ago Harry Parkhouse “Skip” Broom started his company, H.P. Broom Housewright, a...(more)
OF FATAL COURAGE
A sense of meaninglessness and absurdity is always ready to steal up on us in our weakest moments, as in the days after the horror at Newtown. (more)
ON EVEN TERMS WITH TIME
Tradition of Connecticut Valley Furniture Making Continues with Peter Aleksa
There is quality reproduction furniture, and then there is museum quality reproduction furniture...(more)
MEADOW POINT STUDIOS
Arts and Crafts Handmade Pottery and Tile
Holly Shaw and Richard Evans create handmade pottery and tile in the Arts and Crafts tradition... (more)
Issue 2 Fall 2013
ANTIQUE CONNECTICUT POTTERY
The Wilton Historical Society Collection
In Federal times, and up to the 1830s, Norwalk was a center for the handcrafting of...(more)
FOLK ART SCULPTURE OF MARK A. PERRY
He started off carving copies of late 18th century and early 19th century weathervanes, cigar store Indians, figureheads, (more)
LOST AND FOUND AT NEWTOWN
The last time I was in Newtown, this past June, I got lost driving in the endless leafy maze .... (more)
COLONIAL CLASSIC
Talk about old homes, South Street in Coventry has the Nathan Hale Homestead, built in 1776...(more)
THEY CALL HIM SHERLOCK "HOMES"
Home Inspector Tom Morgan specializes in searching out problems with old homes (more)
AMERICAN RESTORATION TILE
Charles Eastlake, one of the fathers of the Arts and Crafts movement, was enthusiastic about tiles... (more)
ANTIQUE KITCHEN APPEAL
Going back to the earliest days of mankind, the campfire and then the hearth have been the focal point for the family group (more)
IMPERIAL DECORATING & UPHOLSTERY
When the most valuable antique chairs and sofas need reupholstering in Connecticut, they often end up at Imperial Decorating (more)
Issue 35 Winter 2013
A NATURALIST GIVES AN OLD FARM
Popular nature writer Edwin Way Teale gifted his country house and 156 acres to the Connecticut Audubon Society so that others could enjoy some of the closeness to nature he enjoyed. (more)
THE MARTHA A. PARSONS HOUSE IN ENFIELD
The old-house enthusiast would have a hard time finding a more enjoyable place to spend a Sunday afternoon than in Enfield’s Historical District...(more)
PERIOD KITCHEN SHOWCASE
Remodeling a period home into a residence for today presents the remodeler with many challenges... (more)
PICKIN' AND GRINNIN' AT THE MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET
One of the top entertainment venues in northeast Connecticut is the Mansfield Drive-In... (more)
MILLTOWN PRIMITIVES, LLC
Located in rural North Stonington, CT, Milltown Primitives is a collection of six rooms fully decorated... (more)
BERTHOLD NEBEL'S STONE STUDIO IN WESTPORT
The sculptor Berthold Nebel was one of those artists who, in the middle decades of the twentieth century, broke away from the classical tradition...(more)
POEM. CARDINALS, BY RICHARD SPRINGER
DOUG'S SONG
Before I ever heard Doug Setapen speak, I heard him sing. One evening in 1965... (more)
Issue 4 Spring 2014
TIME FOR ANOTHER STILLMEADOW REVIVAL
"Old houses, I thought, do not belong to people ever, not really, people belong to them".... (more)
PRACTICE MADE PERFECT
This is the story of a humble man, a man of the people, the great and innovative things he accomplished in the building trade during his lifetime...(more)
YANKEE ORIGINAL
The Paintings, Murals, Boxes, Miniature Houses, and Decorated Furniture of Christopher Gurshin (more)
PERIOD KITCHEN SHOWCASE PART 2
Remodeling a period home into a residence for today presents the remodeler with many challenges... (more)
IMPERIAL DECORATING & UPHOLSTERY - SINCE 1932
Long known as expert upholsterers, Imperial Decorating & Upholstery is becoming a place to find fine fabrics... (more)
STEPHEN EARP REDWARE
Stephen Earp makes “Redware,” a type of pottery based on the domestic earthenware of the 17th - 19th centuries... (more)
OF ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSES
Michael Day is a former elementary school teacher and principal from Barkhamstead who...(more)
POEM. NEW WAYS, BY RICHARD SPRINGER
Issue 5 Summer 2014
REVOLUTIONARY DESIGN
Architect-builder Isaac Fitch is considered a major figure in Connecticut decorative arts history (more)
NOT YOUR GRAMPA'S BEE AND THISTLE
The Bee and Thistle Inn was originally built as a residence in 1756. First opened to the public in (more)
VICTORIAN COTTAGE AT MYSTIC
Tom Morgan has been working on his perpetual project, his Mystic Victorian, for over a decade (more)
THE WOOD SCULPTURES OF JEFFREY VULTE
Writing about Jeffrey Vulte there are many things to keep in mind, not the least being (more)
A CURE FOR BASEMENT AND CRAWL SPACE PROBLEMS IN OLD HOMES
Neutocrete is a Danbury company that has developed a process for restoring basements and crawl (more)
EARLY NEW ENGLAND HOMES BY COUNTRY CARPENTERS
The craftsmen at Country Carpenters carry on centuries-old traditions that have come full circle (more)
NEW OLD SIGNS
I have always been interested in old signs and antique tools since I was a young man (more)
ANTHEM AMERICANA
For the non-expert, contemporary Americana art can seem simplistic if you don’t give it a chance (more)
NOANK CO-OP
In an era when mammoth, sterile supermarket chains are taking over with their automated (more)
In the hills of northern Connecticut, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Barbour have made a charming (more)
LEGENDARY REVOLVING HOUSE
The revolving house in Wilton is for sale. Usually referred to as the Round House, (more)
WINTER BRIGHT by RICHARD SPRINGER
From the Editor - UNDER MONADNOCK
Issue 6 Fall 2014
WALTZING THROUGH THE RIPTIDES: THE ORDEAL OF SILAS DEANEIt’s been a dozen years since I first visited the Silas Deane house, part of the Webb-Deane-Stevens (more)
WALLACE NUTTING REVEALED
