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Seven Connecticut collections · September 8, 2026

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MI-001 · Institution profiles · 1933–1995 (patient-care dates reported; see chronology note)

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Newtown · Fairfield County. Newtown’s former state psychiatric hospital was planned with physician Roy Lathen Leak and architect Walter P. Crabtree. The historical society holds planning material and an album showing the hospital in use. Its photographs require careful dating: the archive includes dated 1945 winter views and undated summer views.

Classification: Former state psychiatric hospital. Earlier use: A purpose-built hospital campus is documented by the planning archive. Earlier land ownership and land uses were not established in the opened primary sources. Exact dates reported in secondary source citing State Library; primary date page unavailable. Primary verification of exact admissions and closing dates remains incomplete; distinguish the 1931 cornerstone from patient admission in 1933. Operating-era scans are external reference links because the society declares all rights reserved. No patient dossiers, treatment photographs, or identifiable patient records have been collected.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Newtown Historical Society; Fairfield Hills Hospital Archive

MI-002 · Institution profiles · 1891–late 1960s

Westport Sanitarium

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Westport · Fairfield County. Dr. Frederick D. Ruland opened the institution in 1891. The museum documents treatment for mental illness and addiction. The estate later became parkland after demolition in the 1970s.

Classification: Former private psychiatric and addiction institution. Earlier use: Richard Henry Winslow’s Compo House, built in 1853, was a private residence before conversion. Museum history; exact closing year not specified. Exact final admissions, closure, and demolition dates are not resolved. Do not confuse this property with Hall-Brooke on Long Lots Road.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Westport Museum for History & Culture / Virtual History Westport; Sanitariums of Westport

MI-003 · Institution profiles · McFarland’s: 1898 reported; successor psychiatric campus active in 2026

Hall-Brooke Hospital / McFarland’s Sanitarium

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Westport · Fairfield County. Dr. David Walter McFarland’s private institution treated mental illness and addiction. Hall-Brooke was its successor. The current Shores service at 47 Long Lots Road remains a psychiatric-care campus within St. Vincent’s Medical Center.

Classification: Private psychiatric institution with continuing psychiatric campus. Earlier use: Early pre-sanitarium property use was not established. Replacement hospital construction superseded older campus buildings. Institution and continuity verified; exact renaming dates unresolved. The museum’s date arithmetic is inconsistent; its explicit 1898 date should be described as reported. Do not repeat the museum’s misleading trauma-center characterization of the Westport psychiatric campus.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Westport Museum for History & Culture / Virtual History Westport; Sanitariums of Westport

MI-004 · Institution profiles · 1931–present

Silver Hill Hospital

Historic Mental Health Institutions

New Canaan · Fairfield County. John Millet founded Silver Hill with William Terhune and nurse Elvira Parsons. The hospital opened in 1931 and incorporated as a nonprofit in 1934. Later changes included a chapel in 1962 and an adolescent program in 1970. Its campus continues psychiatric and addiction care.

Classification: Private nonprofit psychiatric hospital. Earlier use: The founding name “Silver Hill Inn” described the approach to patient hospitality; it does not establish that the institution had previously operated as an ordinary hotel. Earlier uses of individual acquired houses are not established here. Hospital’s own history; current operation checked September 2026. Exact acquisition and conversion dates for individual houses need property-level research. This is Silver Hill in New Canaan; “Spring Hill/Stamford” is not a verified alias.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Silver Hill Hospital; Our History

MI-005 · Institution profiles · 1966–present

Connecticut Mental Health Center

Historic Mental Health Institutions

New Haven · New Haven County. The center opened in 1966 as a state–Yale partnership in New Haven’s Hill neighborhood. Its urban community setting represents a different institutional model from the large state hospital campus. The building archive records an addition in 1992.

Classification: Community mental health center, research and teaching institution. Earlier use: Residential houses occupied the site before the purpose-built center, according to Yale’s building archive. Foundation and Yale sources agree. Label it a community mental health center, not a nineteenth-century asylum. Building photographs are reference links; an open reuse license was not identified.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation; About CMHC

MI-006 · Institution profiles · Historical institute; successor hospital operating in 2026

Yale Psychiatric Institute / Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

Historic Mental Health Institutions

New Haven · New Haven County. Yale New Haven Hospital identifies its psychiatric hospital as the former Yale Psychiatric Institute. The current inpatient facility is at 184 Liberty Street. Yale’s department history also documents the institute’s building designed by Frank Gehry.

Classification: Specialist psychiatric teaching hospital. Earlier use: The present psychiatric hospital is the former Yale Psychiatric Institute. Earlier site uses were not established. Identity and successor relationship verified; exact original founding date unresolved. Do not apply the general hospital’s 1826 founding or its 1833 building date to the psychiatric institute. Do not apply the psychiatry department’s 1930 founding date to the hospital. Exact founding, building-opening and institutional transfer dates require further archival confirmation.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Yale New Haven Hospital; History and Heritage

MI-007 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Fairfield Hills Hospital Archive

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Verified hospital identity and town; Roy Lathen Leak archive; planning documents dated 1929–1937; album date limitations.

archive holding institution. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Newtown Historical Society

MI-008 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

National Register weekly list, September 20, 2024

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Fairfield County; Newtown; district name and reference SG100010816; listed September 16, 2024.

public institutional record. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: National Park Service

MI-009 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Sanitariums of Westport

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Westport Sanitarium and McFarland’s treated mental illness and addiction; opening dates, former Compo House, late-1960s closure of Westport Sanitarium.

museum institutional history. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Westport Museum for History & Culture / Virtual History Westport

MI-010 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

The Shores Mental Health

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Current psychiatric care at 47 Long Lots Road, Westport, in 2026.

current institution. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: St. Vincent’s Medical Center

MI-011 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Replacement psychiatric hospital on Westport campus; former buildings replaced.

project architect. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Graham/Meus Architects

MI-012 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Our History

Historic Mental Health Institutions

1931 opening, Silver Hill Inn name, 1934 nonprofit incorporation, 1962 chapel, 1970 adolescent program, continuing psychiatric hospital.

institutional history. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Silver Hill Hospital

MI-013 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Our Campus & Houses

Historic Mental Health Institutions

New Canaan address and differentiated inpatient, residential, outpatient program setting.

institutional campus description. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Silver Hill Hospital

MI-014 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

About CMHC

Historic Mental Health Institutions

1966 foundation; New Haven Hill neighborhood; partnership of state and Yale; community mental health role.

institutional history. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation

MI-015 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Connecticut Mental Health Center: Building Details

Historic Mental Health Institutions

34 Park Street; 1966 building; residential houses formerly on land; 1992 addition; modernist design.

academic institutional architectural record. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Yale New Haven Building Archive

MI-016 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

History of Psychiatry at Yale

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Department founded in 1930; CMHC created in 1966; Yale Psychiatric Institute and its Gehry building. Do not use department foundation as hospital opening date.

institutional history. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Yale School of Medicine

MI-017 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

History and Heritage

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital formerly Yale Psychiatric Institute; general hospital history distinct from psychiatric institution.

institutional history. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Yale New Haven Hospital

MI-018 · Sources & research leads · Source consulted September 2026

Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

Historic Mental Health Institutions

184 Liberty Street, New Haven; specialist inpatient psychiatric hospital.

institutional location record. Linked institutional record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Yale New Haven Hospital

MI-019 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · Undated historical image

Compo House exterior

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Photographic research reference for westport sanitarium.

No open image reuse license identified. External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Westport Museum for History & Culture

MI-020 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · Undated historical image

Westport Sanitarium main building postcard

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Photographic research reference for westport sanitarium.

No open image reuse license identified. External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Westport Museum for History & Culture

MI-021 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · 2019 suggested by filename; exact exposure date not stated

Connecticut Mental Health Center exterior

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Photographic research reference for cmhc.

No open image reuse license identified. External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Connecticut Mental Health Center Foundation

MI-022 · Photographs · 2006-04-05

Campus and surrounding landscape — Fairfield Hills

Historic Mental Health Institutions

Campus and surrounding landscape, Newtown, photographed in 2006 after the hospital closed.

Campus and surrounding landscape — Fairfield Hills

CC BY 2.0. Photographer/Commons catalog date. This photograph was made after hospital closure; upload dates are later. Camera metadata can differ. WebP conversion; EXIF orientation normalization; no content added or removed.

Original source · Collection record · Image license

Credit: G F (tocs), via Flickr; CC BY 2.0. Display image converted to WebP.

UC-001 · Photographs & architectural plans · 1914

Service building and floor plans

Undercliff Sanatorium

The early Meriden sanatorium service building, with cellar and first-floor plans. The plate credits architects Foote & Townsend and gives a planned service capacity of 122 patients. Photograph date unknown; published in 1914. The text below the caption continues a discussion of a different institution.

