Upcoming Events

Monday February 6, 2012 1:00pm – 3:30pm
Tax Credits for the Rehabilitation of Connecticut’s Historic Resources
AIA Connecticut Office
370 James Street, Suite 402
New Haven, CT

Mary Dunne and Julie Carmelich from the Department of Economic and Community Development State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will present a detailed program outlining eligibility, requirements, tax credit allowances and special characteristics of four important Historic Preservation and Rehabilitation Tax Credit programs:

Connecticut Historic Homes Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program: tax credits of 30% of eligible rehabilitation expenditures up to $100,000;

Connecticut Historic Structures Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program: tax credits of 25% of qualified rehabilitation expenditures up to $2.7 million for conversion of an historic commercial, industrial, institutional, former government property, cultural building or residential property of more than four units into residential use, including rental or condominium units;

Connecticut State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program: tax credits of 25% of the total qualified rehabilitation expenditures up to $5 million dollars for the conversion of an historic commercial, industrial, institutional, former government property, cultural building or mixed residential and non-residential property to mixed residential and non-residential or nonresidential use;

Federal (National Park Service) Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program: tax credits of 20% of total qualified rehabilitation expenditures for the reha¬bilitation of income-producing properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Open to the public, but very well-suited to architects, real estate professionals, developers and others in the building & rehabiliation trades. Participation earns 2.5 CES hours.

Reservations required. $50 for AIA, Senior Associate AIA, NHPT members, and members of affiliated organizations. $100 non-members.

Please contact the NHPT office at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for a reservation form.

Saturday March 10, 2012 10:00am – 12:00pm
Historic Preservation Workshop: Homeowner’s Tax Credit Explained
Christ Church, lounge
84 Broadway
New Haven, CT

Learn the ins and outs of one of the nation’s most generous rehabilitation incentive programs for individuals with Mary Dunne, Architectural Historian, State Historic Preservation Office and tax-credit user Thea Buxbaum.

Free and open to the public (with support from the State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Economic and Community Development). Please pre-register by March 8th by calling (203) 562-5919 or emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Friday March 16, 2012 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Preservation Spotlight: A New Community Boathouse
The offices of Gregg Wies & Gardner, Architects
151 East Street
New Haven, CT

SNOW DATE! Please join us for this re-scheduled event.

As a condition of its demolition, architectural elements of the historic Adee Boathouse (1909, Peabody & Stearns architects) at 74 Forbes Avenue were carefully salvaged. Architect Rick Wies will discuss how these features will be reinstalled at the new community boathouse at Long Wharf, designed by his firm.

Free and open to the public. Participation in this event is limited and pre-registration is required. Please call NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to make a reservation.

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Saturday June 16, 2012 1:30pm – 3:30pm
Arts & Ideas Lecture & Tour: Historic Fair Haven and the Oystering Industry
Fair Haven Library meeting room
New Haven, CT

Join Joe Taylor for an illustrated lecture on the history of Fair Haven at the library; followed by a walking tour of the historic resources along the Quinnipiac River with Bill Stubbs.

Registration information TBA

Sunday June 17, 2012 10:30am – 11:30am
Arts & Ideas Tour: Rediscovering Union Station
Inside Union Station, south end under the clock
New Haven, CT

Join Robert Grzywacz for a look at the New Haven Railroad Station, one of New Haven’s most frequently visited landmarks, designed by New York architect Cass Gilbert and opened in 1920.

Registration information TBA

Tuesday June 19, 2012 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Arts & Ideas Tour: Historic City Point - A Working Waterfront
Sound School parking lot, intersection of Sea and South Water Streets
New Haven, CT

Join Alex Johnston for a tour of City Point’s distinctive 19th-century architecture, including oystermen’s houses and other structures that have survived from the area’s maritime heyday.

Registration information TBA

Friday June 22, 2012 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Arts & Ideas Tour: The Whitney Water Treatment Plant: A watershed landscape
900 Whitney Avenue
Hamden, CT

Explore the landscape design and legacy and of the Whitney Water Treatment Plant with John Hudak and Robert Grzywacz.