“A person who does not collect,” wrote Wallace Nutting, “is a moron.” That got my attention, (more)
A PLACE CALLED JONESVILLE
A sculptor named Fred Jones, along with his wife Rebecca, an artist who was one of the founders, in 1934, of the West Hartford Art League... (more)
A PLEA FOR THE BEECHER HOUSE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born sits today dismantled in two leaky (more)
“The law will never make men free: it is men who have got to make the law free. “ (more)
CHRISTOPHER GURSHIN AT THE WAYSIDE INN
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, located inSudbury, Massachusetts, has a long history of over three hundred (more)
EMINENT VICTORIAN LIGHTING
Tucked away at the end of a quiet litlle street in Farmington, is the best collection of antique lighting...(more)
DOABLE DREAMS BY COUNTRY CARPENTERS
Imagine coming to work here, on your property, to craft reproduction Colonial furniture… (more)
HISTORICALLY CORRECT TILE FOR YOUR BATHROOM
Attention Victorian, Tudor, and Arts and Crafts enthusiasts. (more)
MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET
If the Mansfield Drive-In Sunday flea market keeps growing the way it has been the past couple of years...(more)
POEM: COBBLE HILL by RICHARD SPRINGER
From the Editor - THE SOUL OF AN OLD HOUSE
…The house is half evening, half resolved.Only the half they can never possess remains… (more)
Issue 7 Winter 2014
STEVENS HOUSE, WETHERSFIELD
The Isaac Stevens House is more than a historical house with period furnishings; it is an early anecdote of what has come to be called the American Dream... (more)
MINIATURE HOUSES BY CHRISTOPHER GURSHIN
Since I first began in 1966 I always liked working with wood of all kinds, creating tavern signs and making them look old... (more)
LEBANON'S EARLY NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE
Glenn Pianka, owner of owner of Olde New England Building and Salvage Company in Lebanon, spent twenty years as a Connecticut State Police Officer... (more)
IMPERIAL UPHOLSTERY
Imperial Decorating and Upholstery’s 5,000 sq. ft. building blends seamlessly into a leafy, quiet residential neighborhood in West Hartford... (more)
A PLACE CALLED JONESVILLE, PART TWO
A quick turn from the busy 4 Highway near downtown Farmington onto gravel Norton Lane puts you in a world that both predates and subsumes our frantic times... (more)
CANNONS AT STONINGTON
The cannons that sit on Cannon Square on Stonington Point are the actual ones that were used against the British in 1814 and, before that, in 1775.... (more)
This past June, I made my second trip to the Mansfield Drive-in Flea Market. On my first trip, I had wandered all over the place, just getting a feel for the scope of what was available from what seemed like (more)
JOHN BROWN'S BIRTHPLACE
I’d read that John Brown’s birth-site was an empty spot in the woods in Torrington. I always wanted to go there and finally made it on a mild, partly-sunny Saturday this past June... (more)
STONEWARE AT HARWINTON ANTIQUES SHOW
We stopped by the Harwinton Antiques and Design Weekend on Sunday, June 7th and saw some outstanding stoneware, including two remarkable Connecticut pieces... (more)
ERIC SLOANE EXHIBIT AT BRADLEY AIRPORT
Ever since Freddy Brehant from Country Carpenters introduced me to the art and writings of Eric Sloane, a trip to the Eric Sloane Museum Kent has been on my list, but somehow it hasn’t happened yet... (more)
AN AGE OF BARNS
An Age of Barns is the title of one of the best-loved books written by the late artist Eric Sloane. In the book, Sloane writes about how there is something in the essential nature of a barn, beyond its practical use... (more)
A PLEA FOR THE BEECHER HOUSE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born sits today dismantled in two leaky... (more)
Poem - CHASING GULLS by RICHARD SPRINGER
From the Editor - OF TIME AND THE HOUSATONIC
Back in the mid-1930s, Van Wyck Brooks was complaining that summer in Westport was turning into a“highbrow Coney Island.”... (more)
Issue 8 Spring 2015
THE INCOMPARABLE JEAN LIPMAN
It seems amazing, looking back to the mid-60s, how excited some of (more)
CHRISTOPHER GURSHIN WALL MURALS
It was Jean Lipman, in her book American Primitive Painting, (more)
MAURER AND SHEPHERD, MASTERS OF WOOD
It’s one thing to admire centuries-old woodcraft in a museum;(more)
SPECIAL FINDS AT OLDE NEW ENGLAND BUILDING AND SALVAGE
Glenn Pianka runs Olde New England Building and Salvage out of what (more)
COLONIAL DAY - COUNTRY CARPENTERS
On Saturday, September 21, Country Carpenters hosted its 5th annual (more)
A VISIT TO PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE'S WARNER HOUSE
The MacPheadris-Warner House in Portsmouth, NH may very well be (more)
NUT PLAINS IN THE RAIN
Everyone has a place, or should have a place, to steal away to when life (more)
A PLEA FOR THE BEECHER HOUSE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born sits (more)
PRUDENCE CRANDALL, PROFILE IN COURAGE
The struggle for human equality is one thing, but when you’re over 65 (more)
A VISIT TO THE LYMAN ALLYN
What was planned a quick stop at the Lyman Allyn Museum in (more)
IN THE SPIRIT OF MONTY HALL - MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET
Last time we looked at the kind of furniture you can expect to see at (more)
FROM THE EDITOR
Rereading Walden in its entirety after thirty-something years, I was (more)
POEM "MOTH" BY RICHARD SPRINGER
Issue 9 Summer 2015
CAPRILANDS: The Memory Won't Die
Have you ever heard of a place called Caprilands, a herb farm (more)
EARLY NEW ENGLAND HOMES' INTERIORS
Early New England Homes are fashioned after authentic 18th century (more)
CLASSIC WINDOWS
Gordon Brennan, owner of Gambrel Acres has been in the business of (more)
BEHIND A VICTORIAN STUDY DOOR
