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List of sites administered by the Connecticut State Historic Preservation Office

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This is a list of historic sites in Connecticut that are administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development's Historic Preservation Office. The division fulfills a range of responsibilities in the field of historic preservation, including the operation of five historic sites owned by the state.[1]

# Name Image Location County Description
1 Prudence Crandall Museum Canterbury Windham Historic house and the site of Prudence Crandall's Canterbury Female Boarding School which reopened in 1833 for African-American students, whom she called "young Ladies and little Misses of color".
2 Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine East Granby Hartford Historic former prison and mine site
3 Eric Sloane Museum and Kent Furnace Kent Litchfield Museum focused on the work and interests of artist, author, and illustrator Eric Sloane, in a building that was donated to the state by Stanley Works, with exhibits of hand tools, an iron furnace and the artist's studio.[2]
4 Viets' Tavern East Granby Hartford C. 1760 unrestored home of John Viets, first prison warden of Old Newgate Prison; not open to the public.
5 Henry Whitfield State Museum Guilford New Haven Historic house dating from 1639. The oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.

References

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  1. ^ "Learn About State Museums". Connecticut's Official State Website. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  2. ^ "Eric Sloane Museum, Kent, CT". Connecticut's Official State Website. 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

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