Tag: National Registry of Historic Places

First District Schoolhouse, Haddam CT

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 […]

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Wylie One Room Schoolhouse, Voluntown CT

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 […]

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Pullen Schoolhouse – Lincoln RI

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 […]

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Bullet Hill School (one room schoolhouse), Southbury CT -Updated 6/17/24

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 […]

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Abandoned Hope Webbing Co. Mill – Pawtucket RI

Hope Webbing Co. Mill 999-1005 Main Street Pawtucket, RI The Hope Webbing Co. Mill was founded in 1889 and several buildings were added to this location over the course of the next 15-20 years. What remains, pretty much, occupies an entire city block. At one time the rear of the […]

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Grand Avenue Bridge, New Haven, CT

The Grand Ave. bridge, which spans the Quinnipiac River, is located in a neighborhood of New Haven, CT known s “Fair Haven”. Brief history of the bridge: 1791 – First wood and stone draw bridge was constructed.  The draw was lifted by oxen.  It was known as the Dragon Bridge […]

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