For the next couple months, we will individually honor all of our 2025 award recipients and ceremony sponsors each week because they deserve it! We start with the Harlan Griswold Award, named for the longtime chair of the Connecticut Historical Commission and a founder of Preservation Connecticut. The award honors outstanding contributions to the preservation and revitalization of Connecticut’s historic places. Despite its seeming focus on the past, preservation is an essentially forward-looking activity. As Harlan Griswold said, “To me, preservation is more about my grandchildren than about my grandparents.” In their devotion, energy, and accomplishments, Lee and Anne Kuckro have exemplified that attitude. In Wethersfield, in Hartford, and across the state, they have built a better future for Connecticut’s grandchildren. We are honored to present the Harlan H. Griswold Award for their outstanding contributions to preservation in Connecticut. You find out details about their lifetime of work here: https://preservationct.org/harlan-griswold-award Thanks to our Ionic Sponsors: Neil Hauck Architects, Parker Benjamin, Valley Restoration LLC, Architectural Preservation Studio, DPC, Kronenberger & Sons Restoration (fb)

Looking for a free, fun activity for this weekend? Go to opening day at the Avery-Copp House-one of our #50for50 places! Captain Rufus Avery (credited with spotting the British fleet from Fort Griswold) built the house circa 1847, right next door to his own home (142 Thames Street). Its first residents were Avery’s two sons and their wives ("Everybody Loves Raymond" to the extreme). The house was later sold to cousin Latham Avery who resided there after a career as a merchant seaman. The Avery-Copp House passed down the line of relatives and stayed in the family until 1991. Now a museum, stop by and learn about the shifts in the social, domestic and technological spheres between 1890 and 1930 in Groton. Not surprisingly, PCT has been very involved in the Avery-Copp House over the years, giving grants for painting, a cultural landscape assessment, as well as roof replacement of the carriage house. While you’re in the area, take a stroll around the rest of the Groton Bank National Historic District! For more details: https://www.averycopphouse.org/ (fb)