Registration information TBA

Sunday June 24, 2012 1:00pm – 2:30pm
Arts & Ideas Tour: The Early American Scientists of Hillhouse Avenue
Dana House
24 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT

Join Channing Harris to tour the neighborhood of Yale scientists Silliman, Dana, Norton and Sheffield, where the study of “Chymistry” began in 1802 and the Yale School of Medicine was formed.

Registration information TBA

Wednesday June 27, 2012 5:00pm – 6:30pm
Arts & ideas Tour: Building the Model City - Urban Renewal in the Dixwell Neighborhood
246 Dixwell Avenue
New Haven, CT

Join Ed Cherry and Chris Wigren for a tour of urban renewal on Dixwell Avenue. See how New Haven’s urban renewal program reshaped the city’s oldest African-American neighborhood with new streets, new homes for old institutions, and buildings designed by both local and nationally-known architects.

Registration information TBA

Recent Events

Saturday February 4, 2012 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Tour: Yale’s Sterling Memorial Library
Sterling Memorial Library
130 Wall Street
New Haven, CT

Join Judith Ann Schiff, the University Library’s Chief Research Archivist, for a walking tour of Yale’s Collegiate Gothic masterpiece in stained glass and stone. Highlights include work by a number of distinguished architects and artists, including: James Gamble Rogers, Beatrix Farrand, Lee Lawrie, Rene Chambellan, Owen Bonawit, Samuel Yellin and Eugene Savage.

Meet at the library’s main entrance off Wall Street.

This event is free and open to the public. Pre-registration required – please call (203) 562-5919 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) to reserve your spot.

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Friday January 27, 2012 1:30pm – 2:30pm
Preservation Spotlight Tour: 477 Prospect Street
477 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT

Members Only Event!

NOTE: First tour has been filled. A second tour, to begin at 2:00 pm has been added.

Join designer Fernando Pastor for a “behind-the-scenes” tour of the ongoing rehabilitation of 477 Prospect Street, a grand Queen Anne style residence built c. 1882 for Yale Observatory Officer Robert W. Wilson. Current plans call for the single-family home’s conversion into apartments.

Space is limited to fifteen people. Pre-registration required – please call (203) 562-5919 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Saturday December 10, 2011 1:00pm – 2:00pm
50th Anniversary Walking Tour - Trinity Church on the Green
Trinity Church on the Green
230 Temple Street
New Haven, CT

Join us for our final 50th Anniversary Walking Tour, as we explore the interior of Trinity Church with Ray Chappell. This early Gothic Revival landmark (built 1813-14) was designed by Ithiel Town and later modified by several distinguished architects and artists.

Meet at the main entrance.

Free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Sunday November 6, 2011 1:59pm – 2:59pm
50th Anniversary Walking Tour - Knights of Columbus Building
The Knights of Columbus
1 Columbus Plaza
New Haven, CT

PLEASE NOTE: This tour has been filled. Please contact NHPT to be added to the waiting list.

Enjoy this special opportunity to visit New Haven’s signature Modernist office tower. The Knights of Columbus headquarters was designed by Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates and completed in 1967.

Meet at the main entrance, corner of Church Street and North Frontage Road.

Free and open to the public. Attendees must register by noon, Friday Nov. 4th, by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Friday October 28, 2011 12:00pm – 1:00pm
50th Anniversary Walking Tour - “The Dead Shall Be Raised”: Exploring Grove Street Cemetery
Grove Street Cemetery gate
227 Grove Street
New Haven, CT

Chief Docent Patricia Illingworth will lead a pre-Halloween tour of the extraordinary gravestone sculpture and historic cemetery plots that characterize Grove Street Cemetery, a National Historic Landmark. Included will be the resting places of such notables as Roger Sherman, Noah Webster and Eli Whitney.

Free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Saturday October 22, 2011 10:00am – 12:00pm
Historic Preservation Workshop: Homeowner’s Tax Credit Explained
Christ Church, lounge
84 Broadway
New Haven, CT

Learn the ins and outs of one of the nation’s most generous rehabilitation incentive programs for individuals with Mary Dunne, Architectural Historian, State Historic Preservation Officer.

