Virtual Lecture by Christopher Wigren, architectural historian and deputy director of Preservation Connecticut
Connecticut boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in New England, from Colonial churches and Modernist houses to refurbished nineteenth-century factories. The state’s territory includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, urban streets, tobacco sheds, quiet maritime villages, and town greens, as well as more recent suburbs and corporate headquarters. In his book, “Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places” (Wesleyan University Press, 2018), Christopher Wigren introduces readers to 100 places across the state. On September 16, he will discuss a few of them and talk about how architecture both reveals and shapes who we are.
Stories of Connecticut Architecture - Virtual Lecture
Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 7:30pm
Zoom - Virtual Lecture
Registration is required. Register here to attend this FREE virtual lecture.
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Christopher Wigren is an architectural historian and the deputy director of Preservation Connecticut. His articles and essays have appeared in the Hartford Courant, the New Haven Register, and Connecticut Explored magazine. He lives in New Haven.
His book, “Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places,” can be ordered through HFS Books
Preservation Connecticut (formerly called the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation) was established in 1975 to protect and promote buildings, sites, structures, and landscapes that contribute to the heritage and vitality of Connecticut communities.