Tag: historic CT

The Middlesex County Jail in Haddam, Connecticut, is a historic stone prison that dates back to 1845. It served as the county’s principal jail for over a century, housing inmates who had more freedoms than those in other institutions—they even grew vegetables and played baseball near the river. Haddam and […]

Cheryl, myself and Molly headed out to Harwinton to add this beautiful old schoolhouse to our collection. They watched from my truck.   I put a rain cover on my cameras to protect it from the light rain that was falling that day (although not really visible in the pictures). The […]

Chery, myself and Molloy (our dog) pulled into the driveway of the Plumtrees School and I was able to capture this photograph. The Plumtrees School in Bethel, Connecticut, is a historic one-room schoolhouse built in 1867 on land donated by Eliza Benedict. It originally served the Plumtrees District, one of […]

This post is part of a continuing series called “one room schoolhouses”. To view other one room schoolhouses in CT and RI access the search menu in the top right corner of the homepage and enter “schoolhouse”. While in Glastonbury I photographed the Distinct School No. 3, built in 1820. […]

This post is part of a continuing series called “one room schoolhouses”. To view other one room schoolhouses in CT and RI access the search menu in the top right corner of the homepage and enter “schoolhouse”. Cheryl, myself and our dog Molloy stopped by this historic two room schoolhouse […]

The Old Cider Mill 287 Main Street Glastonbury CT PH: 860 657-9197 Cheryl, Molloy (our dog) and I dropped by The Old Cider Mill on a Sunday winter afternoon.  The facility was closed and unoccupied so getting an unencumbered good shot was easy. *The Old Cider Mill in Glastonbury, Connecticut, […]

This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as […]

The following is an exact “copy and paste” from wikipedia: The Lyman Homestead: “The David Lyman II House, also known as the Lyman Homestead, is a historic house at 5 Lyman Road in Middlefield, Connecticut. It is a  2 1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, designed by New Haven architect Rufus G. Russell and […]