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Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grants (HPTAG) 
HPTAG is a collaborative historic preservation technical assistance
program of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, with funding
from the Connecticut General Assembly, the Connecticut Humanities Council
and the Commission on Culture and Tourism.
Recent Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grants have been awarded to a number of different organizations throughout the state and include projects from developing a walking tour brochure to web development for a Local Historic District Commission.
In February of 2007, the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation awarded a total
of $113,000.00 in Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grants.
Spring 2007 HPTAG's
* Bethel
* The Bethel Public Library
* An updated restoration plan for the Seelye Homestead (1842)
* $ 8,000.00
The goal of this project is to review and update the 2000-2001 plans for the
library construction project, particularly the proposed restoration of the
Seelye Homestead. The primary focus of the restoration work will be on the
Seelye Room – formerly the original living room area of the house. This room
is the focal point of the house and will become a Local History Room that
will be open to the public.
* Glastonbury
* Historical Society of Glastonbury, Inc.
* New National Register Historic District nomination
* $5,000.00
The goal of this project is to establish a National Register Historic
District which would connect the Glastonbury National Register Historic
District and the South Glastonbury National Register Historic District,
running along historic Main Street.
* Hamden
* Partners in Learning and Creative Exploration (P.L.A.C.E.)
* Restoration plan with architectural drawings and specs for the
Rectory Barn
* $4,000.00
The immediate goal of this project is to put a restoration plan in place for
the Rectory Barn (1869) and create architectural drawings and specs required
for capital improvements. The long term goal of the project is to turn the
Rectory Barn into a multicultural children’s museum and creative arts
center. The Town of Hamden is working closely with P.L.A.C.E. to help make
this happen.
* Hartford
* Broad Park Development Corporation
* Structural Needs Assessment and restoration plan, including specs,
for the Lyric Theatre
* $15,000.00
The immediate goal of this project is produce a structural needs assessment
and restoration plan to restore the abandoned pre-World War II Lyric Theater
in Hartford. The long term goal is to convert the Lyric Theater into a
cultural center, an “Idea Store”, to house the neighborhood library, plus
arts and community revitalization organizations, practice studios, meeting
rooms and gallery areas to stimulate the reshaping of Frog Hollow into a
Hartford Latino anchor destination for the entire Northeast.
* Hartford
* West End Community Center
* Structural Needs Assessment to comply with the Secretary of the
Interior Standards for 461 Farmington Avenue
* $3,645.00
The primary goal of this project is to bring 461 Farmington Avenue (1907) up
to the “current code,” providing for all the necessary updates,
modifications and modernizations to ensure the building meets all ADA
handicap accessibility requirements while adhering to the Secretary of the
Interior Standards and Guidelines for Archeology and Historic Preservation.
Furthermore, the report will be used for applying to the State Register of
Historic Places and subsequently, the National Register for Historic Places.
* Hebron
* Hebron Historical Properties Commission
* Historic Structures Report for the Peters House (c1790)
* $3,000.00
The goal of this project is to produce an in-depth Historic Structures
Report on the Peters House to determine if the Reverend Samuel Peters did in
fact own this house or if the house was built subsequent to the events of
the 1780’s. The Reverend Samuel Peters is a significant individual in Hebron
and Connecticut history, but also a well-documented rescue of his slaves,
Cesar and Lowis Peters, and their eight children, by Hebron residents is
believed to have occurred on or near the property. Furthermore, the results
of this report will determine the course of action the Town of Hebron will
take regarding the disposition of the structure.
* Litchfield
* Litchfield Historical Society
* Phase 2 of a 2 part project to develop a comprehensive HRI of
farmsteads and their structures in Litchfield from 1719-1945.
* $9,000.00
The immediate purpose of this project is to develop a typography and
thematic survey of local farm buildings in order to examine style, form,
construction technique and materials in the context of the influences that
shaped Litchfield history. The ultimate goal of this project is to establish
suitable theme(s) and identify representative farms for a multiple-listing
nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. At the very least,
this survey should serve as a documentary tool for threatened resources. As
it stands now, undocumented historic agricultural outbuildings have no
protections against demolition. A thematic survey on historic barns and
agricultural buildings would significantly increase the changes of saving
our historic resources.