It’s unfortunate that one of Connecticut’s greatest sons, (more)
THOMAS BEECHER by Anya Laurence
When I wrote my book, “Love Divine: The Life of Henry Ward (more)
FRED AND REBECCA JONES, (ALMOST) FORGOTTEN PIONEERS,
Part 1 by Gary Knoble (more)
OLDE CENTURY COLORS: Shades of Colonial Times
Barbara Carbiener, owner of Olde Century Colors, has an extended (more)
MEET THE LADY WHO SAVED BOTH THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE AND THE HARRIET BEECHER STOWE HOUSE by Gary Knoble
FROM THE EDITOR: ALAS, THE TIMES FORBID AN EPITAPH
POEM "Lucky You" by Richard Springer
Issue 10 Fall 2015
JOSEPH SCARROZZO: THE FIRST NINETY-EIGHT YEARS
Connecticut stories of great accomplishments in the arts (more)
VAN WYCK BROOKS, PLANETARY MAN
Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald had left Westport just six months before (more)
HOME GROWN HOMES Country Carpenters
Farm-to-Fork has, in recent years, gone from an environmental (more)
GARVEY RITA GALLERY AND ANTIQUES
Garvey Rita Art and Antiques in West Hartford is recognized as being (more)
FRED JONES, PART TWO by Gary Knoble
He seldom sold his sculptures, particularly to anyone from (more)
PEWTER: A SHORT INTRODUCTION by Don Herr
Pewter is an alloy whose principal element is tin. Copper, lead, (more)
REVERIE: THE LANDOWSKA HOUSE by Anya Laurence
When I first entered the Landowska house in Lakeville, Connecticut, (more)
HOLLISTER HOUSE GARDEN by Christopher Gurshin
In traveling the picturesque countryside of Litchfield County (more)
SAVE THE BEECHER HOUSE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born sits (more)
FROM THE EDITOR: A CURE FOR THE COMMON COLDNESS
POEM "Thankful Stream I" by Richard Springer
Issue 11 Winter 2015
HYBRID VIGOR
Hybrid cars are becoming common, not so hybrid colonial homes (more)
COLONIAL DAY AT COUNTRY CARPENTERS
On Saturday, September 19th, the 6th annual Colonial Day (more)
50th ANNUAL LEBANON OUTDOOR ANTIQUES SHOW
On Saturday, September 24th the Lebanon Historical Society (more)
THE RAFTERS, NEW HARTFORD CONNECTICUT by Anya Laurence
Many people have had crushes on movie or television stars, (more)
CHISTOPHER GURSHIN’S BLOOD MOON
At night on September 27, a Sunday, the heavens put on a (more)
VICTORIAN LIGHTS
Tucked away at the end of a quiet litlle street in Farmington (more)
MILTON AVERY "A HARTFORD BIOGRAPHY" by Gary Knoble
Milton Avery is arguably Hartford’s most celebrated painter (more)
CONDITION OF MERIDEN'S OLDEST HOUSE
WORRIES LATE CURATOR'S HUSBAND by Molly Callahan
With the oldest house in the city oly getting older, one former city (more)
WINTER WATCH: THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF LEAVING YOUR WINTER HOME UNWATCHED by Tom Morgan
If you're a homeowner in the northeastern United States, you know (more)
SAVE THE BEECHER HOUSE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born sits (more)
FROM THE EDITOR: The Truth About Silas Deane, and Why We Should Care
POEM "Thankful Stream II" by Richard Springer
Issue 12 Spring 2016
CT HORSE FARM GUEST HOUSE
The passion for old houses has the tendency to loosen up whatever (more)
GLASTONBURY: A WEALTH OF COLONIAL HOMES by Christopher Gurshin
In last year’s winter issue of A Primitive Place I wrote about the early (more)
FROM A CHILDHOOD IN CHINA TO A SCHOLARSHIP IN HARTFORD
by Anne M. Hamilton
Even when John Bard McNulty could no longer read, he remained a (more)
REQUIEM FOR AN OLD HOUSE
The Samuel Bowers-John Durand house, c. 1686, locally known as (more)
EXPERIENCING THE OLD TIME SPIRIT with COUNTRY CARPENTERS & EARLY NEW ENGLAND HOMES
The Henry Whitfield stone house in Guilford, built in 1639, calls itself (more)
CHERRY BROOK WOODWORKS REVISITED
Three years ago, in the premier issue of CTOldHouse.com, we visited (more)
VICTORIAN REDUX
Michael Gambaccini is a self-confessed late Victorian fanatic. (more)
PEACE BY PIECE: A Woman’s Journey with Quilts
Karen Strid grew up in and around Bristol and moved to Hebron in (more)
WALLACE NUTTING UNCHAINED
Wallace Nutting was born in Massachusetts in 1861. His father was (more)
HARRY ROWE SHELLEY, CONNECTICUT COMPOSER AND ORGANIST
Anyone who attended church in the first half of the 20st century (more)
EUGENIE RICAU ROCHEROLLE: A TRANSPLANTED CT TREASURE
Although she was born and raised in New Orleans, Eugenie Rocherolle (more)
MILTON AVERY "A HARTFORD BIOGRAPHY" Part 2 by Gary Knoble
Milton Avery is arguably Hartford’s most celebrated painter (more)
SAVE THE BEECHER HOUSE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born sits (more)
POEM "Dog Morning" by Richard Springer
Issue 13 Fall 2016
INSIDE LINDA NELSON STOCKS HOUSE
Linda Nelson Stocks, who died in Woodbury in 2011, was and... (more)
THE HURD HOUSE: "MANY A WONDERFUL DAY" IN OLD WOODBURY
The Hurd House is actually a combination of two smaller houses... (more)
EAST LYME'S THOMAS LEE HOUSE & LITTLE BOSTON SCHOOL HOUSE
East Lyme is home to the Thomas Lee House, built between 1660... (more)
THE NORWICH TO HARTFORD TURNPIKE, 1795-1834 by Edmund N. Leete
Granted its charter in October 1795 the Hartford, New London... (more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS
Best known for their rigorously accurate period correct hand forged (more)
GAMBREL ACRES: THE BENCHMARK OF EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD WINDOWS
The story of Gambrel Acres is a tale of steady and exacting... (more)
COUNTRY CARPENTERS DELUXE
How many different kinds of barns are there? How many can you...(more)
LONGFELLOW'S WAYSIDE INN by Christopher Gurshin
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn, located in Sudbury, Massachusetts,... (more)
MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN THEATRE & MARKETPLACE
Mansfield Marketplace is eastern Connecticut's largest flea market,...(more)
BUYING AN OLD HOME?
