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The City of Norwich is getting some new housing. A historic building in downtown has been converted into apartments.
Connecticut’s Old State House in Hartford, recently closed to the public because of budget cuts, will soon lose the paintings, antiques and other historic memorabilia it has housed for years ...
Kate Steinway is movin on up!The West Hartford resident has been named director of the Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Old State House, it was announced Friday.Steinway, currently the ...
1975: The Connecticut Historical Society vacates the Old State House. City proposes tearing building down to create a parking lot. Citizen group is formed to save it. 1978: Civic Center roof collapse.
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut’s old state house celebrated its 229th birthday Saturday and members of the community showed up to engage in the festivities. The historic landmark first ...
The state's budget woes have left the future of a historic downtown Hartford landmark in jeopardy.
When Connecticut Historical Society officials announced last week that the Old State House was in financial trouble, their predicament could be traced back to a 2003 economic feasibility report ...
Calling all history buffs! You have the chance to take in almost 400 years of Hartford’s history right downtown in the capitol city. People are encouraged to take a walk and browse the new ...
This is not the first time that control over the Old State House has been in flux. Back in 2008, the state acquired the building from the Connecticut Historical Society.
Displays in a museum of Hartford history include an antique fire engine, Mark Twain's bicycle, folk art, a LEGO replica of the Old State House, and various Connecticut ephemera.