Public Invited to Hear of Saybrook Historic Resources
It has been more than a generation since a survey of historic properties has been conducted in Old Saybrook, but, now, with a grant from the CT Department of Economic and Community Development, and the State Historic Preservation Office, the Historic District Commission has conducted a survey of selected architectural and historic resources of Old Saybrook.
To share these findings, the HDC is hosting a public meeting at the Pasbeshauke Pavilion at Saybrook Point Park, 155 College Street Extension on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Architectural historian David Taylor, a consultant from Brookville, PA who conducted the survey, will present his findings and offer recommendations for identifying, preserving and protecting these special properties.
The survey, which focuses on selected streets and includes properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, lists data and photographs for the identified properties.
For more years than anyone can remember, many of the town’s early structures have shaped the character of the community. Individually and as a group, today they continue to attract the attention of visitors and to provide irreplaceable evidence of our history. Many will be the most treasured historic resources of our future.
But each year, growing numbers of houses are endangered or torn down, and the town risks losing its unique heritage on its way to becoming like any other town.
To preserve and protect this priceless legacy, the Historic District Commission, in cooperation with the Old Saybrook Historical Society, received a grant to conduct an inventory of historic properties and now seeks to share this information.
For many residents, whose homestead is 50 or more years old, it may come as a surprise that these houses are defined now, legitimately, as historic. This includes a surprising 2,418 houses, or 45 percent, of the 5,357 houses in Saybrook that were built before 1965.
Members of the public are invited to attend and participate in this presentation of findings and recommendations regarding the historic and architectural resources in Old Saybrook.
Diane Aldi, Chairman
Historic District Commission
Tedd Levy, Project Coordinator
Old Saybrook Historical Society
Contact:
Christine Nelson, Director (860) 395-3131
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