Service building and floor plans

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Thomas Spees Carrington; National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium Construction, third edition (1914), p. 65; University of California Libraries / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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Administration  Buildings zczuekzeesh: r— UIN t)M p j — 1 _/~-^ H u^ "^^T"' riKniiNii  n(W)N •  VEJTW! EIAiL V^  ^1 -L c a' No.  31.— New  Haven  County  State  Tuberculosis  Sanatorium,  Meriden,  Conn.  Foote  &  Townsend, Architects.  Service  Building.  \'ie\v  of  Front  Ele\-.\tiox  .\nd  Floor  Plans.  Service Cap.\city,  122  Patients.  Estimated  Cost,  $15,000.  (See  illustration  93  for  further  description  of this  institution.) Story.  The  second  floor  is  arranged  for  servants  and  is  divided  on  the  front  into  a  sleeping loggia  28  feet  wide  by  8  feet  deep,  which  is  a  part  of  the  main  building  under  the  roof  pro- jection, an  opening  to  the  stairway,  and  two  bedrooms  12  feet  wide  by  9  feet  deep;  and on  the  rear  a  bath  1 1  feet  wide  by  8  feet  deep  and  two  bedrooms  g  feet  by  1 2  feet  deep. The  building  has  a  service  capacity  for  twenty  patients  at  an  estimated  cost  of  $6,000. 5  6s

UC-002 · Photographs & architectural plans · 1914

Meriden lean-to ward building

Undercliff Sanatorium

Two-story open-air ward building at the New Haven County State Sanatorium in Meriden, credited to Foote & Townsend. Plan I belongs to Meriden. Plan II is explicitly a comparison for Huntington, Connecticut; it must not be labeled as Undercliff. Photograph date unknown; published in 1914.

Meriden lean-to ward building

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Thomas Spees Carrington; National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, Tuberculosis Hospital and Sanatorium Construction, third edition (1914), p. 150; University of California Libraries / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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Section  \  I j^ fy-^  r-M 1 PLAN  I 0¥1 joJ   IMHvi] jij±. M n§ n^ ixj iXj 'n ^'A J— PLAN  II No.  93.  -New  Haven  County  State  Sanatorium,  Meriden,  Conn.  I'otin;  &  Townskm),  Akciiitix  i>. Lka\-to.  Front  Elevation  and  Floor  Plan.  Capacity,  40  Patiknts.  Kstimatkd  Cost.  S5.000. Note:  Plan  II,  Dksioned  by  the  Same  Architects,  Shows  the  Arrangement  of  a  Btildinc.  at Huntington,  Conn. New  Haven  County  State  Sanatorium,  Meriden,  Conn.,  Li: ax-to  (Illustraiion 9,^).  'I'his  is  a  friimc  Ican-lo,  two  stories  hi<i;h,  covered  externally  and  roofed  with  shingles. Both  floors  are  arranged  alike  after  jjlan  I,  shown  in  the  illustration.  It  may  be  divided for  description  into  a  ci'ntral  block.  17  feet  wiiK'  hy  42  fi'ct  det'p,  and  two  wings  40  feet  wide by  16  feet  det-p.      In  the  central  section  is  a  silling  room  i()  fei'l  wide  by  :o  feet  deep  and  a

UC-003 · Photographs · 1924

A winter hike at Undercliff

Undercliff Sanatorium

Two period photographs show a group on a snowy hillside during an Undercliff outing. The published caption reads A Winter Hike at Undercliff. Individual names and exact camera dates are not supplied; the plate was published in 1924. These are public institutional illustrations, not patient case files.

A winter hike at Undercliff

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission, Report of the State Tuberculosis Commission, July 1, 1922–June 30, 1924 (1924), p. unnumbered plate facing page 24; Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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A  WINTER   HIKE  AT  UNDERCLIFF

UC-004 · Directories & historical records · 1911

The state sanatorium in the 1911 directory

Undercliff Sanatorium

The national tuberculosis directory lists the New Haven County State Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Meriden with the date January 1, 1910, capacity 122, and superintendent Dr. J. B. Dinnan. Its introductory note explains that parenthetical dates ordinarily indicate opening dates.

The state sanatorium in the 1911 directory

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Philip P. Jacobs, compiler; National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, A Tuberculosis Directory (1911), p. 19; Columbia University Libraries / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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SANATORIA  CONNECTICUT MERIDEN NEW  HAVEN  COUNTY  STATE  TUBERCULOSIS  SANATORIUM  (January  i, 1910): For  all  classes  of  cases,  both  medical  and  surgical.  Capacity: — 122.  Rates: — There are  no  charges  for  indigent  cases;  other  patients  from  $4.00  to  $10.00  per  week.  Superin- tendent:— Dr.  J.  B.  Dinnan.     Application  should  be  made  to  the  Superintendent. SHELTON FAIRFIELD  COUNTY  STATE  TUBERCULOSIS  SANATORIUM  (August  10, 1909): For  all  classes  of  cases,  both  medical  and  surgical.  Capacity: — 102.  Rates: — There are  no  charges  for  indigent  cases;  other  patients  from  $4.00  to  $10.00  per  week.  Superin- tendent:— Dr.  W.  M.  Stockwell.     Application  should  be  made  to  the  Superintendent. BRIDGEPORT LAKE  VIEW  TUBERCULOSIS  PAVILION  (May  18,  1907): For  all  classes  of  cases.  Capacity: — 30.  Rates: — There  are  no  charges.  Superin- tendent:— M.  C.  Cowles.  Application  should  be  made  to  J.  V.  Brennan,  Superintendent  of Poor.     Applicant  must  be  a  resident  of  Bridgeport. CROMWELL MIDDLESEX  TUBERCULOSIS  CAMP  (August  22,  1910): For  incipient  and  moderately  advanced  cases.  Capacity : — 14.  Rates : — $1.00  per  day. Matron: — Annie  E.  Roxborough.  Medical  Director: — Dr.  James  Murphy.  Applica- tion should  be  made  to  the  Medical  Director. FALLS  VILLAGE DR.  SHANNON'S  SANITARIUM  (November,  1906); For  incipient  and  moderately  advanced  cases.  Capacity: — 25.  Rates: — $25.00  to $35.00  per  week.  Superintendent: — Dr.  Thomas  I.  Shannon.  Application  should  be made  to  the  Superintendent. GREENWICH NATHANIEL  WITHERELL  MEMORIAL  TUBERCULOSIS  PAVILION  OF THE  GREENWICH  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  (not  yet  in  operation) : Late  in  1910,  Mrs.  Nathaniel  Witherell  donated  to  the  town  of  Greenwich  a  sum  of  money sufficient  to  erect  a  tuberculosis  pavilion  which  will  be  built  in  1911. HARTFORD FORESTERS  OF  AMERICA  TUBERCULOSIS  SANATORIUM  (not  yet  in operation) : The  Supreme  Court  of  the  Foresters  of  America  authorized  the  appointment  of  a  com- mittee at  its  annual  meeting  in  1910  to  examine  proposed  sites  for  a  National  Sanatorium for  Tuberculosis  and  Other  Diseases,  to  prociure  estimates  as  to  cost  of  building  and  main- tenance and  to  report  at  the  next  meeting,  in  August,  1911.  John  F.  Cosgrove,  36  Pearl Street,  Hartford,  Supreme  Chief  Ranger. THE  PREVENTORIUM  OF  THE  HARTFORD  SOCIETY  FOR  THE  PREVEN- TION OF  TUBERCULOSIS  (July,  1909): For  children  with  closed  tuberculosis.  Capacity: — 30.  Rates: — 5  cents  per  day  when able  to  pay  it.  Superintendent :— Dr.  Henry  F.  Stoll,  75  Pratt  Street.  Application  should be  made  to  the  Superintendent. 19

UC-005 · Directories & historical records · 1911

Undercliff Association before state opening

Undercliff Sanatorium

The 1911 national directory lists the Undercliff Association at Meriden with the date November 15, 1907. This is evidence for an anti-tuberculosis association; it does not establish that the state sanatorium opened in 1907.

Undercliff Association before state opening

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Philip P. Jacobs, compiler; National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, A Tuberculosis Directory (1911), p. 146; Columbia University Libraries / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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ASSOCIATIONS  CONNECTICUT,  DELAWARE MERroEN UNDERCLIFF  ASSOCIATION  (November  15,  1907): President: — Robert  A.  Ashworth.     Secretary: — Hugh  F.  Hagarty,  76  Liberty  Street. MIDDLETOWN MIDDLESEX  ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS  SOCIETY  (June  25,  1909): President: — Dr.  James  Murphy,  423  Main  Street.     Secretary: — Miss  Ethel  Bates,  22 Lawn  Avenue. NEW  BRITAIN TUBERCULOSIS  RELIEF  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  BRITAIN  (May,  1908): President: — Abraham  L.  Buol.     Secretary: — P.  F.  King,  426  Myrtle  Street. NEW  HAVEN NEW  HAVEN  COUNTY  ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS  ASSOCIATION  (October  17, 1902): President: — Dr.  Francis  Bacon.    Recording  Secretary: — Prof.  Irving  Fisher,  450 Prospect  Street. NORWALK NORWALK  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  FAIRFIELD  COUNTY  ANTI-TUBERCU- LOSIS ASSOCIATION  (February,  1909): President: — Mrs.  John  S.  Seymour.     Secretary: — Mrs.  William  J.  Tracey. SOUTH  MANCHESTER TUBERCULOSIS  FREE  BED  FUND  ASSOCIATION  OF  CHENEY  BROTHERS (March  6,  1908): President: — William   R.   Foley,  Jr.     Secretary: — Miss   Margaret   Hyde,  145  Main Street.     Note : — A  relief  association  for  the  4000  employees  of  Cheney  Brothers. STAMFORD TUBERCULOSIS  COMMITTEE  OF  THE  ASSOCIATED  CHARITIES  OF STAMFORD  (February  9,  1910): Executive  Office: — 167  Greyrock  Place.  Chairman: — Dr.  J.  J.  Cloonan.  General Secretary: — Miss  Agnes  M.  Robertson. WATERBURY WATERBURY  ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS  LEAGUE  (January,  1908): Executive  Office: — City  Hall  Annex,  Room  6.     President: — Arthur  R,  Kimball. Secretary: — Dr.  Thomas  J.  Kilmartin.    Publicity  Secretary: — Howard  L.  Udell. DELAWARE STATE  ASSOCIATION DELAWARE  ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS  SOCIETY  (June  17,  1906): Executive  Office: — i  West  5th  Street,  Wilmington.     President: — Miss  Emily  P. Bissell,   1404  Franklin  Street,  Wilmington.     Secretary:— Miss  Edith  S.  Danforth,   1401 Delaware  Avenue,  Wilmington. 146

UC-006 · Historical documents · 1920

The decision to serve children

Undercliff Sanatorium

The commission explains its decision to make the Meriden sanatorium a children-only institution. The page also contains superseded early-twentieth-century theories of tuberculosis; reproduce as a historical document, not medical advice.

