Preservation Wins: Bradley Hubbell House Targets Grant
Easton Historical Society battles modernization plans for the 18th century Bradley-Hubbell House now restored and listed on the state Register of Historical Places. The group seeks a $60,000 Connecticut Historic Commission grant, viewing the house as a premier HQ for tours and education. The eight room structure preserves early federal rural architecture on a large land parcel, with a family farm history spanning two centuries.
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Easton Historical Society
Bradley-Hubbell
BHC Aquarian
The
Historical Society
David Morgans
Redding Road
Lois Bloom
BHC
State of Connecticut Historic Commission
Historic Restoration Fund
Morgans
Bloom
Bradley
Hubbell House restoration aims for Sturbridge Village quality
The Bradley Hubbell House in Easton, linked to Franklin Hubbell of the water company, is being restored as a museum and educational facility. Plans include returning to an 1816 design, preserving original moldings and stairs, with garden tours and a June fundraiser to support the project.
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Bridgeport Hydraulic Company
Hubbell
Franklin Hubbell
The
Water Company
First Selectman
Easton
Aspetuck
Helen Hubbell
Bloom
Morgans
Historical Society
BHC
Wilfred Tressler
Sturbridge Village
Tressler
Sturbridge
Connecticut
Fairfield faces audit of property reassessment results
First Selectman Kenneth Flatto seeks an audit of the Vision Appraisal Technology reassessment of Fairfield properties. He warns some valuations, especially commercial, could be thrown out as residential shares rise sharply. The town weighs delaying implementation and funding for the audit from the current budget.
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Flatto
Financial Plan Advisory Committee
Paul Hiller
Hiller
Board of Finance
Fairfield Tax
Thomas Browne
Browne
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