Free and open to the public (with support from the State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Economic and Community Development). Please pre-register by October 20th by calling 203-562-5919 or emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Wednesday October 19, 2011 5:30pm – 8:00pm
New Haven Preservation Lectures - Fall Lecture II
The New Haven Lawn Club, The Main Dining Room
193 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT

Please join us for Tomorrow is Here: New Haven and the Modern Movement, presented by architectural historian Rachel Carley. Drawing from her recent study of modern architecture and urban planning in New Haven, undertaken on behalf of the New Haven Preservation Trust, Ms. Carley will explore how and why the city attracted a roster of internationally recognized architects as part of one of the most aggressive post-World War II building programs in America.

This event is free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Supported by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and members of The New Haven Preservation Trust.

Saturday October 15, 2011 8:00am – 7:30pm
50th Anniversary Event - Bus Trip to Philip Johnson’s Glass House
Philip Johnson's Glass House
199 Elm Street
New Canaan, CT

Please join us for a bus trip to New Canaan, Connecticut. This event will include:

  • A visit to the home of Eliot Noyes, by special arrangement – Created by the renowned industrial designer Eliot Noyes for his own family, this house was among the first to receive the prestigious Progressive Architecture Award, given in January, 1954. The house survives virtually unchanged and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Don’t miss a rare opportunity to view this private residence!
  • Lunch at Sole, one of New Canaan’s fine Italian restaurants.
  • Tours of Philip Johnson’s Glass House – The two hour-tour offers visitors access to the Glass House’s 47-acre curated landscape, 14 architectural structures and world-class private art and design collection. In addition to the interiors of Philip Johnson’s Glass House (1949), Painting Gallery (1965) and Sculpture Gallery (1970), visitors enjoy access to Johnson’s final building on the site, da Monsta (1995).
  • Visit to the Gores Pavilion – The recently restored Gores Pavilion (c. 1959 by Landis Gores) features an exhibit on Modern architecture in New Canaan.

The bus will depart from the New Haven IKEA parking lot at 8:00 am, with a return arrival of approximately 7 pm.

Tickets are $135 per person, and include all venue tickets, as well as a gourmet lunch.

Tour group is limited to 39 individuals. Reservations will be taken until all spaces are filled. For more information please contact NHPT at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 203-562-5919.

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Saturday October 8, 2011 11:00am – 12:00pm
DOCOMOMO Tour Day - The New Haven Medical Center: A Mecca for Modernism
Yale Laboratory for Epidemiology & Public Health, plaza
60 College Street
New Haven, CT

Join landscape architect Channing Harris as he discusses the exceptional concentration of Modernist architecture produced in the vicinity of the New Haven Medical Center. This event is part of the national DOCOMOMO Tour Day celebration.

Free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

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Saturday September 24, 2011 5:30pm – 9:00pm
Save the Date! NHPT Anniversary Celebration
Kroon Hall
195 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT

Please join us for our 50th Anniversary Dinner, celebrating the past, present and future of historic preservation in New Haven.

5:30
Appetizers by Chestnut Fine Foods
“NHPT” cocktail by master mixologist John Ginnetti of 116 Crown
Tours of Kroon Hall by architect Mark Simon
Silent Auction of “New Haven Experiences”

6:30
Welcome by Mayor John DeStefano, Jr.
NHPT Reminiscences by Preston Maynard, past Executive Director
Future of NHPT by Pedro Soto, President, Board of Directors

7:00
Harvest Dinner Stations created by Chestnut Fine Foods as a part of Connecticut’s “Farm to Chef” week, consisting of farm-fresh local ingredients
Connecticut wines from Chamard Vineyards and Jonathan Edwards Winery
Beverages from Foxon Park
Cupcakes from Sugar Bakery
Sparkling toast from Hopkins Vineyard
And more!

Tickets are $75. Please purchase your ticket by Sept. 10, 2011.

Parking is available at Yale University Lot 22 and on the street.

For more information, please contact us at 203-562-5919 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Wednesday September 21, 2011 5:30pm – 8:30pm
New Haven Preservation Lectures - Fall Lecture I
The New Haven Lawn Club, The Main Dining Room
193 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT

Duo Dickinson, architect and author, explores the short-lived and volatile breaks from Modernist dominance in architectural expression spawned by the mid-20th century cultural zeitgeist in his presentation: “Dead Styles Standing” – half-lifed styles born in the cultrual revolution of the ’60s as seen in New Haven. The social upheavals of the ‘60s and ‘70s played out in built form to create Brutalism, Post-Modernism and Solar Design. All had explosively inspired beginnings and whimpering, apologetic endings. New Haven was, as usual, the laboratory for those brief mutations.