The decision to serve children

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission, Report of the State Tuberculosis Commission, October 1, 1918–June 30, 1920 (1920), p. 11; Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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THE     STATE     TUBERCULOSIS    COMMISSION.  11 A  REVOLUTIONARY  DOCTRINE. Until  the  last  few  years,  it  was  generally  accepted that  human  tuberculosis  was  simply  a  contagious  disease and  that,  when  an  adult  developed  symptoms  of  tubercu- losis, he  did  so  because  he  had  recently  been  infected by  inhaling  the  germs  of  tuberculosis  fresh  from  the breath  or  sputum  of  somebody  else  who  had  tuberculosis. During  the  last  few  years,  this  theory  has  received  some severe  blows,  and  now  it  is  a  question,  and  a  very  impor- tant question — how^  much  longer  it  can  stand.  The  first blow  w^as  struck  by  Calmette  of  France  and  his  followers, who  claimed  that  they  had  proved  that  pulmonary  tuber- culosis could  not  be  caused  by  the  inhaling  of  the  germs  of the  disease,  but  that  pulmonary  tuberculosis  could  be caused  and  always  was  caused  by  the  taking  of  the germs  of  the  disease  into  the  stomach  and  bowels, whence  they  were  carried  by  the  blood  to  the  lungs.  The second  blow,  or  rather  the  second  series  of  blows,  was struck  by  a  host  of  authorities  in  various  countries,  nota- bly by  Von  Behring  in  Germany,  Fishberrg  in  America, and  H.  Battey  Shaw  of  England.  According  to  these  au- thorities and  their  followers,  practically  all  civilized  hu- man beings  are  infected  with  tuberculosis  during  child- hood, and  practically  all  tuberculosis  in  adult  human  be- ings is  the  result,  not  of  recent  infection,  but  is  the  belat- ed developments  of  the  infection  of  childhood.  This  rev- olutionary theory  is  far  from  being  generally  accepted, but  its  mere  discussion  has  had  the  effect  of  forcing  us  all to  realize  the  importance  of  making  more  serious  efforts to  control  the  tuberculosis  of  children. MERIDEN  SANATORIUM  FOR  CHILDREN  ONLY. In  order  to  keep  Connecticut  in  the  lead  in  this  new movement  for  the  saving  of  children,  we  have  decided  to transform  the  State  Sanatorium  at  Meriden  into  a  sana- torium for  children  only.  In  the  beginning  of  the  sana- torium era,  Connecticut,  like  all  other  communities  re- ceived tuberculous  adults  and  children  without  discrim- ination in  all  her  sanatoria.  As  the  number  of  children increased,  and  it  became  necessary  to  consider  the  estab- lishment of  schools  in  the  sanatoria,  it  was  decided  to send  the  girls  of  school  age  to  Meriden,  and  the  boys  of school  age  and  all  the  infants  to  Hartford.  According  to our  new  plans,  the  plans  adopted  this  year,  all  the  chil- dren suffering  with  pulmonary  tuberculosis  will  be  sent  to

UC-007 · Historical documents · 1920

Planning a different institution

Undercliff Sanatorium

Continuation of the policy discussion: children with pulmonary tuberculosis were to go to Meriden, while bone and glandular cases were to go to Seaside at Niantic. The commission says the change required revised building plans.

Planning a different institution

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission, Report of the State Tuberculosis Commission, October 1, 1918–June 30, 1920 (1920), p. 12; Gerstein Science Information Centre, University of Toronto / Internet Archive. Public domain in the United States.
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12  STATE    OF    CONNECTICUT. Meriden,  and  all  children  suffering  with  bone  and  gland- ular tuberculosis  will  be  sent  to  The  Seaside  at  Niantic. The  new  arrangement  has  met  with  the  enthusiastic approval  of  all  the  organizations  and  officials  of  the  state with  whom  we  have  had  an  opportunity  to  discuss  the matter.  The  only  dissatisfied  ones,  that  we  know,  are the  physcians  and  nurses  at  the  Hartford  sanatorium. They  were  sorry  to  see  the  children  go, — even  to  Meri- den. The  new  arrangement  has  made  it  necessary  to plan  at  Meriden  a  building  somewhat  different  from  the one  we  had  in  mind  when  we  asked  the  last  General  As- sembly for  our  appropriation.  We  have  taken  this  matter up  with  the  Board  of  Control  and  received  its  assent  to  our change  of  plan. GENERAL  HOSPITALS  SHOULD  HELP. In  our  report  for  the  years  1913  and  1914  we  first  called the  attention  of  the  General  Assembly  to  the  absurd and  dangerous  state  of  panic  into  which  the  appearance of  a  tuberculosis  patient  threw  most  of  the  directors  and phj^sicians  of  general  hospitals.  In  that  report,  and  in subsequent  reports,  we  advocated  as  strongly  as  we  knew how,  that,  for  the  sake  of  the  patient,  for  the  sake  of  the patient's  friends,  for  the  sake  of  the  community,  and  for the  sake  of  the  coming  generation  of  doctors,  the  general hospitals  of  the  state  M'ho  received  a  bonus  from  the State  Treasury,  should  be  compelled  to  provide  a  small ward  or  building  in  which  the  emergency  and  dying  cases of  pulmnary  tuberculosis  could  be  cared  for. Our  views  on  this  matter  were  received  with  approval by  most  of  the  best  tuberculosis  authorities  of  the  country, and  by  certain  of  the  teachers  of  the  great  medical  schools of  the  country,  who  were  becoming  alarmed  at  the  fact that  so  many  thousands  of  young  doctors  who,  in  late years  had  been  empowered  to  practise  medicine, were deplorably  ignorant  of  that  most  important  of  human  dis- ease, tuberculosis  of  the  lungs. But  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  two  yiears  after  the  appear- ance of  our  first  oflHcial  protest  agains  the  phthisiphobiac attitude  of  the  general  hospitals,  the  National  Tubercu- losis Association  passed  a  resolution  calling  on  all  the  gen- eral hospitals  of  the  country  to  provide  suitable  accommo- dations for  emergency  and  late  cases  of  tuberculosis; here- tofore, very  little  progress  has  been  made  toward  a  con- summation of  this  greatly  needed  reform.    The  managers

UC-008 · Historical documents · 1920

White buildings on the mountain

Undercliff Sanatorium

The report describes Meriden’s wooded hillside location and white buildings, records Dr. Cole B. Gibson’s succession to Dr. Dinnan, and discusses the need for recreation space.

White buildings on the mountain

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THE     STATE     TUBERCULOSIS    COMMISSION.  19 bv  moderately  sick  women  and  girls.  For  administrative reasons  and  medical  reasons,  it  is  greatly  to  be  desired that  the  "almost  well"  cases  and  "hardly  sick"  cases should  live  in  a  building  separate  from  "the  bed  cases." THE  MERIDEN  SANATORIUM. It  is  difficult  to  speak  of  Meriden  Sanatorium  without speaking  of  the  big  genial  Dr.  Dinnan,  who  was  its  Super- intendent from  its  opening,  and  who,  as  we  have  related above,  died  last  October.  His  successor  is  Dr.  Cole  B.  Gib- son for  two  years  Dr.  Dinnan's  assistant,  a  young  physi- cian whose  executive  capacity  was  not  only  clear  to  us but  was  utilized  and  highly  approved  by  the  arm.y  author- ities during  the  war.  Our  expectations  as  to  the  future of  the  Meriden  Sanatorium,  in  its  new  role  of  a  sanator- ium for  children  only,  are  very  high.  It  would  be  hard  to find  in  the  stale  a  location  for  such  an  institution  more sightly  or  more  convenient  than  the  wooded  face  of  the Meriden  mountain  where  the  white  buildings  of  the Meriden  State  Tuberculosis  Sanatorium  for  Children  now nestle  among  the  trees. At  all  the  sanatoria  the  superintendents  again  make  re- 3[uests  for  an  appropriation  for  "recreation  halls."  And undoubtedly  proper  recreation  hall  buildings  would  add to  the  attractiveness  of  all  the  sanatoria.  We  have  hesi- tated about  endorsing  these  requests  because  of  the  ex- pense involved  and  because  these  buildings  have  not  been an  essential.  At  the  Shelton  Sanatorium  we  have  provid- ed a  recreation  hall  by  making  over  for  that  purpose,  the whole  first  floor  of  what  was  formerly  used  as  a  nurses' home ;  the  upper  floor  is  now  being  used  for  the  housing of  male  help.  In  the  other  institutions  there  are  no  places of  assem.bly  except  the  large  dining  rooms  and  the  little central  rooms  in  the  various  shacks.  The  arguments  in favor  of  establishing  these  recreation  halls  at  the  Hart- ford,Norwich  and  Meriden  sanatoria  are  a  little  stronger this  year  than  heretofore  because  of  the  increased  oppor- tunities nowadays  for  entertainment.  Thanks  to  the  gen- erosity of  the  National  officers  of  the  Knights  of  Colum- bus and  other  friends  of  the  sanatoria,  three  of  the  insti- tutions are  now  equipped  with  fine  moving  picture  ma- chines, and  in  the  fourth, Hartford,  the  proprietors  of  the local  theatres  bring  their  own  machines  and  films  to  de- light the  patients.  Of  course,  it  would  be  safer,  more  san- itary, and  less  disturbing  to  the  machinery  of  the  sana-

UC-009 · Historical documents · 1920

A school and recreation hall

Undercliff Sanatorium

The Meriden section requests a separate assembly space that could also serve as a school, a playground, and equipment for an authorized children’s building. The lower half moves on to Norwich and Shelton; those sections are not Undercliff.

