Hartford Preservation Alliance

HPA Newsletter Fall 2009
2009 HPA Award Winners: Riverfront Recapture and the Connecticut Department of Transportation for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Bulkeley Bridge; The Seymour Family for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of 105 Asylum Street (Stackpole Moore Tryon building); University of Hartford and Smith Edwards Architects for the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of 35 Westbourne Parkway (Thomas Cadillac building); Immanuel Congregational Church for historic window replacement; Christian Activities Council for the rehabilitation of 19 and 29 Edgewood Street; A. R. Godbout & Company for the restoration of 137 Seymour Street; Andrew Friedman, Ananda Walden, Bob MacDonnell and Nancy Schoeffler for the illustrated Hartford Courant article (June 20 2008) on Hartford architectural styles; The Parisky Group (Flora and Sandy Parisky and Jean King) for the support of non-profit and preservation work throughout Hartford; Immanuel Hudson House, Inc. for the in-fill housing at 363 Hudson Street ("The Seasons"); Trinity College and Smith Edwards Architecture for the restoration of the Trinity Long Walk; Northside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (NINA) for the revitilization of the Asylum Hill neighborhood. Threatened: 10 & 60 Love Lane M. Swift & Sons; Then & Now: 64 Deerfield Avenue; 1234 Prospect Avenue, Elisha Wadsworth House; Landmark Lost: 118 Franklin Avenue. Upper Albany by Katherine Harris. Clay Arsenal by Katherine Harris. 461 Farmington Avenue (Charles W. Newton House).


HPA Newsletter Spring 2009
2009 HPA Award Winners Announced; Coming Events; HPA's Advocacy for Historic Preservation; Supporting HPA; Board and Staff Updates; HPA: Serving All Those Who Care About Hartford

HPA Newsletter Fall 2008 (2.14Mb)
2008 HPA Award Winners; Connecticut Main Street Center 2008 Awards of Excellence; Rudy Favretti Receives Jainschigg Award; Mary A. Falvey Joins HPA Staff; David Bahlman, new CCT Director of the Historic Preservation and Museum Division; Old North: A Historic Cemetery in Distress, Henry Arneth; In Memoriam - Linda Osten; The Conundrum of the Urban University, Molly Fitzgerald; House Styles of Hartford, Yuwei Xie; Vision Gives Second Life to a Vacant Educational Facility (Northwest District School), Katherine Harris; David Panagore, new City of Hartford Director of Development Services; Colt Industrial National Historic District designated National Historic Landmark; Rep. John B. Larson Receives Harlan H. Griswold Award; Connecticut Landmarks Acquires Amos Bull House; 461 Farmington Avenue; Lyric Theater Threatened; 34-38 Fraser Place Demolished; 116 Ann Street (aka 490 Ann Uccello Street); 742 Asylum Avenue

HPA Newsletter Spring 2008 (1Mb)
Coltsville: On The Road to Becoming a National Landmark; Local Initiatives: Ridgefield Street Local Historic District, 461 Farmington Avenue, Northwest Jones School/John E. Rogers African American Cultural Center, Austin Organ 158 Woodland Street, 95 Huntington Street, 140 Garden Street; Sustainable Stewardship; New State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit; Demolition Delay Law Expanded; HPA Board of Directors: Todd Doyle & Natalie Sweeney; Capewell Horse Nail Factory; Saving the Best of Parkville; 1088 Albany Avenue; Preservation Grants: First Church of Christ, Trinity Episcopal Church, Old North Cemetery; 390 Capitol Avenue; 140 Homestead Avenue; HPA Workshops for Contractors; CT Trust Barn Grants; Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism: Karen Senich, Mary Dunne, Wayne Gannaway, Jennifer Haag & Stacey Vairo; Eugene Gaddis Magic Facade: The Austin House.

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,
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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