All posts tagged "Architecture"
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20.6K19Business and LaborThe Glory Days of the Berlin Turnpike
In the early 1950s, the king of Connecticut’s roads was the Berlin Turnpike, lined with colorful kitschy roadside architecture. It was the main...
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7.1K8Arts and LeisureJohn Calvin Stevens, Designer of Maine (Especially Those Shingle Style Houses)
John Calvin Stevens left an indelible mark on Maine by designing more than a thousand buildings in the state over his six-decade...
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6.5K4Arts and LeisureFlashback Photos: Ithiel Town Revives Greek Architecture and Covered Bridges
New England would look a lot different today if Ithiel Town hadn’t created covered truss bridges and Greek Revival architecture. He was...
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7.3KBusiness and LaborFlashback Photo: Samuel Russell Comes Home to Middletown
Samuel Russell founded the largest trading company in the old China trade, ran it for 12 years and then came home. And...
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5.1K2Business and LaborFlashback Photo: Charles Bulfinch, America’s First Architect
When Charles Bulfinch was a young man trying to find a career, his native Boston was not a city. It was ‘a...
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5.8K3Arts and LeisureFlashback Photo: Hearthstone Castle in Danbury, Conn.
Elias Starr Sanford built a castle in Danbury, Conn., for his new bride, Emma, who apparently didn’t like it much. Sanford was...
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