A school and recreation hall

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20  STATE    OF    CONNECTICUT. toria  to  have  these  and  similar  entertainments  given  in  a proper  assembly  hall  than  in  the  general  dining  room. The  Meriden  Sanatorium  has  a  special  claim  to  make  in the  matter  of  the  need  of  a  recreation  building.  As  Mer- iden, in  the  future,  will  have  only  children  patients, it  will be  necessary  to  have  some  proper  place  apart  from  the dormitory  buildings  where  such  children  as  are  able  may go  to  school.  A  new  assembly  hall  of  some  kind  would fill  all  the  school  needs  of  the  institution.  If  the  General Assembly  sees  fit  to  authorize  us  to  carry  out  this  program of  recreation  halls,  we  will  need  $12,500  for  Meriden  and $10,000  each  for  Hartford  and  Norwich.  Other  of  the Meriden  Sanatorium  needs  are  $1,500  for  outfitting  a playground,  and  $10,000  for  the  equipment  of  the  new children's  building  already  authorized. THE  NORWICH  SANATORIUM. The  Sanatorium  at  Norwich,  the  newest  in  construc- tion and  by  some  of  the  out-of-the-state  experts  consider- ed to  be  the  most  modern  and  most  attractive  tuberculosis sanatorium  in  this  part  of  the  world,  still  retains  its  hold on  popular  favor.  As  Dr.  Hugh  B.  Campbell  is  its  super- intendent and  has  been  its  superintendent  from  the  begin- ing,  it  is  needless  to  say  that  to  him  much  of  the  success  of the  institution  is  due.  In  spite  of  the  fact,  already  men- tioned, that  his  services  as  a  tuberculosis  specialist  are  in great  demand  by  the  hospitals  and  clinics  and  private physicians  of  the  eastern  part  of  the  state,  he  continues  to have  intimate  control  of  every  patient  in  the  sanatorium. The  special  construction  demands  of  the  Norwich  San- atorium for  the  next  two  years  are  not  many ;  $2,500  for enlarging  the  old  farm  house  in  order  to  better  accommo- date the  help  and  make  it  possible  to  employ  as  an  assist- ant, a  married  physcian  ;  $4,000  for  an  enlargement  of  the kitchen  with  a  bake  room.  The  question  of  recreation hall  and  heliotheraphy  platform  we  have  already  dis- cussed. THE  SHELTON  SANATORIUM. The  Shelton  Sanatorium,  on  one  of  the  hills  overlooking the  Housatonic  valley,  has,  perhaps,  the  most  command- ing location  of  any  of  the  sanatoria  and  because  of  its proximity  to  several  large  and  growing  cities,  it  is  prob- ably destined  to  become  the  largest  institution  of  its kind  in  the  state.       Dr.  Edward  J.  Lynch  continues  to  be

UC-010 · Historical documents · 1924

Four teachers at Undercliff

Undercliff Sanatorium

The 1924 report records four teachers at Undercliff and one at Seaside. This illustrates how education became part of sanatorium operations.

Four teachers at Undercliff

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14  NARRATIVE will  present  to  your  honorable  body  in  requests  for  special appropriations  for  Shelton,  Meriden,  and  Norwich. OUR  SANATORIA  SCHOOLS At  both  of  our  sanatoria  for  children  we  conduct schools.  We  employ  five  competent  graduated  and  cer- tificated teachers,  four  at  Undercliff  and  one  at  The  Sea- side. Not  every  good  teacher  of  the  ordinary  school  is capable  of  doing  good  work  with  children  sick  or  crippled with  tuberculosis.  It  is,  therefore,  a  matter  of  great satisfaction  to  us  that  we  are  able  to  report  that  the  re- sults obtained  by  our  staff  of  teachers  have  received  the approval  of  inspectors  of  the  State  Department  of Education,  and  of  other  competent  pedagogic  critics. Several  of  our  pupils  have  successfully  taken  the  High School  examinations  of  various  cities.  Very  interesting reports  have  come  to  us  from  teachers  of  public  schools, of  the  good  impressions  our  cured  and  bronzed  and  happy children  have  made  on  the  minds  and  morale  of  the  rest of  the  pupils. WHY  SANATORIA? ''Many  tuberculosis  patients  die  in  sanatoria.  They could  do  no  worse  at  home.  Many  tuberculosis  patients recover,  at  home.  They  could  do  no  better  in  sanatoria. Why  then  sanatoria?" In  some  such  words,  skeptical  citizens  occasionally  ex- press their  views  of  the  great  work  that  Connecticut,  for the  past  dozen  years,  has  been  conducting  at  her  state tuberculosis  sanatoria. Why  Sanatoria?  Because  without  sanatoria,  a  thous- and sick  citizens  of  Connecticut  who  are  now,  bravely and  hopefully  fighting  for  their  lives  under  conditions most  favorable  for  success,  would  be  forced  to  make  their fight  under  conditions  that  the  experience  of  civilization has  shown  to  be  least  favorable  for  success.  Yes,  tubercu- lous patients  die  at  sanatoria  and  yes,  tuberculous  pa- tients will  continue  to  die  at  sanatoria  until  somebody discovers  a  specific  that  will  cure  tuberculosis,  as  quinine cures  malaria,  or  as  morphine  cures  pain.  But  yes,  also, tuberculous  patients  are  cured  at  sanatoria  and  they  are cured  in  numbers  proportionately  larger  than  in  the  prac- tice of  any  private  physician.  Of  the  patients  who  come to  Connecticut's  tuberculosis  sanatoria,  the  very  sick, whether  rich  or  poor,  are  benefited  by  the  opportunity

UC-011 · Historical documents · 1928

The old infirmary’s earlier lives

Undercliff Sanatorium

The 1928 report traces the infirmary from stagecoach road house to Meriden almshouse and state tuberculosis facility. It describes earlier adult use, dates the children-only conversion to 1918, and lists a 220-bed institution in the reporting period.

The old infirmary’s earlier lives

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8  Narrative Undercliff Undercliff,  the  sanatorium  at  Meriden  intended  for children  afflicted  with  pulmonary  tuberculosis  is  the  second in  size  of  the  State's  sanatoria.  It  contains  220  beds.  The importance  of  discovering  and  treating  the  tuberculosis  of children  becomes  more  and  more  important  every  year. Also  every  year,  the  difficulty  of  making  early  diagnosis of  pulmonary  tuberculosis  in  children  becomes  more  and more  apparent  to  the  most  skillful  of  experts.  The  micro- scope may  give  only  negative  evidence;  the  X-ray  pictures may  show  nothing,  or  they  may  show  shadows  that  conflict with  the  evidence  afforded  by  the  listening  ear  of  the  exam- iner; the  general  physical  condition  of  the  little  suspect may  belie  some  or  all  of  the  indictment  afforded  by  the X-rays,  or  by  the  child's  history  or  environment.  Never- theless, it  is  essential  that  if  the  child  has  tuberculosis,  it should  be  treated,  and  if  it  does  not  have  tuberculosis,  it should  not  be  kept  in  a  tuberculosis  sanatorium.  We  are fortunate  in  having  on  the  staff  of  the  sanatorium  at Meriden,  physicians  who  thoroughly  appreciate  the  diag- nostic and  other  problems  that  every  patient  in  the institution  brings  to  them,  and  who  are  keen  and  diligent in  the  study  of  these  problems. In  the  days  of  the  stage-coach,  the  present  infirmary building  at  Undercliff  was  a  well  known  road  house.  When the  railroads  ended  the  stage-coach  era,  the  old  building became  the  almshouse  of  Meriden.  After  Meriden  grew ashamed  and  built  its  present  brick  building  to  house  the town  paupers,  the  State  took  over  the  shambling  old hostelry  in  order  to  begin  with  it,  the  projected  campaign against  tuberculosis.  For  several  years,  under  the  super- intendency  of  the  late  Dr.  James  B.  Dinnan  it  served  the purpose  for  which  it  was  bought.  Its  verandas  and  its little  indoor  cubicles,  at  one  time  housed  nearly  100  tuber- culous adults.  Since  1918,  when  Undercliff  was  transformed into  an  institution  for  children  only,  this  old  infirmary building  has  been  constantly  in  use.  On  its  three  creaking floors  have  been  the  beds  of  fifty  of  the  sicker  children, the  administration  offices,  the  quarters  of  the  family  of  one of  the  assistant  physicians,  and  the  rooms  of  a  dozen  or more  of  the  male  servants.  To  make  possible  this  long- continued  use  of  the  old  fire-trap,  we  have  been  obhged  to brace  its  foundation,  to  bolster  its  walls,  to  relay  its  floors, and  of  course,  to  frequently  repaint,  replaster,  and  reroof it.  Its  age  and  its  skeletal  crumbling  have  been  pretty  well camouflaged,  but  now  we  have  decided  that  it  ought  to  be

UC-012 · Historical documents · 1928

A request to replace the infirmary

Undercliff Sanatorium

The Undercliff passage at the top asks legislators to replace the aging infirmary with a fireproof brick or stone building. This documents a request, not the completion date of the later hospital. The remaining page concerns Cedarcrest in Newington.

