Merritt Parkway, Unity Road Bridge, Spanning Unity Road, Trumbull, Fai...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
Freeman L. Curtis House, 3355 Main Street, Stratford, Fairfield County...
Survey number: HABS CT-12 Building/structure dates: 1715 Initial Construction
David Lambert House, Danbury Post Road, Wilton, Fairfield County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-29 Building/structure dates: 1725 Initial Construction
Lambert Servants House, Danbury Post Road, Wilton, Fairfield County, C...
Survey number: HABS CT-30 Building/structure dates: 1725 Initial Construction
Merritt Parkway, Frenchtown Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Tru...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
Bryant Electric Company, Building No. 24, 80 Organ Street, Bridgeport,...
Significance: The four story brick building originally housed finished part storage, packing and shipping departments. It occupies the center of the block east of Organ Street. Between 1960 and 1965 the third... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Metro North Railroad on Bridge Street, ...
Significance: One of five remaining nineteenth century pony trusses over the New Haven division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The bridges are representative examples of nineteenth century b... More
Bridge Street Bridge, Spanning Metro North Railroad on Bridge Street, ...
Significance: One of five remaining nineteenth century pony trusses over the New Haven division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The bridges are representative examples of nineteenth century b... More
New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...
Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More
New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...
Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More
South Main Street, Block 43 (Commercial Buildings), South Main & Washi...
Significance: The buildings of South Main Street as a unit form a very harmonious and decorative street facade, relative to a pedestrian scale and representative of the late 19th century style. Individually th... More
Merritt Parkway, Black Rock Turnpike/Route 58 Bridge, Spanning Black R...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
Grasmere Avenue Bridge, Spanning Railroad at Grasmere Avenue, Fairfiel...
Survey number: HAER CT-15 Public domain photograph of electric wires, power line, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Devol-Dallow House, 118 East Wheeling Street, Lancaster, Fairfield Cou...
Survey number: HABS OH-413 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Devol-Dallow House, 118 East Wheeling Street, Lancaster, Fairfield Cou...
Survey number: HABS OH-413 Public domain photograph - historical image of Ohio, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Beachside Avenue Bridge, Westport, Fairfield County, CT
Significance: Primarily one of local significance. This bridge is a Warren-Pony Truss and is one of several in the area of Fairfield County. Survey number: HAER CT-5 Building/structure dates: 1891 Initial Co... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Francis D. Perry House, 678 Pequot Road, Southport, Fairfield County, ...
Significance: The Francis D. Perry house was erected in 1832, and is one of two Greek Revival structures in Southport which was designed with a five-columned front portico. The other, the Henry Perry House, 45... More
Stone House, Farms Road, Stanwich, Fairfield County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-37 Public domain photograph - historical image of Connecticut, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stone House, Farms Road, Stanwich, Fairfield County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-37 Public domain photograph of architectural diagram, building plan, section, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Merritt Parkway, Bridge No. 744, Spanning Merritt Parkway at Route 59,...
Significance: This bridge is part of the Merritt Parkway, a landscaped limited-access highway designed and built in the 1930s. The parkway was regarded as a model in its day, largely because of the architectur... More
Ives Manufacturing Corporation, 194 Holland Avenue, Bridgeport, Fairfi...
Significance: The patent-stone ashlar building was the first factory in the United States built for the sole purpose of making toy trains. Ives was the largest producer of electric trains in this country for a... More
Merritt Parkway, Guinea Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Stamfor...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...
Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More
Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...
Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More
Merritt Parkway, White Oak Shade Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Grand Street Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River at Grand Street, Bridge...
Significance: Grand Street Bridge is significant as an example of a bascule bridge, a technology that saw substantial innovation and development in the early 1900s. This specific form, the Strauss Underneath C... More
Merritt Parkway, Lapham Avenue Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway at Sta...
Significance: This bridge is one of 25 different style bridges located along a 38-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway that includes bridges of French, Italian, English, or Classic Art Deco styles. These bridge... More
Merritt Parkway, Lapham Avenue Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway at Sta...
Significance: This bridge is one of 25 different style bridges located along a 38-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway that includes bridges of French, Italian, English, or Classic Art Deco styles. These bridge... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Bridge-Type Circuit Breakers,...
Significance: These circuit breakers provide electrical fault protection for individual track sections of the Metro-North power transmission system. They are integral components of the first long distance rail... More
Saugatuck River Bridge, Spanning Saugatuck River at Route 136, Westpor...
Significance: Only manually operated swing truss in Connecticut. Rare surviving example of first generation movable iron bridge. Survey number: HAER CT-46
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Merritt Parkway, Wilton Road Bridge, Spanning Wilton Road/Route 33 at ...
