Connecticut Landmarks | Hempsted Houses
New London, Connecticut
860-247-8996
ctlandmarks.org/properties/hempsted-
houses
Visit the Joshua and Nathaniel Hempsted Houses for a view into urban colonial era life in New London. Meet diarist Joshua Hempsted and his family, and Adam Jackson, whom Joshua Hempsted enslaved on the property.
Connecticut Landmarks | Phelps-Hatheway House
Suffield, Connecticut
860-247-8996
ctlandmarks.org/properties/phelps-hatheway-house-garden
Examine the lives and experiences of the first two owners of the Phelps-Hatheway House, Shem Burbank and Oliver Phelps. Although the two lived during the same period, they experienced the events of the late 18th century in very different ways. How did their political views and the opportunities they pursued during the American Revolution change their fortunes – or lack thereof? Understand the role of Connecticut in the American Revolution, examine Colonial era trade and commercial exchange, consider land and real estate speculation and Indigenous people’s land rights, and consider the ways we display wealth and status.
Connecticut Landmarks | Isham-Terry House
Hartford, Connecticut
860-247-8996
ctlandmarks.org/properties/isham-terry-house
The lone survivor of a once vibrant Hartford neighborhood, the Isham-Terry House is a time capsule of genteel life in turn-of-the-century Hartford. In 1896, Dr. Oliver Isham purchased the 1854 Italianate house for his medical practice and as a home for himself, his parents and his three sisters. His sisters, Julia and Charlotte, lived in the house until their deaths in the 1970s as urban renewal claimed many of the houses in the once-grand neighborhood. Explore this beloved family home to learn about the booming industries and culture of Hartford in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, understand medical practice and public health at this time, and learn more about the Isham and Terry families through the items they owned.