A request to replace the infirmary

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Narrative  '.) retired  from  further  hospital  duty  and  that  we  must  ask  the General  Assembly  to  let  us  replace  it  with  a  modern  fire- proof building  of  brick  or  stone.  The  justice  and  timeliness of  our  decision  will  be  apparent  to  the  members  of  the General  Assembly  when  they  visit  Undercliff  this  winter, and  see  for  themselves  the  terrible  fire  hazard  to  which  the children  in  the  present  infirmary  building  are  now  exposed. Cedarcrest Cedarcrest,  the  third  in  point  of  size  of  the  State  Tuber- culosis Sanatoria,  is  situated  in  the  town  of  Newington, but  only  a  mile  from  the  Hartford  city  line.  It  has  accom- modations for  192  patients  and  usually  a  waiting  list  for the  men's  infirmary.  The  General  Assembly  at  its  last session  appropriated  thirty-nine  thousand  dollars  for  the installing  of  a  central  heating  plant  at  Cedarcrest.  The carrying  out  of  this  great  improvement  as  projected,  gave us  an  opportunity  to  devise  an  attractive  rearrangement  of the  roads,  and  to  eliminate  many  of  the  unsightly  poles and  wires  that  hitherto  had  crossed  and  recrossed  the grounds.  By  agreement  with  the  electric  light  and  tele- graph companies  we  have,  wherever  possible,  buried  these wires  in  the  brick  conduits  for  carrying  the  steam  from the  central  heating  plant  to  the  various  buildings  of  the institution.  In  spite  of  the  fact  that  all  the  buildings  at Cedarcrest  are  of  rather  cheap  wooden  construction,  and of  a  type  that  we  have  not  used  in  recent  years,  the splendid  site  of  the  institution  lends  itself  readily  to  every beautifying  effort,  and  we  hope  soon  to  see  Cedarcrest vying  in  attractiveness  with  the  best  of  the  State's  sana- toria. As  a  means  to  this  end,  and  also  to  improve  the accommodations  for  the  very  sick  patients  as  this  institu- tion, and  to  abolish  the  waiting  list,  and  to  better  the morale  of  the  place,  we  propose  to  present  a  request  for an  appropriation  for  a  new  fireproof  structure  at  Cedarcrest, that  will  be  a  combination  infirmary  and  administration building. During  the  past  two  years,  we  have  moved  the  old summer  cottage  from  the  recently  purchased  Balf  farm  to the  original  sanatorium  grounds,  and  made  it  over  into  a commodious  and  comfortable  residence  for  one  of  the  resi- dent physicians. The  central  laundry  located  on  the  grounds  at  Cedar- crest, continues  to  function  satisfactorily.  It  has  been found  necessary,  however,  to  replace  some  of  the  wornout machinery.    Hitherto  we  have  kept  the  horses  of  the  insti-

UC-013 · Sources & research leads · 1919–1920

Undercliff chronology: 1919–1920

Undercliff Sanatorium

After Dr. James B. Dinnan’s death on October 3, 1919, Dr. Cole B. Gibson succeeded him.

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UC-014 · Sources & research leads · 1924

Undercliff chronology: 1924

Undercliff Sanatorium

The published report uses Undercliff as the Meriden name, records a new fireproof reception building, and lists four teachers. The name’s first adoption date remains unverified.

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UC-015 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Connecticut General Assembly, Government Administration and Elections public hearing, March 12, 2004

Undercliff Sanatorium

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UC-016 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Undercliff Hospital Name Change Sought, Hartford Courant, November 2, 1966, p.2

Undercliff Sanatorium

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Bettmann/International Newsreel photographs, February 1928, reproduced by Connecticut Magazine

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UC-018 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Undercliff Sanatorium, Abandoned America

Undercliff Sanatorium

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UC-019 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

KNOWOL Meriden picture compilation, veranda image labeled 1922

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UC-020 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Wikipedia Undercliff State Hospital

Undercliff Sanatorium

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UC-021 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, 1918

Undercliff Sanatorium

period local history states a private Undercliffe predecessor; exact page not resolved for this collection

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EC-001 · Photographs · 2017-10-15

Hart–Jarvis House, October 2017

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Hart–Jarvis House, Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt’s childhood home, photographed on the former Elmcrest campus in October 2017. The building dates to 1829–30.

Hart–Jarvis House, October 2017

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EC-002 · Historical illustrations · 1865

Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt and Caldwell, 1865

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Charles Loring Elliott’s 1865 portrait of Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt with her son Caldwell. Elizabeth grew up in Portland’s Hart–Jarvis House; this painting belongs to her later family story.

Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt and Caldwell, 1865

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Credit: Charles Loring Elliott (1812–1868)

EC-003 · Historical illustrations · 1914 reproduction

Samuel Colt, engraving after Brady

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Samuel Colt, Elizabeth’s husband, in an engraving by Henry Wright Smith after a Mathew Brady photograph dated 1857. This reproduction appeared in George L. Clark’s 1914 history of Connecticut.

Samuel Colt, engraving after Brady

Public domain in United States; published before 1931. Original print source: A history of Connecticut: its people and institutions, George L. Clark, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1914; https://archive.org/details/historyofconnect03clar. Do not call supplied image a direct photographic print. Proportional resize and JPEG optimization only. Created: 1857 source portrait date; engraving date not separately established. Published: 1914 reproduction

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Credit: Henry Wright Smith, engraver, after Mathew Brady

EC-004 · Photographs · c. 1907, Library of Congress created/published date

Armsmear in Hartford, c. 1907

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Armsmear, the Colt family residence in Hartford, in a Detroit Publishing Company view cataloged c. 1907. This is the separate Hartford property associated with Elizabeth’s married life.

Armsmear in Hartford, c. 1907

Public domain; copyright publication c. 1907. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-114500, digital ID cph.3c14500, LCCN 95509128. Include only in a clearly labeled linked Colt biography or property comparison, never in a Portland grounds gallery. Proportional resize and JPEG optimization only. Created: Exact exposure date unknown. Published: c. 1907, Library of Congress created/published date

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Credit: Detroit Publishing Company; photographer unidentified

EC-005 · Photographs · 1903 per Commons source description

John Hall Sage, published 1903

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

John Hall Sage, the banker and ornithologist for whom the campus’s Queen Anne house was built in 1884. The portrait is reproduced from Bird-Lore.

John Hall Sage, published 1903

Public domain in United States; published before 1931. Source plate visually verified: https://archive.org/details/audubonnati04nati/page/n325/mode/1up (Bird-Lore advisory councillors, fourth series). Bound item metadata says volumes 4–6 and start date 1899; 1903 is the Commons supplied publication year, not a verified exposure date. University of Connecticut holds Sage papers: https://archivessearch.lib.uconn.edu/repositories/2/resources/841. Proportional resize and JPEG optimization only. Created: Unknown; no later than publication. Published: 1903 per Commons source description

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Credit: Unknown photographer

EC-006 · Maps & plans · 1874 original; reproduced in June 2011 nomination

Portland property map, 1874

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

An 1874 map records the Brainerd properties on the south side of Marlborough Street, decades before the hospital. The National Register nomination reproduces this map as Exhibit B.

Portland property map, 1874

Public domain underlying 1874 map; faithful scan. National Register nomination, PDF page 15, Exhibit B; courtesy Portland Historical Society. Map supplies geographic context, not a photograph. Retains original exhibit label. Full map source attribution has not been checked against the original atlas title page. Proportional resize and JPEG optimization only. Created: 1874. Published: 1874 original; reproduced in June 2011 nomination

Original source · Collection record · Image license

Credit: J. H. Beers, as credited by the nomination

EC-007 · Historical documents · 2012-03-20

National Register acceptance, March 20, 2012

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

The National Park Service accepted the Marlborough Street Historic District nomination on March 20, 2012. Its listed resources include the former campus’s Hart–Jarvis, Brainerd, and Sage houses.

National Register acceptance, March 20, 2012

Public domain U.S. federal government record. PDF page 16 is the federal Evaluation/Return Sheet. This rights conclusion applies to this federal page; privately supplied nomination narrative and photographs are not automatically public domain. Proportional resize and JPEG optimization only. Created: 2012-03-20. Published: 2012

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Credit: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

EC-008 · Photographs · 2018-09-17

Erastus Brainerd Jr. House, September 2018

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

The east wing and grounds of Erastus Brainerd Jr.’s c. 1852 villa, photographed on the former Elmcrest campus in September 2018.

