Historical structure survey talk
Tuesday March,16, 2010
at the Historical Society
What makes a house historically significant?
Jones is an architectural historian from the Columbia, S.C. branch of S&ME Inc., an environmental engineering and consulting firm based in Raleigh, N.C. that was selected by the Historical Society to complete the survey. The survey is being funded by a grant from the Connecticut Commission on culture and tourism.
Over the last several months, Jones and her associate, architectural historian and photographer Bruce Harvey, have been pouring over maps, scouring land records and cruising neighborhoods in search of homes and other structures worthy of note. They expect to add information on approximately 170 more structures to those included on a similar survey from 2002.
In addition to including older homes missed in the first survey—some dating as far back as the 1700s—the new survey will also look at later structures that are significant either as examples of early 20th century architectural styles or as benchmarks in the history of Trumbull’s growth as a community. Some examples include bungalows, colonial revivals and picturesque cottages along Main Street, Church Hill Road, and upper Huntington Turnpike as well as cabins and other structures in the Pinewood Lake area.
The free talk is open to members and the public. Refreshments will be served.
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