Significance: This bridge is one of 25 different style bridges located along a 38-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway that includes bridges of French, Italian, English or Classic Art Deco styles. These bridges... More
Merritt Parkway, Stanwich Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway at 7.4...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
Bryant Electric Company, 1421 State Street, Bridgeport, Fairfield Coun...
Significance: Electric service to private residences was uncommon when Waldo Calvin Bryant started a company to manufacture and sell wiring devices and electrical hardware in 1880. Bryant invented an "Improved... More
Bryant Electric Company, 1421 State Street, Bridgeport, Fairfield Coun...
Significance: Electric service to private residences was uncommon when Waldo Calvin Bryant started a company to manufacture and sell wiring devices and electrical hardware in 1880. Bryant invented an "Improved... More
Bryant Electric Company, 1421 State Street, Bridgeport, Fairfield Coun...
Significance: Electric service to private residences was uncommon when Waldo Calvin Bryant started a company to manufacture and sell wiring devices and electrical hardware in 1880. Bryant invented an "Improved... More
Bryant Electric Company, 1421 State Street, Bridgeport, Fairfield Coun...
Significance: Electric service to private residences was uncommon when Waldo Calvin Bryant started a company to manufacture and sell wiring devices and electrical hardware in 1880. Bryant invented an "Improved... More
Merritt Parkway, Morehouse Highway Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, F...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Turn-of-River Bridge, Spanning Rippowam River on Old North Stamford Ro...
2013 Leicester B. Holland Prize, First Place Significance: With the exception of Gustav Lindenthal's Smithfield Street Bridge in Pittsburgh, PA, The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was the only manufacturer of lenti... More
Merritt Parkway, Hillside Road Bridge, Spanning Hillside Road, Fairfie...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Merritt Parkway, Pequonnock River Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River, T...
Significance: Pequonnock River Bridge is a component of the Merritt Parkway, a landscaped limited-access highway designed and built in the 1930s. The parkway was regarded as a model in its day, in large part b... More
Merritt Parkway, South Avenue/Route 124 Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkw...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
David Lambert House, Danbury Post Road, Wilton, Fairfield County, CT
Survey number: HABS CT-29 Building/structure dates: 1725 Initial Construction
Merritt Parkway, Frenchtown Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Tru...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
Merritt Parkway, Merwins Lane Bridge, Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Merritt Parkway, Ponus Ridge Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Ne...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...
Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More
New Canaan Railroad Station, Approximately 200 feet southwest of inter...
Significance: Built in 1868, the New Caanan Railroad Station is significant as one of the last remaining vestiges of the New Caanan Railroad and is also one of the earliest surviving railroad stations in Connec... More
Merritt Parkway, Lake Avenue Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway at 4.71 ...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
South Main Street, Block 43 (Commercial Buildings), South Main & Washi...
Significance: The buildings of South Main Street as a unit form a very harmonious and decorative street facade, relative to a pedestrian scale and representative of the late 19th century style. Individually th... More
South Main Street, Block 43 (Commercial Buildings), South Main & Washi...
Significance: The buildings of South Main Street as a unit form a very harmonious and decorative street facade, relative to a pedestrian scale and representative of the late 19th century style. Individually th... More
South Main Street, Block 43 (Commercial Buildings), South Main & Washi...
Significance: The buildings of South Main Street as a unit form a very harmonious and decorative street facade, relative to a pedestrian scale and representative of the late 19th century style. Individually th... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Cos Cob Power Plant, Sound Sh...
Significance: The electrification of the New Haven Railroad was an innovative technological venture. The pioneering engineers of Westinghouse and the New Haven Railroad created the first long distance railroad... More
Sherwood-Banks House, 98 Banks Place, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-37 Survey number: HABS CT-316
135 West Wheeling Street (House), 135 West Wheeling Street, Lancaster,...
Significance: Understand the house was built for a residence and doctor's office. Contributes to the Lancaster Historic District. Survey number: HABS OH-2325 Building/structure dates: 1880 Initial Construction
Merritt Parkway, Grumman Avenue Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway, Norw...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural styles of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the ornam... More
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Automatic Signalization Syste...
Significance: This system is one of the few automatic semaphore signal installations still in use on a major railroad in the United States. It was a major element in the first large-scale application of high-v... More
Merritt Parkway, Bridge No. 744, Spanning Merritt Parkway at Route 59,...
Significance: This bridge is part of the Merritt Parkway, a landscaped limited-access highway designed and built in the 1930s. The parkway was regarded as a model in its day, largely because of the architectur... More
Ives Manufacturing Corporation, 194 Holland Avenue, Bridgeport, Fairfi...