Erastus Brainerd Jr. House, September 2018

CC BY-SA 4.0. Commons labels the district generally; building identity was checked against National Register photograph 6 (PDF page22), captioned Erastus Brainard Jr. House east wing. Matching wing, window alignment, eave brackets, cupola and split-rail fence. Modern2018 photograph, not a nineteenth-century view. Credit Magicpiano; derivative image remains CC BY-SA4.0. Proportional resize and JPEG optimization only. Created: 2018-09-17. Published: 2018-09-18 Commons upload

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Credit: Magicpiano

EC-009 · Sources & research leads · June 2011; accepted March 20, 2012

Marlborough Street Historic District National Register nomination

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Link and cite. Modern photographs credited to Portland Historical Society, October 2009 and May 2011; no reusable license verified. Do not bulk publish this PDF or its modern photographs from the source folder.

Link and cite. Modern photographs credited to Portland Historical Society, October 2009 and May 2011; no reusable license verified. Do not bulk publish this PDF or its modern photographs from the source folder.

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Credit: Janice P. Cunningham, National Register Consultant

EC-010 · Sources & research leads · 2009-05-23

Portland Historical Society Special 2009 Newsletter

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Link and cite. No reusable license established for modern newsletter layout or photographs.

Link and cite. No reusable license established for modern newsletter layout or photographs.

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Credit: Phyllis, Bill and Claire Frisbie; historical houses appeal signed Claire Frisbie and Chris Sullivan

EC-011 · Sources & research leads · Fall 2010

Portland Historical Society Fall 2010 Newsletter, page 3

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Link and cite. Directly identifies Hart-Jarvis House as Colt childhood home and later Manor House at Elmcrest.

Link and cite. Directly identifies Hart-Jarvis House as Colt childhood home and later Manor House at Elmcrest.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Chris Sullivan, report of William Hosley program

EC-012 · Sources & research leads · 1980 source; web transcription undated

Historic Building List from The History and Architecture of Portland (1980)

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Independent local cross-check: Hart/Jarvis 1830, Brainerd Jr. 1852.

Independent local cross-check: Hart/Jarvis 1830, Brainerd Jr. 1852.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Holding institution

EC-013 · Sources & research leads · Date not established

John Hall Sage Papers finding aid

Elmcrest Hospital & the Colt Connection

Repository lead; web retrieval blocked in this session. Do not quote unread finding aid.

Repository lead; web retrieval blocked in this session. Do not quote unread finding aid.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: University of Connecticut Archives and Special Collections

CV-001 · Historical illustrations · 1888

Main Hospital, published 1888

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The main hospital and landscaped grounds, shown in the hospital’s 1888 report. This is a period engraving, not a camera photograph.

Main Hospital, published 1888

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Thos. Chubbuck, engraver, Springfield, Massachusetts (signed in plate); Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
AT MlODLETOWN. 

CV-002 · Historical illustrations · 1888

Middle Hospital, published 1888

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The report’s Middle Hospital plate presents a clock tower, fountain and carriage on the hospital grounds.

Middle Hospital, published 1888

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Thos. Chubbuck, engraver, Springfield, Massachusetts (signed in plate); Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
MMD3DM M(D) SMMUk 

CV-003 · Historical illustrations · 1888

South Hospital, published 1888

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The South Hospital appears in the 1888 report with extensive wings, porches and landscaped approaches.

South Hospital, published 1888

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Thos. Chubbuck, engraver, Springfield, Massachusetts (signed in plate); Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive

CV-004 · Historical documents · 1888

The hospital’s twenty-second report

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Printed in Middletown in 1888, this report covers the biennium ending June 30, 1888 and was presented to the General Assembly in January 1889.

The hospital’s twenty-second report

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; Pelton & King, printers; Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
JZ 
Twenty-second Report 
OF THE 
Board of Trustees 
OF THE 
e. „ . ^ a , /fer 
otmechcut mospital Jon % I nsctne 
OF THE 
STATE CF CONNECTICUT 
WITH THE 
Superintendent's and Treasurer’s Reports for fie Biennia! Period 
Ending June 30th, 1888. 
Presented to the General Assembly at Its Session in January, 1889, 
By Order of the General Assembly. 
**» 
Middletown, Conn.: 
Pelton & King, Printers and Bookbinders, 32 and 34 East Court Street. 

CV-005 · Historical documents · 1866-06-29

The founding act, 1866

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Section 1 created the state institution under the name “The General Hospital for the Insane of the State of Connecticut.” This page comes from an 1895 reprint.

The founding act, 1866

Public domain in the United States by publication in 1895; digitization states no known US copyright restrictions on the text. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

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Credit: Connecticut General Assembly; reprinted by H. Sidney Hayden; Cornell University Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
ACT  TO  CREATE  A  HOSPITAL  FOE  THE  INSANE  IN  THE 
STATE  OF  COxNNECTlCUT. 
Whereas,  The  report  of  the  Commission  appointed  by  this 
Assembly  in  the  year  1865  shows  that  there  are  seven  hun- 
dred and  six  insane  persons  in  the  State  of  Connecticut,  of 
whom  two  hundred  and  two  are  in  the  Retreat  at  Hartford ; 
two  hundred  and  four  are  in  the  almshouses,  and  three  hun- 
dred outside  of  both ;  and  whereas,  it  is  impossible  to  secure 
suitable  care  and  medical  attention  for  this  large  and  deeply 
afflicted  class,  either  in  the  Retreat  or  in  the  almshouses,  or 
in  private  houses ;  and  whereas,  considerations  of  humanity 
and  of  true  economy,  as  well  as  public  welfare  and  of  our 
holy  religion,  all  alike  demand  that  these  persons  should  lib- 
erally be  provided  for  by  the  State ;  therefore, 
Be  it  enacted  by  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives 
in  General  Assembly  convened : 
Section  1.  There  shall  be  established  and  maintained,  at 
some  place  in  this  State  to  be  selected  by  a  Board  of  Trustees 
as  hereinafter  provided,  an  institution  to  be  named  "  The 
General  Hospital  for  the  Insane  of  the  State  of  Connecticut." 
Sec.  2.  The  government  thereof  shall  be  vested  in  a 
board  of  twelve  trustees,  consisting  of  the  Governor,  and  one 
from  each  county,  to  be  appointed  by  the  Senate,  and  of  three 
to  be  appointed  by  the  other  trustees,  which  three  shall  be 
selected  from  the  town  or  vicinity  in  which  the  institution 
shall  be  located,  two  of  whom  shall  be  so  appointed  and  com- 
missioned annually ;  and  the  places  of  the  two  senior  members, 
as  they  stand  in  the  order  of  their  appointment,  shall  be 
annually  vacated ;  and  no  trustee  shall  receive  any  compen- 
sation for  his  services,  but  he  shall  be  allowed  the  amount  of 

CV-006 · Historical documents · 1866-06-29

Approval dated June 29, 1866

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The act’s final clauses record an initial appropriation and approval on June 29, 1866. The scan is of the 1895 reprint.

Approval dated June 29, 1866

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Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut General Assembly; reprinted by H. Sidney Hayden; Cornell University Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
11 
expenditure  of  which  shall  be  accounted  for  to  the  Comptrol- 
ler, with  the  vouchers,  before  any  other  sum  is  advanced. 
Sec.  6.  The  trustees  shall  hold  their  first  meeting  on  the 
call  of  any  three  of  their  number,  due  notice  being  given  to 
all. 
Sec.  7.  Thirty-five  thousand  dollars  are  hereby  appropri- 
ated to  carry  into  execution  the  provisions  of  this  act. 
Sec.  8.     This  act  is  to  talie  effect  immediately. 
Approved,  June  29,  1866. 

CV-007 · Historical documents · 1869; describes 1868-04-30

The superintendent records the opening

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The report for the year ending March 31, 1869 records the opening to male patients on April 30, 1868. Reprinted in 1895.

The superintendent records the opening

Public domain in the United States by publication in 1895; digitization states no known US copyright restrictions on the text. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; reprinted by H. Sidney Hayden; Cornell University Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
EEPORT  OF  SUPERIITTENDENT. 
Gentlemen  : 
In  presenting  my  report  as  superintendent  of  the  State 
institution  under  your  care  for  the  year  now  past,  and  ending 
March  31, 1869,  it  may  be  well  to  consider,  first,  the  medical 
and  statistical  history  of  the  hospital ;  and  secondly,  the 
building  operations  of  the  past  twelve  months. 
Agreeably  to  the  promise  in  your  last  annual  report,  and 
to  the  announcements  published  in  all  Connecticut  daily  and 
weekly  papers  during  the  month  of  April,  the  hospital  was 
regularly  opened  for  the  admission  of  male  patients  on  Thurs- 
day, April  30, 1868,  just  thirteen  months  after  the  first  work 
was  begun  in  excavation  of  the  site. 
It  must  be  a  source  of  gratification  to  those  philanthropic 
gentlemen,  who,  by  votes  in  the  General  Assembly,  and  by 
other  valuable  services,  have  been  instrumental  in  establish- 
ing, on  a  liberal  scale,  a  State  hospital  for  insane  of  all 
classes,  to  know  that  their  action  has  been  promptly  appre- 
ciated by  the  people  of  Connecticut,  as  shown  by  the  follow- 
ing record. 
There  have  been  admitted  during  the  eleven  months  to  this 
date,  two  hundred  and  sixty-eight  (268)  patients  ;  one  hun- 
dred and  sixty-five  (165)  males,  and  one  hundred  and  three 
(103)  females. 
In  the  act  of  incorporation,  provision  is  made  for  three 
classes  of  patients:  pauper,  indigent,  and  private;  one 
hundred  and  sixty-eight  (168)  pauper  patients,  seventy-six 
(76)  indigent  patients,  and  twenty-four  (24)  private  patients 
have  been  under  treatment.  Of  this  whole  number,  twenty- 
five  (25)  were  discharged  recovered,  eleven  (11)  were  dis- 
charged much  improved,  six  (6)  were  discharged  not 
improved,  two  (2)  were  found  to  be  not  insane,  and  of  course 

CV-008 · Historical documents · 1887–1888

The hospital farm’s account

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The farmer’s report lists quantities and values of crops for the years ending June 30, 1887 and 1888. It documents the hospital’s agricultural economy.