Call them antique homes, vintage homes or century homes. Older...(more)
HISTORIC BEECHER HOUSE FOR SALE
The 1775 Litchfield house where Harriet Beecher Stowe was born... (more)
CATHARINE ESTHER BEECHER: THE EDUCATOR by Anya Laurence
The first daughter born into the illustrious Beecher family, ... (more)
KAROLYN WELLS BASSETT: CONNECTICUT'S SWEET SINGER
by Anya Laurence
Derby, Connecticut, 1892, was the site of the birthplace of Karolyn... (more)
100th ANNIVERSARY OF TREASURED LANDMARK by Julie Winkel
Among the “ten commandments” Wallace Nutting distributed to... (more)
FROM THE EDITOR: CONNECTICUT CONTINUUM–I KID YOU NOT
POEM "Fearless" by Richard Springer
Issue 14 Winter 2016
COLONIAL DAY AT HEBRON
For one Saturday every September for the past six years, the... (more)
HANDMADE TRADITIONAL COUNTRY BASKETS
Donna Dumaine of Anston has made a business, Country Baskets,... (more)
THE COUNTRY QUILTS OF ANNE LEWIS
Looking at Anne Lewis’s quilts recalls the advice from Ralph Waldo... (more)
NUTPLAINS IN THE SUN
The only other time I had visited Nutplains (old spelling) it had...(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)
AMOS DOOLITTLE: Connecticut's Paul Revere
Like Paul Revere, Amos Doolittle, born in Cheshire, was a colonial... (more)
THE REV. WILLIAM HENRY BEECHER by Anya Laurence
In continuing our set of articles about the celebrated Lyman Beecher... (more)
IMPERIAL DECORATING AND UPHOLSTERY
Imperial Decorating and Upholstery, in business in West Hartford...(more)
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE - McLean Wildlife Preserve
Ever since CTOldHouse.com began in 2013, I had been meaning to... (more)
REPORT FROM THE SITE OF THE FORT GRISWOLD MASSACRE
In September of 1781, in an unsuccessful attempt to divert General...(more)
AFFORDABLE AUTHENTIC 18TH CENTURY DOORS
The Olde New England Salvage website has such a huge number of...(more)
MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN MARKETPLACE: In the Spirit of Monty Hall
Mansfield Drive-In Marketplace, eastern Connecticut’s largest flea ... (more)
DUDLEY BUCK by Anya Laurence
Another of Connecticut's famous musicians, Dudley Buck was a... (more)
FROM THE EDITOR: GREAT BOOKS OF THE WESTERN WORLD
POEM "Broken Shore" by Richard Springer
Issue 15 Spring 2017
CATTLE DRIVE; CONNECTICUT TO VALLEY FORGE
s far as I know, there is no cactus growing wild around Farmington... (more)
AVERY COPP HOUSE
In the year 1800 Rufus Avery built a substantial house for his two ... (more)
A VISIT WITH: Linda Stamm, President, Winter Associates, Inc., estate appraisers and auctioneers (more)
EARLY NEW ENGLAND HOMES/COUNTRY CARPENTERS BLACKSMITHERY
For over 100 years our family has been blacksmithing in Hebron, ...(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)
ECLECTIC CHARM IN OLD LYME
Duck Creek, a country house built in Old Lyme in the late 1930’s, ... (more)
ANTIQUE CONNECTICUT WEATHERVANES
Some of the most beautiful and fascinating objects crafted by... (more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS SHOWCASE
Historic Housefitters is a leading purveyor of quality reproduction...(more)
DAVINO ANTIQUE CLOCKS
elve years ago, out of a love and admiration for the timekeepers of... (more)
CHARLES IVES: CONNECTICUT'S FAMOUS MUSICAL SON by Anya Laurence
He was born on October 20, 1874, in Danbury, Connecticut... (more)
ISABELLA BEECHER HOOKER: THE SUFFRAGETTE by Anya Laurence
One of the more vocal members of the Beecher family, Isabella ... (more)
FROM THE EDITOR: Vanishing Worlds
POEM "Winter Rite" by Richard Springer
Issue 16 Spring 2017
STARTLING HISTORY EMERGES FROM THE DAVID HUMPHREYS HOUSE IN ANSONIA Built in 1698, the David Humphreys House in Ansonia... (more)
RESTORING HISTORIC HOUSE IN GLASTONBURY AN UPWARDLY MOVING EXPERIENCE by Peter Marteka
Old coins usually turn up in between couch cushions or under car... (more)
HEBRON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLONIAL DAY
On Thursday, May 18,a hundred and twenty 5th graders at Hebron...(more)
TWO “BIGS” AT OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE
In the antiques business, hand-sized pieces are generally referred to... (more)
TIM CROMARTY, FOLK ARTIST FROM OLD SAYBROOK
Tim Cromarty was twelve years old when he and his friends set up... (more)
BOOK REVIEW - A SIMPLER WAY OF LIFE
This book is much more than a gorgeous coffee-table item, it is an... (more)
MARY FOOTE BEECHER PERKINS By Anya Laurence
One of the least vocal of the famous Beecher family, Mary, born in East... (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)
JEWELRY AT MANSFIELD DRIVE-IN MARKETPLACE
In the Spirit of Monty Hall
Over the past few years we have run a series of articles about the...(more)
QUICK STOP AT LITCHFIELD HISTORY MUSEUM
Driving through Litchfield and pressed for time, I couldn’t help...(more)
THE REV. JOSEPH HOPKINS TWICHELL:
One of Connecticut's Finest Preachers By Anya Laurence
Twichell, born in Plantsville, a neighborhood of Southington,... (more)
FROM THE EDITOR
The Home-Keeping Wit: Welcome to the Here and Now
POEM "Nah Sunflower" by Richard Springer
Issue 17 Fall/Winter 2017
144 YEAR OLD PAINT BOX BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE
Written by Janice Gurshin as told to her by Christopher Gurshin
CANNED AMERICANA
Give noted Americana artist Christopher Gurshin enough time... (more)
THE GOVERNOR CHAUNCEY CLEVELAND HOUSE
The call was from Jim Morneau. Jim owns Classic Home Hardware...(more)
THE LAST OF THE PURITANS: Long Society Meetinghouse, Preston
Austere and primitive, the Long Society Meeting house sits... (more)
THREE CLASSIC CONNECTICUT ROOMS
EAST WINDSOR HILL
I’ve been meaning to go here for years. The first thing you’ve got to... (more)
COLONIAL DAY
We at Country Carpenters would like to take a moment and thank... (more)
AFTERNOON ADVENTURE: OLD DEERFIELD VILLAGE
For all the times I’ve crossed into Massachusetts to visit Old Deerfield...(more)
JAMES CHAPLIN BEECHER
The youngest child of the prolific Lyman Beecher, James’s mother... (more)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
1937 Packard 12 Convertible Victoria
51st ANNUAL LEBANON OUTSIDE ANTIQUES SALE
The 51st Annual Outdoor Antiques Show sponsored by the Lebanon... (more)
IN THE SPIRIT OF MONTY HALL MANSFIELD MARKETPLACE
In search of video games, CDs, DVDs, vinyl, and books....(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)
THE BUSH-HOLLEY HOUSE by Anya Laurence
One of the most famous Old Houses in Connecticut is the Bush-Holley...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR "Readers' Roundup"