This event is free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Supported by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven and members of The New Haven Preservation Trust.

Saturday September 10, 2011 3:00pm – 4:00pm
50th Anniversary Walking Tour - The Language of Ornament at 360 State Street
Main entrance
360 State Street
New Haven, CT

Join Kent Bloomer for a special tour of the colorful architectural ornament that he designed for the base of New Haven’s newest residential tower.

Free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Wednesday August 17, 2011 4:00pm – 5:00pm
50th Anniversary Walking Tour - Celebrating New Haven’s Ives Memorial Library
Ives Memorial Library, vestibule
133 Elm Street
New Haven, CT

Local History Librarian Allison Botelho and William MacMullan, AIA will guide us through this distinctive Georgian Revival-style library designed by architect Cass Gilbert in 1908. Original decorative detailing and library murals will be noted in addition to Hardy, Holzman and Pfeiffer’s highly successful wing, completed in 1988.

Free and open to the public. Please pre-register by calling NHPT at (203) 562-5919 or by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Saturday July 23, 2011 8:00am – 8:30pm
50th Anniversary Event - Bus Trip to Newport, Rhode Island
Newport, Rhode Island
New Haven, CT

The New Haven Preservation Trust presents a Special Day in Newport, Rhode Island!

Bellevue House – NHPT is proud to present this rare opportunity to tour this privately-owned c. 1910 Federal-style house, designed by Ogden Codman Jr. Purchased in 1999 by Ronald Lee Fleming to prevent its alteration into a boutique hotel, Bellevue House has undergone an extensive restoration under his ownership.

Redwood Library and Athenaeum – The Redwood Library and Athenaeum is the country’s oldest lending library still housed in its original building, and is the country’s first public building designed in a classical style. The Palladian-style library was completed in 1750 as the first commission of New Haven resident Peter Harrison, the first professionally-trained architect in America.

Newport Art Museum and Art Association – Home for the museum since 1916, the Griswold House is a National Historic Landmark and an Official Project of Save America’s Treasures. It is a premier example of American Stick Style architecture. Designed in 1862 by Richard Morris Hunt, it was completed in 1864 for John Griswold, a China-trade merchant and financier.

Schedule:

  • 8:00 A.M. Leave North Haven commuter parking lot on Devine Street (Exit 10 off I-91)
  • 8:30 A.M. Additional pickup in Branford commuter lot at Cherry Hill, near Walmart (Exit 53 off I-95)
  • 10:45 A.M. Arrive at Bellevue House in Newport. Tour house and garden.
  • 12:00 P.M. Lunch on the terrace at Bellevue House.
  • 2:30 P.M. Tour Redwood Library and Athenaeum, and the Newport Art Museum, enjoy Touro Park.
  • 5:30 P.M. Bus ride along Ocean Drive.
  • 6:00 P.M. Leave Newport and enjoy late afternoon snack on bus
  • 8:30 P.M. Arrive Branford and North Haven.

Cost: $135.00 Please make checks payable to the New Haven Preservation Trust. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, until July 11th. Please call 203-562-5919 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for more information.

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Wednesday July 13, 2011 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Tour of 40-44 Crown Street Restoration Project
The Field Building Complex - Ninth Square
40-44 Crown Street
New Haven, CT

Three years after being placed on the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of the “10 Most Endangered Buildings in Connecticut,” three prized commercial buildings in the heart of New Haven’s Ninth Square National Register Historic District have been brought back from the brink. PMC Property Group is transforming the buildings into apartments, using Historic Tax Credits and following Department of Interior Standards for Rehabilitation.

In July 2008, The New Haven Preservation Trust and The New Haven Urban Design League rallied to save the three commercial buildings (including the 1913 Field Building, designed by the celebrated local firm of Brown & Von Beren). Through press conferences, petitions and work with the City of New Haven Building Department and City Plan Department, the loss of the buildings was averted.

Come see and celebrate the results!

Tour will be led by Doug Hitchner, Project Manager, PMC Property Group.

Response by July 12th is appreciated by calling 203-562-5919 or emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Sponsored by The New Haven Preservation Trust and The New Haven Urban Design League.

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