Connecticut Architecture. Christopher Wigren
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28. Orchard Mansion, Moodus
29. Wengloski Poultry House, Lebanon
Means of Production
30. Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill, Ledyard
31. Collinsville
32. Beckley Iron Furnace, North Canaan
33. Hockanum Mill, Rockville
34. Ousatonic Dam, Derby and Shelton
35. Clark Brothers Bolt Company, Southington
36. Remington Shot Tower, Bridgeport
37. Medway Business Park, Meriden and Wallingford
38. Union Carbide Headquarters, Danbury
Townscapes and Cityscapes
39. Colebrook Center
40. New Haven Green
41. Downtown Norwich
42. North Grosvenordale
43. The Arcade, Bridgeport
44. Seaside Village, Bridgeport
45. Warner Theatre, Torrington
46. Constitution Plaza and the Phoenix Building, Hartford
47. Blue Back Square, West Hartford
48. Montville
From Place to Place
49. Harbor and Ledge Lighthouses, New London
50. Joseph Gay and Daniel Wickham Houses, Thompson Hill
51. Enfield Falls Canal, Windsor Locks and Suffield
52. Steamboat Dock, Essex
53. Union Station, New London
54. The Merritt Parkway
55. The Berlin Turnpike, Berlin and Newington
Body, Mind, and Soul
56. First Church of Christ, Wethersfield
57. Little Red School, Winchester
58. Middletown Alms House, Middletown
59. Warren Congregational Church, Warren
60. Groton Battle Monument, Groton
61. Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Complex, Baltic
62. The Institute of Living, Hartford
63. Plainville Campground, Plainville
64. Locust Avenue School, Danbury
65. The Seaside, Waterford
66. Ansonia High School, Ansonia
67. Connecticut Hospice, Branford
Designers, Builders and Clients
68. Epaphroditus Champion House, East Haddam
69. Phelps-Hatheway House, Suffield
70. Willis Bristol House, New Haven
71. Walter Bunce House, Manchester
72. Barnum-Sherwood Development, Bridgeport
73. Avon Old Farms School, Avon
74. Yale Divinity School, New Haven
75. Saint Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Ashford
76. People’s State Forest Museum, Barkhamsted
77. Broadview Lane, East Windsor
78. Torin Company Buildings, Torrington
Colonial and Colonial Revival
79. Buttolph-Williams House, Wethersfield
80. Deacon Adams House, New Hartford
81. Horace Bushnell Congregational Church, Hartford
82. Hyland House, Guilford
83. Waterbury City Hall, Waterbury
84. Litchfield
85. Houses by Alice Washburn, Hamden
86. Salisbury Town Hall, Salisbury
Meaning and Message
87. Ebenezer Grant House, South Windsor
88. Old State House, Hartford
89. United States Custom House, New London
90. Two Houses, Plainfield
91. Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford
92. James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford
93. Villa Friuli, Torrington
94. Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket
Transformations
95. Taintor House, Hampton
96. Downtown Naugatuck
97. Canaan Institutional Baptist Church, Norwalk
98. Wilcox, Crittenden & Company Factory, Middletown
99. Dixwell Plaza, New Haven
100. Cheney Yarn Dye House, Manchester
OVERVIEW
CONNECTICUT AND ITS PLACES
LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE
Through Connecticut’s long history its people have shaped the place in which they lived in rich and varied ways. They have worked and transformed the land, erected high-style and utilitarian buildings, grouped them into towns and cities, and engineered bridges and dams and roads. These works reflect and reveal the evolving history of the people of Connecticut, and they make the state a place that is distinct from any other.
All this activity can be grouped under the term “architecture,” which might be defined as “the art and science of making places.” In this definition, “science” refers to the practical or technical aspects of architecture. First and foremost, architecture has to accommodate the activities of human life, such as dwelling or working, worshipping or playing. It may do this in artistic ways, but its primary task is functional. “Science” also means that architecture has to be structurally sound. Walls and bridges shouldn’t collapse, roofs shouldn’t leak (some architects famously ignore or fail at this), landscapes shouldn’t flood, roads shouldn’t sink under the weight of vehicles.
“Art” includes the aesthetic or expressive aspects of architecture. This refers to people’s efforts to make what they build beautiful, in addition to practical and sound (for instance, the Mark Twain House, place 17). For some, the search for beauty is the defining characteristic that separates architecture from what they consider mere building. But art involves more than aesthetic appeal. It may also include the expression of some emotion or meaning that goes beyond mere