POEM "Ambush" by Richard Springer
Issue 18 Spring 2018
RISING SUN TAVERN
The Rising Sun Tavern is an 18th century Georgian colonial located...(more)
PRESTON CITY MEETINGHOUSE
Little by little, the 200-year-old Long Society Meetinghouse in Preston.... (more)
HALE HOMESTEAD UPDATE - Photos by Christopher Gurshin
In our Spring 2017 issue, we profiled the initial stages of the...(more)
GOOD VIBRATIONS AT BREATHING ROOM
Expanding Yoga School Adds a Twist of Fresh Air to New Haven City... (more)
IMPERIAL UPHOLSTERY AND DESIGN
Imperial Decorating & Upholstering Co., Inc. is a family business...(more)
SARA DROUGHT NEBEL - The Landscape and That
You can look at a Sara Drought Nebel painting of a Madison beach... (more)
THE REV. GEORGE BEECHER by Anya Laurence
The third son of the Rev. Lyman Beecher, George was born in 1807... (more)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
1937 Packard 12 Convertible Victoria
COUNTRY CARPENTERS BARNS AND GARAGES
Many models of Country Carpenters barns are in use housing classic.... (more)
EDITH MORTON CHASE and 'TOPSMEAD' by Anya Laurence
Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, on April 3, 1891, the daughter of Alice...(more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS
Best known for their rigorously accurate period correct hand forged... (more)
FRED BREHANT
Authentic colonial items are treasured, and accurate replicas are...(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)
FROM THE EDITOR "Tribute to a Principal"
POEM "Chrysalis" by Richard Springer
Issue 19 Summer 2018
MICAH HOUSE AND CHAPEL IN GLASTONBURY
The Thomas Hale House, just south of the First Church of Christ...(more)
1600's HOUSE IN FARMINGTON ON BRINK OF DESTRUCTION
The Woodford-Newell-Strong House has long been a part of... (more)
EARLY NEW ENGLAND HOMES: Home is Where the Hearth Is
Early homes were built and situated in such a way as to take advantage...(more)
PRACTICE MADE PERFECT
This is the story of a humble man, a man of the people, the great ...(more)
RARE STONE SPOUT SINK FOR SALE AT OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE
Olde New England Salvage in Bozrah has one of the largest and most... (more)
DECORATING SECRET REVEALED
It might be the best-kept interior design secret in Connecticut...(more)
ROSELAND COTTAGE, WOODSTOCK CONNECTICUT by Anya Laurence
In the eastern reaches of Connecticut there stands a remarkable pink... (more)
HELEN WINTER: Nine Years After her Death She Continues to Inspire
Born in Hartford in 1915, Helen Cutler was born with a strong artistic...(more)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
1937 Packard 12 Convertible Victoria
CHARLES BEECHER, THE FAMILY MUSICIAN by Anya Laurence
Charles Beecher was the one son of Lyman Beecher who suffered... (more)
A STROLL DOWN LITCHFIELD'S SOUTH STREET
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)
FROM THE EDITOR "Grant's Retreat at Roseland Cottage"
Issue 20 Fall 2018/Winter 2019
FROM THE EDITOR - Thanks to everyone on our fifth anniversary
COLONIAL DAY AT HEBRON
Saturday, September 15, a fine sunny day, marked the 8th annual...(more)
COUNTRY CARPENTERS FEATURED ON PBS'S "THIS OLD HOUSE"
WHEN GENERAL DAVID HUMPHREYS TAUGHT GEORGE WASHINGTON ABOUT RACISM
It is not possible to overstate the part Connecticut played in the early ...(more)
MANSFIELD MARKETPLACE FLEA MARKET GREAT PLACE TO FIND UNUSUAL CHISTMAS GIIFTS
Mansfield Marketplace is the largest flea market in eastern...(more)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
Dragone Car Restoration and Sales Exits Bridgeport for Orange
CHRISTOPHER GURSHIN ART PIECES AS HOLIDAY GIFTS
EDWARD BEECHER: THE INTELLECT OF THE BEECHER FAMILY
by Anya Laurence
Lyman Beecher’s second son and third child was born in East Hampton...(more)
WHAT'S NEW AT OLD VILLAGE PAINT
Shellac is Back -
There is renewed interest in Shellac as a good tool...(more)
WINTER ASSOCIATES, INC.
For over thirty years, Winter Associates in Plainville has provided... (more)
SILVER THREADS AMONG THE GOLD by Anya Laurence
These world-famous songs were written in the 1800’s by two men from...(more)
THE WELLES-SHIPMAN-WARD HOUSE MUSEUM OF GLASTONBURY
This mansion house, as it was known in the 18th century, is ... (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)
POEM "No Lie" by Richard Springer
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
Issue 22 Summer 2019
FROM THE EDITOR - THAT HOMELY SPIRIT
IT'S HAPPENING IN OLD NEW MILFORD
On a recent visit to New Milford, I enjoyed a walk around the old Green. (more)
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT: ROGER BARRETT SR. Country Carpenters
This is the story of a humble man, a man of the people, the great and...(more)
OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE EARLY STONE SINKS
In the days before indoor plumbing, many necessary utility items were...(more)
LYMAN BEECHER by Anya Laurence
Lyman was born in 1775, the son of David Beecher and his third wife...(more)
DISCOVERING THE LOVE FOR “THE BOYS OF SUMMER” IN MAINE
The greatest thing in the business of buying and selling antiques is the... (more)
THE THREE WIVES OF REV. LYMAN BEECHER by Anya Laurence
According to Theodore Parker, Lyman might have been “The father of...(more)
LYMAN BEECHER by Anya Laurence
Lyman was born in 1775, the son of David Beecher and his third wife...(more)
DISCOVERING THE LOVE FOR “THE BOYS OF SUMMER” IN MAINE
The greatest thing in the business of buying and selling antiques is the... (more)
THE THREE WIVES OF REV. LYMAN BEECHER by Anya Laurence
According to Theodore Parker, Lyman might have been “The father of...(more)
MEMORIAL DAY SUNDAY AT MANSFIELD MARKETPLACE
In previous issues, we’ve visited the Mansfield Marketplace, the largest...(more)
LITCHFIELD: A FEW FACES FROM THE PAST
The Litchfield Historical Society Museum, which at ten dollars a ticket... (more)
QUICK STOP: EAST WINDSOR HILL
Images from a short walk around a neighborhood along the... (more)
Issue 23 Fall 2019
FROM THE EDITOR - FROM A STONE SHACK
PERFECTING PRESERVATION AT THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE
The John Canning & Co. is an architectural restoration contractor... (more)
PERIOD GARAGE SHOWCASE
Skip Broom, owner of H.P. Broom - Housewright, is recognized as...(more)
GAMBREL ACRES: THE BENCHMARK OF EXCELLENCE IN PERIOD WINDOWS
The story of Gambrel Acres is a tale of steady and exacting... (more)
COLONIAL DAY AT COUNTRY CARPENTERS
On Saturday, April 21st, the 10th annual Colonial Day at Hebron... (more)
ANTIQUE DOORS GALORE
Since 1982 Olde New England Salvage Co.-- also known as Lebanon...(more)