The hospital farm’s account

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
18 
CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. 
FOR THE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1887, AND JUNE 30, 1888. 
1887. 1888. 
PRODUCTS. QUANTITY. VALUE. QUANTITY. VALUE. 
Hay, 
198 tons, $3 
00 
vo 
w 
00 
210 tons, 
$3,360 00 
Corn fodder, - 
10 
a 
- 
IOO 00 
20 
a 
200 00 
Ensilage, 
220 
it 
- 
880 00 
220 
ll 
- 880 00 
Straw, 
18 
a 
- 
243 00 
12 
ll 
- l68 00 
Rye, 
216 bush., - 
151 20 
170 bush., - I36 00 
Potatoes, 
3,737 
a 
- 2 ,242 20 
3,575 
a 
- 2,860 00 
Carrots, - 
85 
11 
* 
29 75 
70 
a 
28 00 
Beets, 
522 
a 
- 
208 80 
640 
a 
~ 320 00 
Spinach, 
210 
11 
- 
147 00 
i75 
\ a 
- 105 00 
Beet Greens, - 
240 
11 
- 
108 00 
185 
11 
7 6 00 
Onions, - 
334 
11 
- 
267 20 
290 
a 
290 00 
Turnips, 
50,466 lbs., 
- 
423 5° 
900 
it 
0 
vo 
<0 
1 
00 
Beans (string), 
70 bush., - 
70 00 
85 
11 
- 85 00 
Beans (inshell), 
280 
a 
- 
280 00 
295 
a 
- 295 00 
Peas, 
i65 
11 
- 
247 5° 
147 
a 
- 225 5° 
Parsnips, 
110 
it 
- 
66 00 
140 
a 
- 84 00 
Sweet Corn, - 
510 
a 
- 
280 5° 
725 
11 
- 398 75 
Cucumbers, 
276 
a 
- 
207 20 
312 
a 
218 40 
Tomatoes, 
223 
a 
- 
]56 10 
M 
VO 
ii 
- T37 90 
Radishes, 
12 
It 
- 
12 00 
42 
11 
42 00 
Currants, 
5 
11 
- 
10 00 
7 
a 
14 00 
Apples, - 
122 bbls., - 
244 00 
260 bbls, 
- 520 00 
Cider, 
73 
- 
219 00 
io5 
a 
262 00 

CV-009 · Historical documents · 1888

Staff, work and institutional life

Connecticut Valley Hospital

The superintendent counted 179 employees across wards, sewing rooms, kitchens, laundry, farm and other work. The same page discusses patient work from the administration’s perspective.

Staff, work and institutional life

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata. Not a camera photograph. Record/engraving publication date is separate from date of the events described. Passed visual review: upright; source borders and printing retained; legible at full size; no generative reconstruction.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Hospital for the Insane; Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive
Included searchable text
CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. 
7 
And in taking care of them the resident officers are aided by 
% 
179 persons, employed thus: 
93 in the wards and sewing-rooms. 
33 in the kitchens and bakery. 
18 in the laundry. 
14 on the farm and gardens. 
16 mechanics. 
5 miscellaneous help. 
That comparatively so few should suffice for the care of so 
many would be surprising were it not borne in mind that a large 
number of the insane habitually participate in various industrial 
pursuits and thus lessen the aggregate cost of support, while 
getting for themselves the benefit of occupation. In the summer 
more (in the winter a little less) than half of the male patients 
are employed, and at all seasons about 40 per cent, of the women. 
Nevertheless the question is often asked, Why are so many 
patients to be seen absolutely idle ? In reply, take for instance 
a bright June day when work enough awaits all who can be in¬ 
duced to do anything and the record is thus tabulated. For the 
form of the table credit is due to the reports of the South York¬ 
shire Asylum at Wadsley, England. 
NUMBER OF PATIENTS IDLE AND REASONS FOR IDLENESS. 
MALES. FEMALES. 
TOTAL. 
Sick, or too feeble, 
- 
27 
50 
77 
Aged and infirm, - 
_ 
31 
70 
101 
Too low spirited - 
- 
14 
33 
47 
Too much excited, 
- 
20 
53 
73 
Too little mind, 
- 
120 
193 
3i3 
Able, but unwilling, 
- 
38 
84 
122 
Total number of patients idle, 
250 
483 
733 
Another frequent question is, how many of these people are 
likely to recover? And in reply candor permits hopeful prophe¬ 
cies in comparatively few cases. This may be inferred even from 
the single fact that 86 per cent, of the 1,292 patients remaining 
at the end of the year (Table XXVI.) have been insane longer than 
twelve months, and have thus passed the limit within which 
(Table XIX.) most recoveries occur. More than half of them, by 
the way, have been inmates of this Hospital longer than five 
years. Furthermore, the other points to be considered in prog¬ 
nosis, such as the form of insanity, hereditary influences, vicious 
habits, the depressing effects of poverty or disease, oftener 

CV-010 · Sources & research leads · 1888

Twenty-second report of the Board of Trustees, Connecticut Hospital for the Insane

Connecticut Valley Hospital

This digitized bound item continues with material about the separate Hartford Retreat after the CVH report. Only selected pages 2–24 from the CVH report are used here.

Public Domain Mark 1.0, explicitly recorded in repository metadata.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Wellcome Library, via Internet Archive

CV-011 · Sources & research leads · 1895

To the memory of Dr. Joseph W. Alsop: reprint of Connecticut Hospital reports

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Digitized primary publication; selected pages are included.

Public domain in the United States by publication in 1895; digitization states no known US copyright restrictions on the text.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Cornell University Library, via Internet Archive

CV-012 · Sources & research leads · Current institutional record

Connecticut Valley Hospital — About CVH

Connecticut Valley Hospital

official current institutional overview

Linked public record; full contents are not reproduced.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

CV-013 · Sources & research leads · 1985, with later additional documentation

Connecticut General Hospital for the Insane / Connecticut Valley Hospital — National Register nomination

Connecticut Valley Hospital

official heritage record

No blanket public-domain status: third-party forms, images, maps may retain copyright. External reference only.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: National Park Service; prepared by Kate Ohno for Connecticut Historical Commission

CV-014 · Sources & research leads · Current institutional record

National Register photographic documentation

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Digitized primary publication; selected pages are included.

External reference only. Photographer credits do not establish an unrestricted reuse license.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: National Park Service / Connecticut Historical Commission

CV-015 · Referenced photographs & maps · 1984-05

Shew Hall, May 1984

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Shew Hall photographed by Kate Ohno in May 1984; caption and negative credit on PDF page 2.

Unrestricted reuse not established; NPS explains that third-party photographs may remain copyrighted. Link to original only; do not ship local reference-only image in Site assets.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Kate Ohno; negative held by Connecticut Historical Commission; National Park Service NRHP file 85001920.

CV-016 · Referenced photographs & maps · Current map

Campus and district map in National Register file

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Numbered campus map distinguishing contributing and noncontributing buildings in the National Register documentation.

No explicit unrestricted reuse license established. Link to original only. This is an archival campus map, not current patient-care wayfinding.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut Historical Commission / National Park Service NRHP file 85001920.

FH-001 · Photographs · 2006-04-05

Clock tower above the former hospital

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Clock tower above the former hospital, Newtown, photographed in 2006 after the hospital closed.

Clock tower above the former hospital

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Credit: G F (tocs), via Flickr; CC BY 2.0. Display image converted to WebP.

FH-002 · Photographs · 2006-04-05

Campus and surrounding landscape

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Campus and surrounding landscape, Newtown, photographed in 2006 after the hospital closed.

Campus and surrounding landscape

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Credit: G F (tocs), via Flickr; CC BY 2.0. Display image converted to WebP.

FH-003 · Photographs · 2006-04-30

Hospital exterior from above the fence

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Hospital exterior from above the fence, Newtown, photographed in 2006 after the hospital closed.

Hospital exterior from above the fence

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FH-004 · Photographs · 2006-04-05

Elevated view over campus roofs

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Elevated view over campus roofs, Newtown, photographed in 2006 after the hospital closed.

Elevated view over campus roofs

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Credit: G F (tocs), via Flickr; CC BY 2.0. Display image converted to WebP.

FH-005 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · Undated operating-era album image; individual date not established

Staff residence

Fairfield Hills Hospital

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Credit: Newtown Historical Society, Roy Lathen Leak collection

FH-006 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · Undated operating-era album image; individual date not established

Staff dining building

Fairfield Hills Hospital

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Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Newtown Historical Society, Roy Lathen Leak collection

FH-007 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · Undated operating-era album image; individual date not established

Male staff housing

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Reference image of Fairfield Hills; follow the repository record for dating and context.

Website declares © Newtown Historical Society, all rights reserved; no separate open image license found. Image visually checked; upright and consistent with page subject. Not supplied for local Site reuse. External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Newtown Historical Society, Roy Lathen Leak collection

FH-008 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · Undated operating-era album image; individual date not established

Administration and nurses’ residences

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Reference image of Fairfield Hills; follow the repository record for dating and context.

