Historic Preservation

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• National Park Service — Technical Preservation

  This office develops national standards and guidelines for preserving, rehabilitating, restoring and reconstructing historic properties.

• New London Landmarks

  This organization strives to promote the preservation and development of the urban environment of New London, Connecticut, including significant individual structures, streetscapes, neighborhoods and open spaces.

• Historic Neighborhood Preservation

  HNP advocates improving quality of life behind the scenes and through education.

• The State Historic Preservation Office

  Find federal and state programs that identify, register and protect the buildings, sites and objects that comprise Connecticut's cultural heritage.

• Connecticut Environmental Protection Act

  Learn about the state's legal recourse after unreasonable destruction to our natural resources or historic structures under the Connecticut Environmental Protection Act.

• Good to Great Grant Program

  Find funding for capital projects that link art, history and tourism in ways that enable cultural and historical sites to enhance the visitors’ experience.

• NOTE: Applications for the  Threatened Properties Fund (TPF) Grant are not being accepted at this time.

  Learn about this program, which has supported restoration of historic properties damaged by unanticipated man-made or natural acts.

• Survey and Planning Grants

  Discover a variety of grants and programs that support planning and development for historic preservation projects.

• Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury

  Learn how Prudence Crandall and Sarah Harris played a role in striving for education equality that shaped a nation.

• Henry Whitfield State Museum, Guilford

  Delve into four centuries of Connecticut history through the evolution of the state’s oldest house, built in 1639 and restored in the 1930s.

• Eric Sloane Museum, Kent

  Explore the studio of one of Connecticut’s most renowned artists and authors, discover the real story behind the "Diary of an Early American Boy" and marvel at Sloane’s collection of early American hand tools.

• Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, East Granby

  Explore the unique and complex history of the Nation's first chartered copper mine and first state prison.