BENTON BEECHER HOUSE by Anya Laurence
Much has been written about the prestigious Connecticut family, the...(more)
FEMALE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE 1800’S
CONNECTICUT’S EMMA WILLARD by Anya Laurence
Females, in those long ago days, were denied higher education for a...(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)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
Dragone Car Restoration and Sales Exits Bridgeport for Orange
Issue 24 Winter 2019
RESTORING A ONE ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE
The one-room Hill and Plain Schoolhouse, located on Sullivan Road... (more)
1692 BUTTOLPH-WILLIAMS HOUSE, WETHERSFIELD
The Buttolph-Williams house, built c. 1692, was occupied first by...(more)
WHITFIELD STONE HOUSE
This great stone house was built in 1639 for the Reverend Henry... (more)
GREAT SMALL BUILDINGS
COUNTRY CARPENTERS is mainly known for the full-size post and... (more)
CLIMATE CHANGE: A RECENT CONCEPT? by Anya Laurence
The world has been hearing about climate change for some time now...(more)
CALDER IN CONNECTICUT
From April 28 to August 6, 2000 the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum... (more)
OLIVER ELLSWORTH: STATE ATTORNEY FOR HARTFORD COUNT AND A MEMBER OF TTHE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS REPRESENTING CONNECTICUT by Anya Laurence
A native of Windsor, Connecticut, where he was born on April 29, 1745,...(more)
CONNECTICUT QUILTS
This major exhibition exploring the hisory, culture and craft of quilt-...(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)
CTOldHouse GARAGE Sponsored by Dragone Classic Motorcars
Dragone Car Restoration and Sales Exits Bridgeport for Orange
FROM THE EDITOR - WHAT HARRIET BEECHER STOWE MEANS TO ME
Issue 25 Spring 2020
A REVOLUTIONARY EPIDEMIC
During the Revolutionary War, two hundred Continental soldiers... (more)
JOHN AND MARY RIDER HOUSE, 1785 Main Street, Danbury
John Rider, a local carpenter who served as a captain in the...(more)
DISMANTLED 1740 CT RIVER SALTBOX HOUSE FOR SALE
When expert restorer Rick Gallagher informed Wes Fredericks... (more)
THE SORROWFUL LIFE OF CAROLINE CREEVEY by Anya Laurence
Born in 1843 at Rockville, a part of the village of Vernon, Connecticut
...(more)
SILAS DEANE HOUSE, 1766, WETHERSFIELD
The Silas Deane house, built in 1766, is architecturally unusual for... (more)
HAND CRAFTED BY COUNTRY CARPENTERS
Spring always seems like a time to slow down and reflect on life. ...(more)
CHRISTOPHER GURSHIN AMERICANA ART
Landscape paintings inspired by Rufus Porter
CATCHING UP WITH PETE ALEKSA OF CHERRY BROOK WOODWORKS
Six years ago, in the premier issue of CTOldHouse.com, we visited...(more)
Issue 26 Summer 2020
ORIGINAL 18th AND 19th CENTURY WIDEPLANK FLOORS
The Old Wood Workshop LLC in Pomfret was started in 1991 by... (more)
LEGENDS OF TRAIL WOOD
Trail Woods is an Audubon Society sanctuary in Hampton. This 160...(more)
CARRIAGE HOUSES FROM COUNTRY CARPENTERS
n today’s world it’s hard to believe that the original barn and carriage... (more)
RARE STONE FENCE POSTS AT OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE COMPANY
OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE in Bozrah has one of the largest...(more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS SHOWCASE
The Historic Housefitters Company was originally launched in 1985...(more)
FOR SALE: DECONSTRUCTED 18th CENTURY HOUSE
When expert restorer Rick Gallagher informed Wes Fredericks...(more)
A TRIBUTE: EUNICE BULLARD BEECHER by Anya Laurence
When we finished our series on the Beecher family a few issues back,...(more)
144 YEAR OLD PAINT BOX BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE
Written by Janice Gurshin as told to her by Christopher Gurshin...(more)
IN DEFENSE OF CURSIVE by Judith Therman
As oflndependence Day, 2012, forty-five of the fifty United States have... (more)
THE WOOD SCULPTURES OF JEFFREY VULTE
Writing about Jeffrey Vulte there are many things to keep in mind... (more)
DANIEL HAND, FROM GROCERY CLERK TO PHILANTHROPIST
by Anya Laurence
Walking the streets of picturesque Guilford, Connecticut today, one...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - BURNING GEORGE WASHINGTON
Issue 27 Fall 2020
TWO ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES FROM THE 1735 VAN WYCK HOUSE AT LLOYD'S HARBOR, NEW YORK
Tom Campbell, owner of Old Wood Workshop in Pomfret, is known... (more)
FINE POST AND BEAM BARNS FROM COUNTRY CARPENTERS
When one thinks back on early Europeans arriving in North America...(more)
PATRIOTS AND TORIES HIT AND RUN BATTLES ON LONG ISLAND SOUND
by Patricia Q. Wall
Two hundred and fifty years ago the exploits of Revolutionary... (more)
A PASSION FOR AMERICANA
Phil Volk, an orthopedic surgeon in Plattsburg, New York explains ...(more)
GULL SCHOOL, HEBRON
Gull School is a one-room schoolhouse that was originally built in in...(more)
MARY DIXON KIES; ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMEN TO BE GRANTED A PATENT by Anya Laurence
Mary Dixon Kies, born March 21, 1752 in Killingly, Connecticut, was...(more)
SWAIN-HARRISON HOUSE, BRANFORD
On the Post Road approaching Branford from the west there is a long... (more)
DISMANTLED 1740 CT RIVER SALTBOX HOUSE FOR SALE
When expert restorer Rick Gallagher informed Wes Fredericks... (more)
FITZ-GREENE HALLECK: GUILFORD’S ALMOST FORGOTTEN POET
by Anya Laurence
Called “The American Byron”. Halleck was a celebrated poet during...(more)
Issue 28 Winter 2020
TWO ARCHITECTURAL TREASURES FROM THE 1735 VAN WYCK HOUSE AT LLOYD'S HARBOR, NEW YORK
Tom Campbell, owner of Old Wood Workshop in Pomfret, is known... (more)
COUNTRY CABIN AND POOL HOUSES FROM COUNTRY CARPENTERS
When one thinks back on early Europeans arriving in North America...(more)
PATRIOTS AND TORIES HIT AND RUN BATTLES ON LONG ISLAND SOUND
by Patricia Q. Wall
Two hundred and fifty years ago the exploits of Revolutionary... (more)
A PASSION FOR AMERICANA
Phil Volk, an orthopedic surgeon in Plattsburg, New York explains ...(more)
GULL SCHOOL, HEBRON
Gull School is a one-room schoolhouse that was originally built in in...(more)
MARY DIXON KIES; ONE OF THE FIRST AMERICAN WOMEN TO BE GRANTED A PATENT by Anya Laurence
Mary Dixon Kies, born March 21, 1752 in Killingly, Connecticut, was...(more)
SWAIN-HARRISON HOUSE, BRANFORD
On the Post Road approaching Branford from the west there is a long... (more)
DISMANTLED 1740 CT RIVER SALTBOX HOUSE FOR SALE
When expert restorer Rick Gallagher informed Wes Fredericks... (more)
FITZ-GREENE HALLECK: GUILFORD’S ALMOST FORGOTTEN POET
