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Don’t fall!
While driving through a local CT city looking for photo opportunities I spotted this one. Photographed while still in my truck through my open window real quickly and they never even saw me. Photographed with Sony A7RV, 61mp,mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens at 35mm. 1/160th, f16, ISO 400, Aperture Priority
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Welles-Shipman-Ward Homestead & Barns, Glastonbury CT
The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is a historic property in South Glastonbury, Connecticut, originally built in 1755 for John and Jerusha Welles. The main house is a Georgian-style mansion with one of the largest colonial-era hearth fireplaces in Connecticut. Over the years, it has been preserved and restored, maintaining its original colonial charm. The property also features several outbuildings, including: A four-story colonial-era New England bank barn. A 19th-century tobacco shed, which is now used for events. The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is currently owned and maintained by the Historical Society of Glastonbury. The society oversees tours, restoration efforts, and historical events at the property, ensuring its colonial heritage is preserved for visitors and…
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Plumtrees School, Bethel CT
Chery, myself and Molloy (our dog) pulled into the driveway of the Plumtrees School and I was able to capture this photograph. The Plumtrees School in Bethel, Connecticut, is a historic one-room schoolhouse built in 1867 on land donated by Eliza Benedict. It originally served the Plumtrees District, one of Bethel’s five school districts at the time. Over the years, the school underwent several changes: – In 1881, a cupola and bell were added to the building. – In 1957, it was closed for renovations, during which electricity and indoor plumbing were installed for the first time. – It reopened in 1962 as a kindergarten but was permanently closed in…
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Pleasant Valley Schoolhouse, So.Windsor CT
The Pleasant Valley One-Room Schoolhouse is also known as the Pleasant Valley District #5 Schoolhouse. It was originally built in 1862 to replace an earlier school from 1837 and served students until 1952. Today, it functions as a museum showcasing South Windsor’s history. As far as one and two room schoolhouses go, this ones a beauty! All photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless camera and a Sony 24-70 f2.8 GMII lens at various settings.
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District School # 3, Glastonbury CT
This post is part of a continuing series called “one room schoolhouses”. To view other one room schoolhouses in CT and RI access the search menu in the top right corner of the homepage and enter “schoolhouse”. While in Glastonbury I photographed the Distinct School No. 3, built in 1820. It was known as the Green School because it served students from the Hubbard Green area. It first opened to students in 1820 and in 1934, it was converted into a private residence, making it one of the schoolhouses that now serves as a home. 1 1 Information above derived from Microsoft Copilot Photographed with a Sony A7RV, 61mp, mirrorless…
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Southwest District Schoolhouse, Bloomfield CT
This post is part of a continuing series called “one room schoolhouses”. To view other one room schoolhouses in CT and RI access the search menu in the top right corner of the homepage and enter “schoolhouse”. The Southwest District School at 430 Simsbury Rd., in Bloomfield, CT, is a historic one-room schoolhouse built in 1858. Constructed from locally quarried stone, it replaced an earlier wooden structure that had burned down. The school remained in operation until 1923, serving the rural agricultural families of the area. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 and is currently owned by the Wintonbury Historical Society. Due to its…
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Multiple Barns, East Windsor CT
You don’t have to go far to find an old barn to photograph when travelling through East Windsor CT. It’s a barn photographers paradise. While many of these barns catered to the once flourishing tobacco industry in town there are plenty of other utilitarian barns. These four images are a mixture of both. Last count The Historic Barns of CT website has (184) barns featured in the town of East Windsor alone. I’ve used this website for many years to find most of these gems. If you’re into this sort of thing take a gander over to https://connecticutbarns.org/find/found?limit=12&category=838&require_all=category If you do decide to track these barns down and take some photo’s…
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Abandoned mill, Woonsocket RI
Molly, (my dog), and I were driving around Woonsocket RI with camera in hand looking for a picture of an abandoned building. We only had about a half an hour of free time before we had to be somewhere so when we stumbled upon this old abandoned factory I took the picture. In my research I couldn’t actually ascertain what business was in here. I presume because this area was rich in textile mills that this was probably one of them. The height and length of this building was pretty typical of woolen mills. If you ever saw the inside of one you’d understand why. If any readers themselves or…