Significance: The patent-stone ashlar building was the first factory in the United States built for the sole purpose of making toy trains. Ives was the largest producer of electric trains in this country for a... More
Ives Manufacturing Corporation, 194 Holland Avenue, Bridgeport, Fairfi...
Significance: The patent-stone ashlar building was the first factory in the United States built for the sole purpose of making toy trains. Ives was the largest producer of electric trains in this country for a... More
Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...
Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More
Patch Street Bridge, Spanning Kohanza Brook on Patch Street, Danbury, ...
Significance: The single arch stone Patch Street Bridge was a typical example of an increasingly rare class of municipally-built structure in Connecticut, and was the best preserved and perhaps most unusual suc... More
Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...
Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More
Green's Ledge Lighthouse, Long Island Sound, Norwalk, Fairfield County...
Significance: Green's Ledge Lighthouse, built 1902, is significant as an example of a pre-fabricated, conical, cast-iron light tower built on a cylindrical cast-iron and concrete foundation. That design was de... More
Merritt Parkway, White Oak Shade Road Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkway...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Grand Street Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River at Grand Street, Bridge...
Significance: Grand Street Bridge is significant as an example of a bascule bridge, a technology that saw substantial innovation and development in the early 1900s. This specific form, the Strauss Underneath C... More
Grand Street Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River at Grand Street, Bridge...
Significance: Grand Street Bridge is significant as an example of a bascule bridge, a technology that saw substantial innovation and development in the early 1900s. This specific form, the Strauss Underneath C... More
Saugatuck River Bridge, Spanning Saugatuck River at Route 136, Westpor...
Significance: Only manually operated swing truss in Connecticut. Rare surviving example of first generation movable iron bridge. Survey number: HAER CT-46
Saugatuck River Bridge, Spanning Saugatuck River at Route 136, Westpor...
Significance: Only manually operated swing truss in Connecticut. Rare surviving example of first generation movable iron bridge. Survey number: HAER CT-46
Saugatuck River Bridge, Spanning Saugatuck River at Route 136, Westpor...
Significance: Only manually operated swing truss in Connecticut. Rare surviving example of first generation movable iron bridge. Survey number: HAER CT-46
Zalmon Wakeman House, 418 Harbor Road, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
Significance: The Zalmon Wakeman residence was designed by the locally prominent architects Lambert & Bunnell. It is a fine example of the Second Empire style which reached its peak of popularity along the East... More
Zalmon Wakeman House, 418 Harbor Road, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
Significance: The Zalmon Wakeman residence was designed by the locally prominent architects Lambert & Bunnell. It is a fine example of the Second Empire style which reached its peak of popularity along the East... More
Zalmon Wakeman House, 418 Harbor Road, Southport, Fairfield County, CT
Significance: The Zalmon Wakeman residence was designed by the locally prominent architects Lambert & Bunnell. It is a fine example of the Second Empire style which reached its peak of popularity along the East... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Yellow Mill Bridge, Spanning Yellow Mill Channel at Stratford Avenue, ...
Significance: Constructed in 1927-1929, the Yellow Mill Bridge is a rare and relatively intact example of a bascule highway bridge. Located on a site that has been bridged since the late eighteenth century, th... More
Merritt Parkway, (Southbound) Fairfield Service Station, Abbutting Nor...
Significance: The service stations of the Merritt Parkway illustrate the Connecticut Highway Department's policy of limiting private commercial development and conforming to aesthetic treatment sympathetic to a... More
Merritt Parkway, Wilton Road Bridge, Spanning Wilton Road/Route 33 at ...
Significance: This bridge is one of 25 different style bridges located along a 38-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway that includes bridges of French, Italian, English or Classic Art Deco styles. These bridges... More
Merritt Parkway, Wilton Road Bridge, Spanning Wilton Road/Route 33 at ...
Significance: This bridge is one of 25 different style bridges located along a 38-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway that includes bridges of French, Italian, English or Classic Art Deco styles. These bridges... More
East Washington Avenue Bridge, Spanning Pequonnock River at East Washi...
Significance: The history of the East Washington Avenue Bridge is consequential in two areas. As a bridge it represents an early phase in the evolution of Strauss Bascule Bridge Company designs and embodies tw... More
Merritt Parkway, Riversville Road (East Branch) Bridge, Spanning River...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Merritt Parkway, South Avenue/Route 124 Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkw...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More
Merritt Parkway, South Avenue/Route 124 Bridge, Spanning Merritt Parkw...
Significance: The bridges of the Merritt Parkway were predominately inspired by the Art Deco and Art Moderne architectural style of the 1930s. Experimental forming techniques were employed to create the orname... More