by Anya Laurence
Called “The American Byron”. Halleck was a celebrated poet during...(more)
Issue 28 Winter 2020
THANKFUL ARNOLD HOUSE
The Thankful Arnold House is a historic house museum dating from... (more)
OLD WOOD WORKSHOP FLOORS
Some people looking for antique flooring are a little shocked at the...(more)
FINE POST AND BEAMS FROM COUNTRY CARPENTERS
Fine Post and Beam Barns are as American as Apple Pie, a reminder... (more)
HOW TO ASSESS PLASTERWORK IN HISTORIC STRUCTURES
Historic plaster is artwork worth restoring, conserving, and enjoying...(more)
SAMUEL FOOTE HOUSE
The Foote House (or Foot House) on South Main Street in Cheshire...(more)
FURNITURE AT OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE
Olde New England Salvage Company in Bozrah has one of the largest...(more)
DISMANTLED 1740 CT RIVER SALTBOX HOUSE FOR SALE
When expert restorer Rick Gallagher informed Wes Fredericks... (more)
REMEMBERING ANYA LAURENCE
Anya Laurence, who wrote a number of excellent biographical articles...(more)
JOHN BISHOP HOUSE
In the early 1980s, the John Bishop House (11 South Burnham ...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - MIKE JUNGDEN
Issue 29 Spring 2021
JIM LAURINO
Jim studied painting, design, and color theory at the University of... (more)
COUNTRY CARPENTERS BARN MAINTENANCE
History tells us that the first barns were, for the majority, built by...(more)
GHOST COTTAGE, TREEFORT GALLERY, AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
by Sara Drought Nebel
It is surrounded by rock ledge, in its own canyon nest. The ledge in... (more)
A CENTURY OF INSPIRATION - LYME ART ASSOCIATION
by Linda Ahmert
The early Lyme artists who boarded with Miss Florence Griswold held...(more)
PAINTING WITH MEMORIES
by Christopher Gurshin
Often I have an exact idea of what I want to create in a painting and...(more)
CHARLES IVES HOUSE, 1780
There is a tradition in Connecticut of super-artists- souls that are...(more)
RESTORED 1790 MONROE SCHOOLHOUSE LIVES AGAIN
by Laurie J. Loveland
The New England landscape – indeed, the view across the entire... (more)
ALEXANDER KING HOUSE, 1764
The Alexander King house, built in 1764, was given to the Suffield...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - DISCOVERING JEAN LIPMAN
Issue 30 Summer 2021
BEAD BOARD COTTAGES LLC
Let me introduce myself. My name is Roger Madore and I grew up in...(more)
COUNTRY CARPENTERS: OUR HISTORY
In order to trace the history of our companies one must first return to... (more)
MEMORIES OF A HUMBLE BEACH HOUSE
by Sara Drought Nebel
Many years ago, after the back to back storms, Irene 2011 and Sandy... (more)
ANTIQUE WOOD DOOR AND WINDOW SASHES
The Olde New England Salvage website has such a huge number of item...(more)
LYME ART ASSOCIATION CELEBRATES 100 YEARS
by Sara Drought Nebel
The Lyme Art Association gallery opening, on August 6th, 1921, with...(more)
STANLEY WHITMAN HOUSE
The Stanley-Whitman House dates from 1720 but incorporated earlier... (more)
OGDEN HOUSE, Fairfield 1750
The saltbox house was built in 1750 for David Ogden at the time of his...(more)
CATLIN INN, HARWINTON, 1795
A mile east of the town center is the Burlington-Harmony Hills Road...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - THE LIGHT THAT SHINES
Issue 31 Fall 2021
ART AND SCULPTURE BY CHANDLER DAVIS
Artist and sculptor Chandler Davis from Shelton is best known for his...(more)
COUNTRY CARPENTERS: BANK BARNS
If you think a barn on your property is an impossible dream because...(more)
JOHN CANNING: THE MAN WHO STARTED IT ALL 45 Years Ago
John Canning is a principal & founder of John Canning & Co... (more)
FOLK ARTIST PETER HUNT
by Christopher Gurshin
Peter Hunt born in 1896, was a well-known Cape Cod self-taught artist...(more)
PETER HUNT MISCELLANY
Peter Hunt was born Frederick Lowe Schnitzer in East Orange, New...(more)
LEFFINGWELL HOUSE MUSEUM
The Leffingwell House is unique in illustrating the development from...(more)
THOMAS DARLING HOUSE
The Darling House Museum is a historic house museum is owned and...(more)
THOMAS GRISWOLD HOUSE
The Thomas Griswold House is a classic New England saltbox dwelling...(more)
BRADLEY WHEELER HOUSE, 1795
The Bradley-Wheeler House stands just south of Westport’s Veteran’s...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - HARTFORD TO KEY WEST
Issue 33 Spring 2022
LEIF NILSSON CONTEMPORARY CONNECTICUT IMPRESSIONIST
Inspired by the natural beauty surrounding the Lower Connecticut...(more)
HISTORIC HOUSEOFITTERS: COLONIAL PERIOD ELECTRIC CHANDELIERS
Best known for their rigorously accurate period correct hand forged...(more)
COUNTRY CARPENTERS: BARN MAINTENANCE
History tells us that the first barns were, for the majority, built by their...(more)
CLASSIC CABINET SOLUTIONS
If you have a problem with kitchen storage, Bead Board Cottages in...(more)
THE GLEBE HOUSE MUSEUM 1740
The Glebe House, built about 1740, is celebrating its 97th year in...(more)
THE HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CENTER, 1871
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center preserves and interprets of Stowe’s...(more)
PRATT HOUSE MUSEUM, 1732
In 1701 John Pratt, Jr. , grandson of Lt. William Pratt, one of the three...(more)
JONATHAN WARNER HOUSE, 1798
Jonathan Warner, a local farmer who inherited land originally...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - Rembering Miro's Farms
Issue 34 Summer 2022
COLONIAL DAY WITH COUNTRY CARPENTERS
Have you ever wondered what it be like to step back in time to over 200...(more)
SARA DROUGHT NEBEL BEACH COTTAGES
The beautiful paintings of Sara Drought Nebel...(more)
OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE ANTIQUE WOOD DOORS & WINDOW SASHES
Olde New England Salvage Co. in Bozrah has one of the largest and...(more)
OLD WOOD WORKSHOPWHITE PINE FLOORS
We are starting to fill up our new barn with flooring and wall board...(more)
NATHAN HALE HOMESTEAD
Nathan Hale Homestead is the birthplace of Connecticut’s State Hero...(more)
BUTTOLPH-WILLIAMS HOUSE 1711
Built around 1711-1720 on Broad Street in Wethersfield, the Buttolph..(more)
ALSOP HOUSE -DAVIDSON ART CENTER, 1840
The Richard Alsop IV House, (now part of the Davidson Art Center of...(more)
THOMAS LEE HOUSE
The Thomas Lee House (c.1660) is one of the oldest wooden-frame...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - My Friend John aka "Birdbrain"
Issue 35 Fall 2022
SAVING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF AMERICA
New England Architectural Center and Peter G. Hill Designs together...(more)
JOSEPH MOSELEY HOUSE
by William N. Hosley Jr.
