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East Village Schoolhouse, Monroe CT
The East Village Schoolhouse 311 Wheeler Rd. Monroe CT This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”). If you’re interested in the history of one room schoolhouses in CT I suggest you purchase CONNECTICUT SCHOOLHOUSES THROUGH TIME by Melinda K. Elliott. This book was has been a very helpful resource for me as I did my research. At time of writing this book was available on AMAZON. Circa 1790 this one room schoolhouse is the oldest of what was once seven schoolhouses in Monroe CT. In the early to mid sixties it served as a sunday school for a local church and, in in…
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Octagon Barn in Southbury CT
Cheryl and I set our sails to Southbury CT, in early March, where we wanted to photograph this unique octagon barn. There were no trespassing signs around it’s circumference leading me to believe that the owner has seen his share of visitors over the years. I very subtly parked my car off the road down the street and walked over to the opposite side of the road to take the images. In and out in less than two minutes. I am very sensitive to homeowners and barn owners as to not impose upon them. Unfortunately I couldn’t find any historical data on this barn except that the Southbury Historical Society…
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Congregational Church, Berlin CT
Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge Berlin, CT 06037. Built in the late 1800’s. Photo taken with Nikon D7100, 18-55mm lens @ 18mm. 1/250th, f11, ISO 100.
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First Lutheran Church, New Britain CT
https://www.1stlutherannb.org/ First Lutheran Church of the Reformation 77 Franklin St. New Britain, CT 06051 Photos taken with Nikon D7100, Tokina AT-X 11-20mm @ 11mm.
