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.
18th-Century Réveillon Wallpaper Conservation Techniques with Studio TKM Associates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff3HgiAYRew Last week, Connecticut Landmarks' Marketing & Communications Manager, Olivia, met with the conservators from Studio TKM Associates to discover more about conservation techniques used [...]
Completion of Restoration Work at the Hempsted Houses
After beginning significant structural work in September on the 1728 addition of the 1678 Joshua Hempsted House, Connecticut Landmarks is excited to announce the museum is ready [...]
Request for Proposals: Invitation to Bid – Restoration Work at Nathan Hale Homestead
Connecticut Landmarks is accepting sealed proposals for professional services for the repair and refurbishment of the Nathan Hale Homestead. Project located at 2299 South St, Coventry, CT. Those [...]
Significant Restoration Work Underway at the Hempsted Houses
Have you seen the new sign outside our museum? We are pleased to announce that significant restoration work on the upper levels of the 1678 Joshua Hempsted [...]
Connecticut Landmarks Presents on Current Preservation Projects
Aileen Bastos, Lynn Mervosh, and Olivia Grella presented last week at Preservation Connecticut's Talking About Preservation webinar series. As one of Preservation Connecticut's preservation partners in the [...]
New Shutters at Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden
The flowers in Bellamy-Ferriday's historic garden are ready to bloom, staff are gearing up for the season, and new shutters have given the house a fresh look! [...]
Request for Proposals: Invitation to Bid – Structural Repairs
Connecticut Landmarks is accepting sealed proposals for construction services for structural repairs to the Joshua Hempsted House. Project is located at 11 Hempstead St, New London, CT. [...]
Conservation Work on Phelps-Hatheway House’s Parlor Wallpaper
Studio TKM Associates were back on site in the Phelps-Hatheway House's parlor. The team of conservators continue to re-adhere separated pieces of the wallpaper and to treat [...]
Fence Restoration Progress at Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden
Restoration work is underway on the south section of the Phelps-Hatheway fence! Possibly created for Sumner Fuller in the 1920's, the Neo-classical picket fence with decorative post [...]
Historic Preservation Updates at Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden
Fink and Son Woodworking and Carpentry have been hard at work at the Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden to give its quoins and Pine Room porch much needed [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]