Preservation Updates
Encounters with history at Connecticut Landmarks sites are more poignant because visitors are standing in the places where people of the past lived: where they cooked meals, fell in love, raised children, cared for sick family members, wrote in their diaries, and even did yardwork. The stories we share are made possible by the historic structures we care for, and we take our responsibility to steward these sites seriously.
Our preservation team works with local craftspeople and tradespeople to make sure that our properties are maintained according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Connecticut Landmarks’ staff, contractors, and volunteers pour their time, energy, and resources into protecting and preserving our twelve historic properties. Without their work, thousands of visitors could not find their home in history at our historic house museums.
Please see below for updates on just some of the many preservation projects we’re currently managing at our historic sites. To view past preservation projects, please click here.
Bellamy-Ferriday House’s Shutters Get a Fresh Look with Fresh Start Pallet Products
After a preliminary assessment at the Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden of the current shutter conditions, Connecticut Landmarks, with the assistance of a historic carpenter, determined that the [...]
Revealing Wallpaper Details During the Phelps-Hatheway House Conservation Project
During recent site visits, the conservation team at Studio TKM Associates, along with freelance conservation scientist Erin Mysak, analyzed the 18th-century wallpaper to understand where it has [...]
Garret Window Restoration at the Joshua Hempsted House
Following years of exposure to wind and rain, a wooden window in the garret of the Joshua Hempsted required repair to prevent futher damage. The third-floor space [...]
Connecticut Landmarks Receives 1772 Foundation Grant for Historic Fence Restoration at Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden
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 [...]
Restored Flooring in Butler-McCook Visitor Center
In February 2023, Connecticut experienced a cold snap, causing temperatures to plummet rapidly, and without warning. The bathroom pipes in the visitor center at the Butler-McCook House [...]
Significant Restoration Work in New London
Connecticut Landmarks is undertaking a significant restoration project on the upper levels of the 1678 Joshua Hempsted House. For the safety of our visitors and our historic [...]
Roof & Chimney Maintenance at New London’s Hempsted Houses
A recent inspection by J.P. Bachand revealed that the ridge boards along the roof line at the Joshua Hempsted needed attention. These were properly secured with roof [...]
Request for Proposals: Architectural/Engineering Services
Connecticut Landmarks is soliciting design, project plan, specifications, and construction management services for various projects across eight of our properties, all listed on the National Register of [...]
Request for Proposals: Conservation Services for Phelps-Hatheway House Wallpaper
Connecticut Landmarks has received federal grant funding from the National Park Service, Save America’s Treasures program to conserve and stabilize the imported French wallpaper at the Phelps-Hatheway [...]