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HPA Newsletters:

HPA Newsletter Summer 2007 (1Mb)
Strong partners in preservation ordinance; Old State House commentary; A Grandfather's Contribution essay; HPA sponsors; New board members; Gap Funding; 2007 Hartford Preservation Awards; Repairing old windows;

HPA Newsletter Winter 2006-07 (716K)
Preservation Ordinance Takes Effect; HPA Hires Historic Resources Advisor; Saved Properties; Walking Tours; Historic Preservation Commission Members; Standards for Rehabilitation from the Secretary of the Interior.

HPA Newsletter Winter 2005-06 (668K)
Park and Main Design; Built It/Razed It; Demolition Update; Walking Tours; Public Safety Complex; Perez Receives Award; New Board Member; Goodbye Parsonage; HPA Youth Outreach

HPA Newsletter Autumn 2005 (1.2Mg)
Historic Preservation Ordinance Adopted; Demolition Threat; Lost Hartford; Preservation Awards; Board Profiles; New President; Preservation Legislation; Telephone Hotlines; Walking Tour; 410 Asylum Update

HPA Newsletter March 2005 (1.2Mg)
Phoenix on National Register Executive Director Hired; Demolition Threat; President's Corner; News Briefs; Walking Tours; Historic Building Dismantled; Preservation Ordinance Update; HPA Online; Victorian Hartford

HPA Newsletter Autumn 2004 (1.3Mg)
Preservation Ordinance; 410 Asylum Street Update; Asylum Hill Walking Tour; Preservation Week Awardees;
Endangered Properties; Capewell Building Update; West End Plaques; New Board Members; Surdna Foundation Grant

HPA Newsletter Spring 2004 (640K)
Advocacy Committee; Capitol Building Litigation; 47 Sigourney Street Move; Busway Plan Update; Cathedral Lyceum Renovation; Capewell Building Progress; HPA Holiday Party; City Preservation Ordinance; Board of Education Building

HPA Newsletter Autumn 2003 (724K)
Preservation Ordinance; Asylum Hill Demolition Threats; CHC Survives; Capewell Project; Preservation Week Awardees; Frog Hollow Walking Tour; Membership Report; New Board Members; Coltsville Developer; Frog Hollow Celebration

HPA Newsletter Spring 2003 (328K)
Historical Commission Budget Threatened; Design Center; 410 Asylum Street, 233 Washington Street,
Hartford Websites

HPA Newsletter Autumn 2002 (532K)
247 Washington St. Threatened; Park and Main Building Lost; Parisky Group Hired; CHC Budget Attack; 2002 Preservation Week Awardees; Sage Allen; Building Update; Sherman Street; Fundraising Appeal; Volunteers Needed; Rivard Building

Local News:

Rebuilding Together Accepting Applications September 2006

Rebuilding Together, a Hartford nonprofit that provides free home repair services for low-income Hartfod homeowners, is accepting applications for the annual National Rebuilding Day to be held on April 28, 2007. This event brings together ther over 600 volunteers that provide home repair and accessibility modification services for Hartford homeowners—particularly the elderly and people living with disabilities.

If you know a homeowner that you think might qualify for the program, please have him or her contact Cynthia Fowler at 860-757-9426 to request an application.

Design Ordinance Consultant Selected August 2005

HPA is pleased to share that the design consultant team of James Vance & Associates of 57 Gillett Street in Hartford has been selected by the city to produce a set of guidelines that will enable all of us to understand how to preserve and protect the buildings and homes we live in and own. The purpose of the Hartford Preservation Ordinance is to protect the unique architectural nature of the city's historic neighborhoods so as to enhance the appeal and attractiveness of the city, promote rehabilitation and property maintenance, strengthen the city's economy, and foster neighborhood pride.

The ordinance requires the approval of the Historic Properties Commission before the issuance of a demolition or building permit for exterior work in a historic district that is visible from a public street. The ordinance applies to buildings and neighborhoods which are listed on the National or State Registers of Historic Places.

Click on the following for a summary of the ordinance or a PDF document of the full text.

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A Bill Of Rights For Buildings By Tyler Smith, Hartford Courant, December 11, 2005 (link)

`Victorian Lady' A Hit On HGTV By Anne Farrow, Hartford Courant, May 20, 2005 (link)

Historic Preservation Plan Advances; Council Accepts New Draft Of Ordinance By Jeffrey B. Cohen, Hartford Courant, April 26, 2005 (link)

A Boost For Preservation Editorial, Hartford Courant, April 1, 2005 (link)

House With A History Editorial, Hartford Courant, March 15, 2005 (link)

Peeling Back Layers Of History By Jeffrey B. Cohen, Hartford Courant, March 14, 2005 (link)

Preservation Alliance Hires Executive Director By Jorge Amaral, Hartford Courant, March 11, 2005 (link)

A Picture-Postcard Portrait Of Hartford's Past By Carole Goldberg, Hartford Courant, March 2, 2005 (link)

Optimism About Future is Good News For Relics of City's Past By Doug Maine, Connecticut Life, March 2005 (full text)

Tours of the Homes of Hartford's Living By Gina Greenlee, Hartford Courant, February 15, 2005 (link)

`Boat Building' Recognized As Historic By Jeffrey B. Cohen, Hartford Courant, February 9, 2005 (link)

Hartford Works on Preservation Ordinance National Trust for Historic Preservation Newsletter, December 2004 (full text in PDF format)

They Make a Difference By Patrick Rucke, Hartford Advocate, September 25, 2003 (full text)

Safe As Houses? By Patrick Rucker, Hartford Advocate, July 31, 2003 (full text)

New Life for Old Buildings By Matt Blood, Hartford Courant, June 1, 2003 (full text)