* New Canaan
* Philip Johnson Glass House
* A comprehensive survey on Modern Architecture in New Canaan (phase 1
of 3)
* $10,000.00
The goal of this project, co-sponsored by the New Canaan Historical Society,
is to complete a comprehensive, detailed survey of 90 architect designed
mid-century modern homes in New Canaan, CT as the first phase of a
three-phase project aimed at providing critical information and replicable
evaluation criteria for Modern homes currently under siege by teardowns. The
end result of this project will be a thematic National Register nomination
and a Modern building materials evaluation and conservation analysis.
* New Hartford
* New Hartford Historical Society
* Feasibility study for the blacksmith shop and tannery located in the
Bakerville section of New Hartford
* $15,000.00
The goal of this project is conduct an analysis to determine the feasibility
of restoring the Bakerville Blacksmith Shop and Tannery to allow for public
access as an educational and cultural center. The 200 year old blacksmithing
site may be the most authentic and best preserved pre-industrial activity of
its type in New England if not the entire country.
* New Haven
* St. Ronan-Edgehill Historic District Study Committee
* 300 Local Historic District Study reports with records, photos and
notes on all 200 buildings to be in the LHD
* $7,000.00
The goal of this project is to document the architectural and historic
uniqueness of the St. Ronan-Edgehill neighborhood and to promote the
formation of a local historic district to preserve that heritage.
* New London
* St. James Episcopal Church
* Capital needs assessment with recommendations for the St. James
Episcopal Church(1850)
* $5,500.00
The goal of this project is to provide a prioritized restoration and
rehabilitation plan with recommendations for the St. James Episcopal Church.
The Gothic Revival church, design by Richard Upjohn, is in dire need of a
rehabilitation plan due to years of deferred maintenance.
* Old Lyme
* Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts
* Structural Engineering analysis for the Sill House (1817)
* $5,000.00
The goal of this project is to identify all exterior and interior structural
deficiencies of the Sill House to properly formulate a long-term
preservation and restoration plan.
* Suffield
* Antiquarian & Landmarks Society
* Upgrade the National Register designation of the Phelps-Hatheway
House(1761/1794) to include national significance
* $4,355.00
The goal of this project is to prepare materials in support of upgrading the
National Register of Historic Places designation of the Phelps-Hatheway
House in Suffield, CT. In 1975, the building received National Register
status for local and state significance. Since that time, new research
suggests that the Phelps-Hatheway House is deserving of national recognition
on the register. The original designation for the National Register did not
include materials on the 1794 Phelps wing, which is credited as being the
first example of neoclassical architecture in the Connecticut River Valley.
* Torrington
* Torrington Historical Society
* Restoration plan for the front porch roof for the Hotchkiss-Flyer
House Museum (1900)
* $2,500.00
The goal of this project is to develop a restoration plan, with
architectural drawings and specs, for the front porch and balustrade of the
Hotchkiss-Flyer House Museum, which is a rare example of Chateauesque
domestic architecture. The front porch roof has developed several leaks that
threaten to further deteriorate the roof decking and bracket cornice as well
as the wooden balustrade. Water infiltration threatens the entire porch
structure.
* Waterbury
* Mattatuck Historical Society
* Phase 3 of a comprehensive historic architectural and resources
survey for the town of Middlebury
* $8,000.00
The goal of the project is to continue the complete survey of historic
Middlebury. This phase will survey Sandy Hill and the Breakneck Hill
sections of town – two of the oldest areas of Middlebury. The ultimate goal
of the project is to document the history of Middlebury through its
architecture from its development as a farming community into a summer
retreat for the business elite and factory workers (who took the trolley
from the city out to Lake Quassapaug), to its development as a suburban
community.
* Westbrook
* Trust for Public Land
* Structural integrity and significant history of 9 Lost Pond Lane in
Westbrook, CT
* $8,000.00
The goal of this project is to produce a report on the architectural and
historic integrity of 9 Lost Pond Lane. This process will be a model for
future partnerships between the CT Trust and the Trust for Public Land on
future open space/historic building projects.
For more information call (203) 562-6312 or visit www.cttrust.org.
For more detailed information, please click here to review qualification and eligibility requirements.
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