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ABANDONED AND VACANT: A LOOK AT HOW CT CITIES ARE ADDRESSING BLIGHT
By Lydia Brown & Lucy Nalpathanchil
June 20, 2019 WNPR/Where We Live

CITY REVIVAL – DID WE LEARN FROM THE URBAN RENEWAL ERA?
By Tom Condon
June 24, 2019 WNPR/Cities Project

PRESERVATION PAST & FUTURE (video)
Mary A. Falvey, Hartford Preservation Alliance
Jane Montanaro, CT Trust for Historic Preservation
Mary Dunne, State Historic Preservation Office
May 14, 2019 CT Old State House/Conversations at Noon

TIME IS NOT LONGER STANDING STILL AT THE KENEY CLOCK TOWER (with video)
April 23, 2019 FOX61 News

HARTFORD ARTICLES FROM THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HISTORY 2019 Annual Convention in Hartford

VALUE BEYOND DECOR: $1 MIL XL CENTER MURALS PRESENT PROBLEM OF PRESERVATION
By Kenneth Gosselin
May, 2014, Hartford Courant
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Fuller Brush

NEW OWNER OF HARTFORD’S FULLER BRUSH FACTORY PLANS RENOVATONS
By Kenneth Gosselin/Property Line Blog
May 1, 2014, Hartford Courant
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Capewell Entrance 2008

DEVELOPER ACQUIRES HARTFORD’S CAPEWELL FACTORY FOR APARTMENT PROJECT
By Kenneth Gosselin/Property Line Blog
April 2, 2014, Hartford Courant
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293 Farmington Ave.

PRESERVE SAVIN FARM AND FARMINGTON AVENUE GEM
Editorial
March 10, 2014, Hartford Courant
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ADAPTIVE REUSE MAKES BUILDINGS BETTER WITH AGE
www.sustainablecitynetwork.com
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FIRST CRDA HARTFORD HOUSING CONVERSION SET WITH FINANCING
by Kenneth R. Gosselin
October 24, 2013, Hartford Courant
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CONSTRUCTION SET TO BEGIN ON COLT FACTORY APARTMENTS
by Kenneth R. Gosselin October 24, 2013, Hartford Courant
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RE-IMAGINING WAYS TO PRESERVE THE PAST
from the Old State House Conversations at Noon series
recorded September 18, 2013

HARTFORD’S CAPEWELL FACTORY GETS BROWNFIELDS CLEAN-UP GRANT
by Kenneth R. Gosselin April 17, 2013, Hartford Courant
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RENOVATION PROJECTS IN HARTFORD’S ASYLUM HILL TO RECEIVE STATE FUNDING
by Vanessa de la Torre March 13, 2013, Hartford Courant
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APARTMENTS PROPOSED FOR 1880s HARTFORD OFFICE BUILDING
by Kenneth R. Gosselin February 25, 2013, Hartford Courant
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DON’T POACH FUNDS FROM SMART-GROWTH FUND
Hartford Courant editorial, February 28, 2013

APARTMENTS PROPOSED FOR 1880s HARTFORD OFFICE BUILDING
by Kenneth R. Gosselin February 25, 2013, Hartford Courant
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PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX LIFTS HARTFORD NEIGHBORHOOD
by Michael J. Crosbie February 13, 2013, Hartford Courant, Place column
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HARTFORD RESIDENTS MUST BE PART OF REVIVAL
by Jamil R. Raglund February 5, 2013, Hartford Courant, Fresh Talk column
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HARTFORD’S MARY BORDEN MUNSILL HOUSE SUFFERS ANOTHER INDIGNITY
by Kenneth R. Gosselin, February 5, 2013, Hartford Courant
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URBAN PLANNING EXPERTS TARGET “THE AVENUE” IN HARTFORD
by Kenneth R. Gosselin, February 1, 2013, Hartford Courant
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LATINOS SOUGHT TO HELP PRESERVE INNER-CITIES’ ARCHITECTURE
by Linda Tishler Levinson January 25, 2013, CTLatinonews.com
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ART DONATION, STALWARTS DEPART TO CLOSE 2012
by Tom Condon, December 19, 2012, Hartford Courant
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HARTFORD BUILDING WAS PART OF 1860s STREETSCAPE
by Kenneth R. Gosselin, September 12, 2012 Hartford Courant
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BUILDING MAKE OVER IS ANOTHER PLUS FOR ASYLUM HILL
August 29, 2012 Hartford Courant editorial
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HISTORIC AGENCY DOING THE JOB
August 24, 2012 Hartford Courant editorial
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HARTFORD’S COLT COMPLEX AT CRUCIAL TURNING POINT
by Kenneth R. Gosselin, July 23, 2012 Hartford Courant
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HARTFORD MAYOR PROPOSES NEW PENALTY FOR BLIGHTED STRUCTURES
by Jenna Carlesso, June 7, 2012, Hartford Courant
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS ROLE IN REVITALIZATION
by Kip Bergstrom, March 29, 2012, Hartford Courant
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BUILDINGS ARE MAJOR PIECE OF HARTFORD REVIVAL
January 7, 2012, Hartford Courant
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DESIRE FOR ELM STREET
by Kenneth R. Gosselin, August 12, 2011, Hartford Courant
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BROADER VIEW OF HISTORY: TAX CREDITS State wisely expands incentives for historic preservation
July 11, 2011, Hartford Courant
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GOV. MALLOY SIGNS HISTORIC REHAB TAX CREDIT LEGISLATION
June 15, 2011

Connecticut Preservation Action (CPA), a state-wide lobbying organization for historic preservation issues, has just announced that Governor Daniel P. Malloy has signed legislation that will enable thousands more buildings – including many Hartford buildings – to qualify for Connecticut’s state historic rehabilitation tax credits.

Hartford Preservation Alliance actively supported CPA’s efforts to pass this legislation that will play an important part in our continued efforts to preserve Hartford’s architectural heritage for generations to come. Laura Knott-Twine, HPA Executive Director, and Mary A. Falvey, Senior Program Assistant, currently serve on the Executive Committee of Connecticut Preservation Action’s board of directors.

Click here to learn more about the historic tax credit legislation.

1500 MILES FROM HARTFORD TO TULSA
by Ben Guiney, III, January 15, 2011, YourPublicMedia.org
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SAVING THE CITY’S HERITAGE
Historic Efforts: The Preservation Alliance has become a force for history.
April 6, 2011, From The Hartford Courant Opinion Page, page A13

Not too long ago, historic buildings were torn down willy-nilly in Hartford. That, thankfully, is no longer the case, and a major reason is the emergence of the Hartford Preservation Alliance under executive director Laura Knott-Twine.

When Ms. Knott-Twine arrived in 2005, she was the sole staff member. Now there are four, and office space in the former Underwood Typewriter factory at 56 Arbor St. a wonderfully successful historic restoration itself has doubled.

The alliance was recently honored by the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation for its work on behalf of Hartford’s historic preservation ordinance, which now protects more than 5,500 buildings. The alliance has played major roles in the preservation of such buildings as the former gold-leafing factory M. Swift & Sons, the graceful 410 Asylum St., Sam Colt’s factory village Coltsville and many others.

The city council has gone to the alliance to ask its help in listing properties on the National Register of Historic Places.

Despite the loss of many treasures, Hartford still possesses a trove of historic buildings. Saving and reusing them is one of the keys to the city’s revival. In a low-key, collaborative way, Ms. Knott-Twine and her staff are getting the job done.