Connecticut History Illustrated

Title: Whitney Hall And Church At Connecticut Agricultural College, Storrs
Date: 1899 - 1933
Summary: Large building with addditions in foreground surrounded by paths, roads and trees. Church (Storrs Congregational) off to left and farm buildings in distance (Horse Barn Hill).
Owner: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:199721945

Title: Congregational Church, Fairfield, Conn.
Summary: Image of the Congregational Church in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Owner: Fairfield Museum and History Center
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/80002:402

Title: Old Lyme, west view
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1835
Summary: The small "River" beyond the "meadow" in the foreground is probably the Lieutenant River. The Congregational Church is in the center of the composition, with numerous other buildings, mostly houses, on the left and right. Notations indicate two "cornfield[s]" on the left and "Apples" on the right. A largely treeless hill in the background is labeled "rocky." A small bridge crosses the river.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9592

Title: Storrs Congregational Church
Date: 1890 - 1930
Summary: Rock wall with wood fence next to unpaved road leading to intersection with Storrs Road (Route 195) in front of Church. View from Prof. Garrigus' house. (see UC3-0443)
Owner: Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:199722532

Title: Goshen
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1835
Summary: View of the central part of Goshen showing buildings on either side of the wide street. The Congregational Church is in the middle of the drawing, the building to the immediate right is the "Common school" which is made of "Brick." The building on the far right with the cupola is the Academy. On the far left of the drawing there is a "stone wall," and a "post office & store." In the background a note indicated "Ivy Mountain" in the distance. Details of the church, school, post office and store are above the main drawing.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9511

Title: Pearl Street Church from the corner of Main Street, Hartford
Date: 1870 - 1879
Summary: Stone church with arched and circular windows, a Palladian window, and a square tower with a steeple. Young trees grow in the grassy lawn of the churchyard which is surrounded by an iron fence. An excavation in the foreground, apparently where a building has been demolished, is surrounded by a wooden railing. Men sit on the railing near a sign that reads: "Original / Tea / Store / We Moved." A commercial building on the opposite side of the dirt street has iron balconies, striped awnings, and a sign that reads: "Phoenix / Mutual / Life / Insurance / Company. Two horse-drawn wagons are at the left, near a sidewalk and a street lamp. Inscribed on back: "The Pearl Street Church, showing the lot upon / which the Conn. Mutual Life building now stands / just after the removal of the Union Hall building. / The Pearl Street Church was sold to the Con. Mutual Life Co. / in June 1897 and will soon be removed. It was built / about 50 years ago."
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19957

Title: East Haven Stone Church
Creator: Mills, Lewis Sprague, 1874-1965 (Photographer)
Date: 1935
Summary: Dark stone church in simple colonial style with steeple and attached side building. A wrought iron fence encloses the church. The photo is taken from a left oblique angle. Two 1930s era cars parked nearby. A utility line crosses the foreground and the East Haven Town Hall is visible across the street to the right. The First East Haven Congregational Church, also known as "The Old Stone Church" was built in 1774.
Owner: Connecticut State Library
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/30002:1263

Title: Congregational Church, Essex
Summary: Distant view of a church building with steeple. Another church building can be seen to the right, and houses to the left. A low stone wall encloses a green in the foreground. Caption at bottom reads: ""Congregational Church, Essex, Conn.""
Owner: Ivoryton Library Association
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/220002:81

Title: South view of churches in Monroe
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1834
Summary: The "Episcopal" Church is at the far left; the "Congregational" Church is in the center, with a "shed" immediately to its left and a "young ladies school" to its right. Other buildings line both sides of the green. A detail of a tavern with a protruding sign is above the main drawing. A "Maple" tree is in front of the tavern. A note above the drawing reads "young ladies school for 20 to 30 higher branches of female education."
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9601

