Connecticut Landmarks is honored to be one of the sixteen Connecticut recipients of a 1772 Foundation grant administered in cooperation with Preservation Connecticut. The funds from this grant will help restore the 900-feet of historic wood fencing at the Phelps Hatheway House and Garden in Suffield. The fence, originally built in three stages, has three unique styles: a simple picket fence, an ornate section originally constructed by Asher Benjamin circa 1794 with decorative coined columns, as well as a gothic-style fence. Through this ongoing project, new wooden replicas of the column caps will be reproduced and installed. Missing elements due to weather damage, rot, and age will be replaced; repairs made where needed; and the entire fence power washed, primed, and repainted.
We are grateful to the 1772 Foundation, Preservation Connecticut, and state representatives such as State Senator John A. Kissel who recognize the importance of historic preservation and support the work we do to steward our historic properties, which are vital to the stories we share and the communities where they reside. Learn more about the 1772 Foundation at www.1772foundation.org.
Pictured left to right: Robert Brock, Interim Executive Director at Connecticut Landmarks; Aileen Bastos, Preservation Manager at Connecticut Landmarks; Jane Montanaro, Executive Director at Preservation Connecticut; Lynn Mervosh, Site Administrator at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden; and State Senator John A. Kissel.
