Wigren's presentation based on the recent publication, Connecticut Architecture: Stories of 100 Places. Discover the wealth and variety of architecture in our state including Colonial structures, Modernist houses, and refurbished nineteenth-century factories. The state’s history 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. The buildings, neighborhoods, and communities that surround us have an impact on our sense of place.
In his guide to this rich and diverse architectural heritage, Christopher Wigren introduces readers to 100 places across the state. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book features buildings visible from the road, including three Torrington structures. A project of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, Connecticut Architecture reflects more than 30 years of fieldwork and research in statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs. Copies of Connecticut Architecture will be available for sale at the program.
Christopher Wigren is an architectural historian and Deputy Director of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. His articles and essays have appeared in the Hartford Courant, the New Haven Register, and Connecticut Explored magazine. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.
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