Title: Churches in Bridgeport
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1834
Summary: Three large churches line the right side of a road. A row of smaller buildings is on the left. The churches are labeled "1[st] Congregational Church" "Episcopal Ch[urch]" "2 d Congregation[al Church]." An additional note reads "Methodist Church about 30 or 40 rods north" but this church is not visible. The location of "Golden Hill" is indicated in the background. According to Barber's text, the church labeled as the Episcopal Church had been converted to a Baptist Church by 1836 and a new Episcopal Church had been erected nearby.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9495

Title: Steeple of Fourth Congregational Church, 1091 Main Street
Date: 1907
Summary: A man climbs a church steeple with the aid of a rope. There appears to be a ladder at the top of the steeple. The stone steeple incorporates arched windows, Corinthian columns, and a balustrade. The roofs of brick buildings are in the background. One building has a sign that reads: "Sigourney / House." Inscribed on back: "May be old Fourth church / on Main Street / About 1907" "Yes, it's 1091 Main" "(Sigourney House in background was at 1150 Main.)"
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:19304

Title: South view, Congregational Church, Wethersfield
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1834
Summary: Large two-story church with a tall steeple and a clock in the tower, surrounded by a fence and small tree. A large house with a two-story portico is to the left.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9653

Title: Wallingford
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1835
Summary: View of the central part of Wallingford. The building to the left of the drawing with the steeple is the Congregational Church. Just left of the Street, which runs up the center of the image, are the Baptist Church and poplar trees. The Episcopal Church used the large building to the right.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9585

Title: First Congregational Church, New London
Date: 1860 - 1870
Summary: View of a stone church with tall central tower and spire, identified as First Congregational Church, New London. Two buildings are partially visible in the left foreground. One has columns and a pediment.
Owner: Mystic Seaport
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/70002:4338

Title: Congregational Church and fountain, corner of Main Street and Farmington Avenue, West Hartford
Date: 1920
Summary: The Congregational Church, a stone building in the Gothic style with a rose window and a bell in its tower, is on the left. Its parsonage is immediately to the right. Other frame houses line Main Street. Some trees appear to be elms. Streets and sidewalks appear to be paved. Utility poles and trolley poles line Farmington Avenue. Trolley tracks are in the street. Road signs on an electric street light read: "Hartford" "Farmington" and "To the right." The circular basin nearby appears to be a fountain.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:12485

Title: Congregational Church, Fairfield, Conn.
Summary: Image of the Congregational Church in Fairfield, Connecticut.
Owner: Fairfield Museum and History Center
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/80002:403

Title: The Hartford Central Association and the Bushnell controversy: an historical address, given before the Hartford Central Association, February 3, 1896
Creator: Parker, Edwin Pond, 1836-1920 (Creator)
Date: 1896
Owner: Connecticut State Library
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/30002:21727084

Title: Monroe
Creator: Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 (Creator)
Date: 1834
Summary: View of the Green in the town of Monroe. The church to the left is labeled "Episcopal" and the church on the right is probably the Congregational Church. Trees and dwellings are also depicted.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:9602

Title: Fourth Congregational Church, Main Street, Hartford
Date: 1906
Summary: Church building with fluted Corinthian columns supporting a pedimented porch and a tall steeple. Commercial buildings are at left and right. Signs above storefronts read: "[Vienna] Model Bakery" and "City Market Co." Several horse-drawn wagons are in the street in front of the bakery and market.
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:18646

Title: Arch Street looking north, New Britain
Date: 1910
Summary: Brick commercial buildings, some with awnings, line a dirt street with trolley tracks. A frame building at the left has signs that read: "Liquors" and "...use." A standing sign on the sidewalk reads: "Tremont House Cafe / bottling of / Ale, Lager & Porter / Johnson & Parson Prop." Other signs read: " ... / Laundry" "Hoffmann's Bakery / Confectionery" "... / Signs... / Best / in the / City." "... Laundry Cor." The church with a steeple on the right is the South Congregational Church. Horse-drawn wagons, one with a sign that reads: "Laundry," are in the street. A trolley car is blurred from movement. Utility poles line the street. Inscribed on back: "#6 Arch Street New Britain Conn / looking North."
Owner: Connecticut Historical Society
Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/40002:14599

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