New Canaan Preservation Alliance

05/30/2026

Fairfield Museum & History Center, Weston History & Culture Center, and the Historical Society of Easton present the “Three Towns Bus Tour” on Saturday, May 30th, from 10 am-2 pm. This four-hour excursion reveals unique stories rooted in Fairfield, Weston, and Easton and explores the shared history among all three towns. Light snacks will be available at stops along the route. Following the tour, passengers are invited to a special opening reception, “Happy Anniversary! Centenary Celebrations & Beyond” at the Fairfield Museum. Registration is required. For more info and tickets, visit https://www.fairfieldhistory.org/event/the-three-towns-bus-tour/

05/30/2026

From the Green Mountains of New England to Death Valley National Park, the destinations of Historic Hotels of America offer travelers a chance to wander through some of the nation’s most magnificent and diverse gardens. Many of the hotels feature extensive grounds designed by renowned landscape architects, such as Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons. Several historic hotels on this list keep apiaries, which ensures their gardens thrive and supplies honey for restaurants or house-made mead. More than a few hotels recognized adhere to a seed-to-table or garden-to-table philosophy, growing their own vegetables and herbs next door to their signature restaurants and bars. These gardens also set the scene for guests’ life-long memories of special occasions celebrated in them, from romantic getaways and honeymoons to weddings and reunions. Whether sharing a meal, a vow, or a stroll, these magnificent gardens of Historic Hotels of America will make the next stay one guests will never forget.

Our historic hotels and resorts offer unique accommodations that capture the essence, elegance, and style of timeless American history and culture. Book today!

05/23/2026

Preservation Connecticut, partnering for the sixteenth year with The 1772 Foundation, has
awarded historic preservation matching grant totaling $130,109 to sixteen private nonprofit
organizations maintaining historic sites in Connecticut. The grants ranged in amount from
$3,500 to $10,000. Eligible projects included exterior preservation work on a historic
structures such roof replacement, window restoration, carpentry repair, painting, and
masonry repointing.

The 1772 Foundation and Preservation Connecticut Announce 2026 Stewart Barney Kean (SBK) Historic Preservation Matching Grant Awards! by Preservation CT2 | May 22, 2026 | Funding, Press Preservation Connecticut, partnering for the sixteenth year with The 1772 Foundation, has awarded historic preserv...

05/20/2026

Two hundred and fifty years ago, the United States of America was founded on the principle that all people are created equal. This year, the National Trust’s annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places honors that self-evident truth. The histories of these places, and the efforts being made to preserve them today, represent the resilience of remarkable individuals who believe in America’s great promise of equality.

Now in its 39th year, the list has proven to be a highly effective tool for shining a light on the threats facing our nation’s greatest treasures. The places featured on the 2026 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places are united in how they illuminate stories of remarkable individu...

05/07/2026

Incoming Affiliate Member, the
Carl Schmitt Foundation, Wilton, CT.

The Carl Schmitt Foundation preserves the former home and studio of American painter Carl Schmitt (1889-1989), located in the historic Silvermine arts community of Wilton, Connecticut. Schmitt was one of the founding members of the Silvermine Guild of Artists and a painter of extraordinary range, from still lives and portraits to religious works, who exhibited at Carnegie International, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Brooklyn Museum over a career spanning most of the twentieth century. The foundation's studio-gallery holds collections of his paintings, etchings, pastels, and extensive writings on art and aesthetics.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation activates the power of place to serve the public good, improve people’s lives, and enable a shared future.

05/01/2026

Weir Farm National Historical Park’s historic gardens include the Secret Garden (ca. 1905), Sunken Garden, and Terraced Garden (1930s-1940s). J. Alden Weir and his family transformed the landscape of their Connecticut farm to suit their artistic tastes. Weir had an affinity for Adirondack style which can be seen in the fencing and rustic gates of the Secret Garden, named for its tall Deutzia hedges

Travel across the country to see these nine Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios where the spring gardens are as awe-inspiring today as they were in the artists’ lifetimes.

04/23/2026

Are you familiar with the tale of Connecticut’s Charter Oak? Legend has it that the state’s Royal Charter of 1662 was hidden within a venerable oak tree in Hartford to thwart its confiscation by the English governor-general. A terrible storm in 1857 fell that great tree. However, the acorns were collected and over the years, the progeny have been cultivated and planted in various locations across the state.

During the first two decades of the 20th century, Old Lyme, Connecticut was the setting for one of the largest art colonies in America. Vanguards in the Tonalist and Impressionist movements were drawn to Old Lyme by its natural beauty. Many visitors to Florence Griswold's boarding house painted outdoors, where American Impressionist Wilson Henry Irvine (1869-1936) noted “there’s a kind of hazy beauty in the air.”

Be inspired by historic trees at these Historic Artists' Homes and Studios.