This house near the south end of the main street in Glastonbury is an...(more)
BARN DOORS BY COUNTRY CARPENTERS
With the numerous design options available in our New England style...(more)
OFF SEASON PARADISE -
Poem and Paintings by Sara Drought Nebel
There is something magical about the off season at beaches, lakes...(more)
DAVID JUDSON HOUSE
Built circa 1750 by Capt. David Judson on the side of his great...(more)
ISHAM TERRY HOUSE
The lone survivor of a once vibrant Hartford neighborhood, the Isham...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR -Patriotic Gore Revisited
Issue 36 Winter 2022
STORIES OF THE SEA - MAREK SARBA by Sara Drought Nebel
"I paint what I know." I have heard artist, Marek Sarba, say this...(more)
A HERITAGE OF SKILLS by Freddy Behant
In these days, we are blessed with technology that helps to make our...(more)
OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE CO. ANTIQUE FIREPLACE MANTELS
Since 1982 Olde New England Salvage Co. has dismantled over 135...(more)
GAY-HOYT HOUSE 1775
The five-bay , two story brick house at 18 Main Street was erected in...(more)
GENERAL MANSFIELD HOUSE 1810
Built in 1810 on Main Street in Middleton for the merchant Samuel...(more)
HANFORD-SILLIMAN HOUSE 1764
Stephen Hanford (1737-1784), the great grandson of the first minister...(more)
KNAPP HOMESTEAD 1770-1815
Originally built in 1770 by Daniel Burrit . When you come to visit this...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR -THE QUESTION OF COMING HOME
Issue 37 Spring 2023
BRECHIN MORGAN
Brechin was born in New London and spent summers of his childhood ...(more)
CONNECTIONS TO OUR PAST by Fred Brehant
The craftmanship of the past is an inspiration for many of us today...(more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS - HEARTH COOKING
Best known for their rigorously accurate period correct hand-forged...(more)
GLEBE HOUSE MUSEUM, 1740
Set in the picturesque Litchfield Hills section of Historic Woodbury’s...(more)
CHENEY HOMESTEAD, 1816
Timothy Cheney, farmer, miller and one of America’s famous clock...(more)
AMASA DAY HOUSE, 1816
The Amasa Day House, a rural Federal house, showcases how the...(more)
PARDEE-MORRIS HOUSE 1680, 1769
The original Thomas Morris House was bult around 1680, off what is...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - LETTER TO NELLIE TEALE
Issue 38 Summer 2023
JUDY PERRY'S HEALING WATERS ART
My formal training began more than 30 years ago studying Fine Art an...(more)
THE COUNTRY CARPENTER PROCESS
Have you been considering a new outbuilding on your property, like a...(more)
OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE - MORE ANTIQUE FIREPLACE MANTELS
Olde New England Salvage Company in Bozrah has one of the largest...(more)
THE VILLAGE OF WOODEN HAVEN by Sharon Ambrose
I’ve always loved colonial houses and furniture. I love them in any size...(more)
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE HOUSE 1871
When she moved into her Hartford home in 1873, Harriet Beecher...(more)
STANLEY-WHITMAN HOUSE, 1709
The Stanley-Whitman House stands on six acres of land on 37 High...(more)
DENISON HOMESTEAD, 1717
The Denison Homestead is the third succesive house to be built on the...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - JUDY PERRY'S ART THAT HEALS
Issue 39 Fall 2023
COUNTRY CARPENTERS 50th ANNIVERSARY
50 years ago, in 1974, Country Carpenters was born. The brilliant...(more)
THE VILLAGE OF WOODEN HAVEN PART 2 BY Sharon Ambrose
After writing the last article about my 1/6” scale village of Wooden...(more)
DESHON ALLYN HOUSE
The house was built by Daniel Deshon in 1829. Daniel had inherited...(more)
BATES-SCOFIELD HOMESTEAD 1736
The Bates-Scofield Homestead is a saltbox-style house, built around...(more)
HOYT-BARNUM HOUSE
The people who built this house were children or grandchildre of...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - THE BELL IN THE TOWER
Issue 40 Winter 2024
A YEAR OF CELEBRATION: COUNTRY CARPENTERS 50th ANNIVERSARY
50 years ago, in 1974, Country Carpenters was born. The brilliant...(more)
CT WEE FAERIE HOUSE by Sara Drought Nebel
As the winter Solstice passes and the earth begins to turn back to the...(more)
OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE
Circa 1880 Victorian/English Style Granite Wellhead
Since 1981 we have only seen a few of this style. This is the first one that...(more)
CONNECTICUT'S REVOLUTIONARY WHALEBOAT WARFARE
One of the richest sources of Connecticut history during the American...(more)
PUTNAM COTTAGE 1726
This bright red house on the Boston Post Road has had a long and...(more)
HILL-STEAD MUSEUM 1906
Hill-Stead was the first architectural project of founder Theodate Pope...(more)
AVERY COPP HOUSE
In the year 1800 Rufus Avery built a substantial house for his two ... (more)
ANDREWS HOMESTEAD MUSEUM 1760
The Moses Andrews Homestead, one of the oldest homes in Meriden,...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - LIGHT WINS OUT OVER PREJUDICE
Issue 41 Spring 2024
COUNTRY CARPENTERS: 50 YEARS FROM A HUMBLE BEGINNING
From humble beginnings Roger Barrett, Sr. established Country...(more)
THE LIFE OF WALLACE NUTTING
Wallace Nutting was born Nov 17, 1861 in Rockbottom MA....(more)
SHAW MANSION 1756
The Shaw Mansion is rich with history. It was built by Captain...(more)
LAMBERT CORNER HOUSE 1726
The Lambert House is believed to be the oldest house still standing in...(more)
JOHN ROGERS STUDIO 1878
John Rogers, Jr. (1829-1904) was the most popular sculptor in United... (more)
Issue 42 Summer 2024
OUNTRY CARPENTERS: 50 YEARS FROM A HUMBLE BEGINNING
From humble beginnings Roger Barrett, Sr. established Country...(more)
REDISCOVERING THE PAST by Fred Brehant
This Spring, it’s as if I stepped back in time to 1776 at the old...(more)
JOURNEY OF THE OPAL CROSS by Sara Drought Nebel
“I got a signal!” Rich yelled, but Paul was out of hearing range, off...(more)
STEVENS HOUSE, WETHERSFIELD
The Isaac Stevens House is more than a historical house with period...(more)
HIGH STYLE HAND FORGED BOOTSCRAPER - NEVER INSTALLED!
from OLDE NEW ENGLAND SALVAGE
In the many years that I’ve been handling good period hardware it is...(more)
HISTORIC HOUSEFITTERS SHOWCASE #2
Although Historic Housekeepers is best known for their rigorously...(more)
JOHN BROWN'S BIRTHPLACE
I’d read that John Brown’s birth-site was an empty spot in the woods in...(more)
FROM THE EDITOR - BILL, THE FLAGPOLE PAINTER
Header photo by Skip Broom, HP Broom Housewright, Inc.