Connecticut Architecture. Christopher Wigren

28. Orchard Mansion, Moodus

       29. Wengloski Poultry House, Lebanon

       Means of Production

       30. Ledyard Up-Down Sawmill, Ledyard

       31. Collinsville

       32. Beckley Iron Furnace, North Canaan

       33. Hockanum Mill, Rockville

       34. Ousatonic Dam, Derby and Shelton

       35. Clark Brothers Bolt Company, Southington

       36. Remington Shot Tower, Bridgeport

       37. Medway Business Park, Meriden and Wallingford

       38. Union Carbide Headquarters, Danbury

       Townscapes and Cityscapes

       39. Colebrook Center

       40. New Haven Green

       41. Downtown Norwich

       42. North Grosvenordale

       43. The Arcade, Bridgeport

       44. Seaside Village, Bridgeport

       45. Warner Theatre, Torrington

       46. Constitution Plaza and the Phoenix Building, Hartford

       47. Blue Back Square, West Hartford

       48. Montville

       From Place to Place

       49. Harbor and Ledge Lighthouses, New London

       50. Joseph Gay and Daniel Wickham Houses, Thompson Hill

       51. Enfield Falls Canal, Windsor Locks and Suffield

       52. Steamboat Dock, Essex

       53. Union Station, New London

       54. The Merritt Parkway

       55. The Berlin Turnpike, Berlin and Newington

       Body, Mind, and Soul

       56. First Church of Christ, Wethersfield

       57. Little Red School, Winchester

       58. Middletown Alms House, Middletown

       59. Warren Congregational Church, Warren

       60. Groton Battle Monument, Groton

       61. Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Complex, Baltic

       62. The Institute of Living, Hartford

       63. Plainville Campground, Plainville

       64. Locust Avenue School, Danbury

       65. The Seaside, Waterford

       66. Ansonia High School, Ansonia

       67. Connecticut Hospice, Branford

       Designers, Builders and Clients

       68. Epaphroditus Champion House, East Haddam

       69. Phelps-Hatheway House, Suffield

       70. Willis Bristol House, New Haven

       71. Walter Bunce House, Manchester

       72. Barnum-Sherwood Development, Bridgeport

       73. Avon Old Farms School, Avon

       74. Yale Divinity School, New Haven

       75. Saint Philip the Apostle Catholic Church, Ashford

       76. People’s State Forest Museum, Barkhamsted

       77. Broadview Lane, East Windsor

       78. Torin Company Buildings, Torrington

       Colonial and Colonial Revival

       79. Buttolph-Williams House, Wethersfield

       80. Deacon Adams House, New Hartford

       81. Horace Bushnell Congregational Church, Hartford

       82. Hyland House, Guilford

       83. Waterbury City Hall, Waterbury

       84. Litchfield

       85. Houses by Alice Washburn, Hamden

       86. Salisbury Town Hall, Salisbury

       Meaning and Message

       87. Ebenezer Grant House, South Windsor

       88. Old State House, Hartford

       89. United States Custom House, New London

       90. Two Houses, Plainfield

       91. Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford

       92. James Blackstone Memorial Library, Branford

       93. Villa Friuli, Torrington

       94. Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket

       Transformations

       95. Taintor House, Hampton

       96. Downtown Naugatuck

       97. Canaan Institutional Baptist Church, Norwalk

       98. Wilcox, Crittenden & Company Factory, Middletown

       99. Dixwell Plaza, New Haven

       100. Cheney Yarn Dye House, Manchester

      OVERVIEW

       CONNECTICUT AND ITS PLACES

      LOOKING AT ARCHITECTURE

      Through Connecticut’s long history its people have shaped the place in which they lived in rich and varied ways. They have worked and transformed the land, erected high-style and utilitarian buildings, grouped them into towns and cities, and engineered bridges and dams and roads. These works reflect and reveal the evolving history of the people of Connecticut, and they make the state a place that is distinct from any other.

      All this activity can be grouped under the term “architecture,” which might be defined as “the art and science of making places.” In this definition, “science” refers to the practical or technical aspects of architecture. First and foremost, architecture has to accommodate the activities of human life, such as dwelling or working, worshipping or playing. It may do this in artistic ways, but its primary task is functional. “Science” also means that architecture has to be structurally sound. Walls and bridges shouldn’t collapse, roofs shouldn’t leak (some architects famously ignore or fail at this), landscapes shouldn’t flood, roads shouldn’t sink under the weight of vehicles.

      “Art” includes the aesthetic or expressive aspects of architecture. This refers to people’s efforts to make what they build beautiful, in addition to practical and sound (for instance, the Mark Twain House, place 17). For some, the search for beauty is the defining characteristic that separates architecture from what they consider mere building. But art involves more than aesthetic appeal. It may also include the expression of some emotion or meaning that goes beyond mere