Many towns across the country have designated local historic districts within their town. But what does that mean, exactly? Most of us realize it’s a collection of old homes grouped on a single street or within a couple of blocks in a neighborhood. We assume the homeowners have to get permission to paint their house…
“F.G. Whitmore & Son have sold the handsome residence of Edward T. Hapgood on Fern Street to Mrs. Gerald W. Hart of this city. The house was recently built by Mr. Hapgood at a large expense, and is considered one of the handsome modern places in the western part of the city. Mr. & Mrs….
How many times have you looked up something on the Internet, only to find yourself falling down the rabbit hole, moving from one subject to the next? Take a peek at where my research of these doors took me… All I knew was that the addresses were 23-25 Capitol Avenue in Hartford, and from the blue…
A month or so before the holidays, West Hartford resident Allan Mayer reached out to see if I would help with a Christmas gift for his wife Ellen. Given Ellen’s love for their stately Prospect Avenue home and her interest in history, we landed on a house portrait as well as some background on its former owners. Although I had…
While vacationing in Charleston, the word “antebellum” was used frequently. Of course I have heard the word many times, typically in reference to the South, but never really thought about what it meant. If asked, I likely would have said “after the war”. And I would have been dead wrong! Technically its Latin for “before…
I love coming across an architectural style that is unique to an area. Charleston has myriad architectural styles, but a style distinctive to the city is the Charleston Single House. It is unusual in that the narrow end of the house faces the street and the home is placed on the far edge of the lot, allowing…