Website declares © Newtown Historical Society, all rights reserved; no separate open image license found. Image visually checked; upright and consistent with page subject. Not supplied for local Site reuse. External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Newtown Historical Society, Roy Lathen Leak collection

FH-009 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · 2017-11-12

Main building at abandoned Fairfield Hills Hospital, Newtown, CT (November 2017)

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Reference image of Fairfield Hills; follow the repository record for dating and context.

CC BY-SA 4.0 External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Marty Aligata, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

FH-010 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · 2014-11-15

Norwalk Hall (front) at Fairfield Hills Mental Hospital, Newtown, CT (November 2014)

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Reference image of Fairfield Hills; follow the repository record for dating and context.

CC BY-SA 4.0 External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Marty Aligata, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

FH-011 · Referenced photographs & illustrations · 2014-11-15

Norwalk Hall (rear) at Fairfield Hills Mental Hospital, Newtown, CT (November 2014)

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Reference image of Fairfield Hills; follow the repository record for dating and context.

CC BY-SA 4.0 External reference; image is not included in this download.

Original source · Collection record · Referenced image at publisher

Credit: Marty Aligata, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

FH-012 · Sources & research leads · See source chronology

Fairfield Hills Hospital Archive

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Verified hospital identity and town; Roy Lathen Leak archive; planning documents dated 1929–1937; album date limitations.

archive holding institution. Original source linked; complete contents not included.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Newtown Historical Society

FH-013 · Sources & research leads · See source chronology

National Register weekly list, September 20, 2024

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Fairfield County; Newtown; district name and reference SG100010816; listed September 16, 2024.

public institutional record. Original source linked; complete contents not included.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: National Park Service

FH-014 · Sources & research leads · See source chronology

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Reports first admissions June 1, 1933; cornerstone June 10, 1931; 1963 name change; closure December 8, 1995. Infobox contradicts body by giving 1931 opening.

secondary locator / explicitly qualified chronology. Original source linked; complete contents not included.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Wikipedia

FH-015 · Sources & research leads · See source chronology

Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies: Fairfield Hills Hospital

Fairfield Hills Hospital

Exact institutional dates reported by the secondary locator; primary page could not be fetched.

official source identified but unavailable in this run. Original source linked; complete contents not included.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Connecticut State Library

TR-001 · Maps & routes · 1902 base map; later museum highlight date unknown

New Haven and neighboring trolley lines, 1902

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

A 1902 map links New Haven with West Haven, Savin Rock, Woodmont and neighboring communities.

New Haven and neighboring trolley lines, 1902

Public domain in the United States according to Commons PD-US-expired; base map visibly bears a 1902 copyright imprint. The source states that later shading identifies the section now owned by the Shore Line Trolley Museum. Do not label that shading as an original 1902 feature. Only 600 pixels wide: useful as a local overview, not detailed zoom. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: White & Warner (copyright imprint on map); later annotator unidentified; Shore Line Trolley Museum, reproduced through Wikimedia Commons
Included searchable text
A 1902 map links New Haven with West Haven, Savin Rock, Woodmont and neighboring communities. Follow the printed branches toward Savin Rock and Woodmont on the west side of the harbor, or toward East Haven and Branford on the east side.

TR-002 · Maps & routes · 1904; printed page 68

The Eagle’s trolley map to Boston and Providence

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

The 1904 guide’s map places Savin Rock and New Haven within a wider network of trolley excursions.

The Eagle’s trolley map to Boston and Providence

Public domain in the United States: book published in Brooklyn in 1904; faithful scan. Optimized image crops the printed map from page 68 and rotates it 90 degrees clockwise so its title and map labels are upright. Original whole-page download is preserved. Map is schematic and includes waterways and other contextual lines. Printed map extracted from page 68, excluding running book title and page number, then rotated 90 degrees clockwise; map content unaltered.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Cromwell Childe, author; Brooklyn Daily Eagle, publisher; map artist not separately identified; Columbia University Libraries; digitized by Internet Archive with support from The Durst Organization
Included searchable text
The 1904 guide’s map places Savin Rock and New Haven within a wider network of trolley excursions. The accompanying guide describes a break north of New Haven. Read its map and instructions together; the drawing is not evidence of one continuous through-running streetcar.

TR-003 · Maps & routes · 1911

Map of the street railways of Connecticut, 1911

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

A statewide 1911 railway map shows the New Haven network in relation to Connecticut’s other systems.

Map of the street railways of Connecticut, 1911

Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-US-expired / PD-scan. Published to accompany the Railroad Commissioners’ report. Map lines are not all streetcar routes; use the original legend. Full resolution source retained for fine labels. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Frederick L. Ford (Commons catalog attribution); University of Connecticut Libraries, via Wikimedia Commons
Included searchable text
A statewide 1911 railway map shows the New Haven network in relation to Connecticut’s other systems. The printed legend distinguishes street railway tracks, electrified railroads and steam railroads. Preserve those distinctions when tracing a journey.

TR-004 · Maps & routes · 1914-07-16 original map; reproduced October 1960

Shore Line Electric Railway system, July 1914

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

The Shore Line Electric Railway and Norwich and Westerly Traction Company mapped their eastern Connecticut network in July 1914.

Shore Line Electric Railway system, July 1914

Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-US-expired / PD-scan. Scanned from a copy of the original map republished in The Shore Line Electric Company: Development of the System, Connecticut Valley Chapter NRHS, Transportation 13(1), October 1960. Original map date and later reproduction date are distinct. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Shore Line Electric Railway; Original company map; NRHS reproduction; Wikimedia Commons
Included searchable text
The Shore Line Electric Railway and Norwich and Westerly Traction Company mapped their eastern Connecticut network in July 1914. This corporate map is evidence of the historic Shore Line Electric Railway. That company and today’s Shore Line Trolley Museum are different entities.

TR-005 · Maps & routes · 1920

Connecticut Company system and connections, 1920

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

The Connecticut Company’s 1920 map places New Haven and the coast within a dense statewide transport network.

Connecticut Company system and connections, 1920

Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-US-expired / PD-scan. Commons catalog warns that Shore Line Electric Railway service was suspended from 1919 to 1923 despite its depiction here. Treat the scan as a published network depiction, not an audited operating schedule. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: The Matthews Northrup Works, Buffalo, New York; Connecticut Historical Society (now Connecticut Museum of Culture and History), object 16372; Wikimedia Commons
Included searchable text
The Connecticut Company’s 1920 map places New Haven and the coast within a dense statewide transport network. The title explicitly includes connections. A line appearing here should not automatically be captioned as a Connecticut Company route or as operating throughout 1920.

TR-006 · Photographs · 1918-04-06

Noon hour at Winchester, April 6, 1918

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

A streetcar stands among Winchester employees at Munson Street and Winchester Avenue during the noon break, April 6, 1918.

Noon hour at Winchester, April 6, 1918

Public domain in the United States: official federal government work, Commons PD-USGov and Public Domain Mark. NARA NAID 55176778; local identifier 111-SC-8088. Commons version is already cropped and converted to grayscale; downloaded source bytes are preserved. Digitization date 2016 is not the camera date. Do not infer the car’s exact destination from this view. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Lt. Lentz, SIG.R.C.; War Department, Army War College, Historical Section, World War I Branch; National Archives, Record Group 111
Included searchable text
A streetcar stands among Winchester employees at Munson Street and Winchester Avenue during the noon break, April 6, 1918. This wartime industrial scene shows street railways amid the everyday movements of factory workers. The identified intersection grounds the image in New Haven.

TR-007 · Postcards · Postmarked 1912; printing date not established

Colonial Inn station, West Haven

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

A divided-back postcard shows the Colonial Inn streetcar station in West Haven; the card was postmarked in 1912.

Colonial Inn station, West Haven

Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-US-expired / PD-scan. Source locates the viewpoint at 41.242626, -72.972672. This is West Haven, not East Haven. Source is an item-specific postcard scan from eBay 125715532928, preserved on Commons. Proportionally resized JPEG scan; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Unknown photographer and postcard publisher; Wikimedia Commons, scan of historical postcard
Included searchable text
A divided-back postcard shows the Colonial Inn streetcar station in West Haven; the card was postmarked in 1912. A small shelter and trackside waiting area show the local infrastructure behind coastal trolley excursions.

TR-008 · Postcards · Circa 1907–1915 divided-back postcard

Waiting station at Savin Rock

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

The Savin Rock waiting station shares its wooded setting with a tall high-striker amusement game.

Waiting station at Savin Rock

Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-US-expired / PD-scan. Approximate postcard production range, not a verified exposure year. Shared asset also appears in the Savin Rock research bundle; do not count twice in site-wide unique-image totals. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Unknown photographer and postcard publisher; Wikimedia Commons, historical postcard
Included searchable text
The Savin Rock waiting station shares its wooded setting with a tall high-striker amusement game. The waiting station makes a useful companion to the 1904 guide’s route through Savin Rock: transport facilities stood within the resort landscape.

TR-009 · Postcards · Postmarked 1910; printing date not established

Streetcar at Momauguin, East Haven

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

A streetcar and curving tracks appear in this postcard of Momauguin, postmarked 1910.

Streetcar at Momauguin, East Haven

Public domain in the United States; Commons PD-US-expired / PD-scan. East Haven image, not New Haven or West Haven. Source viewpoint 41.245883, -72.870354; eBay 404114489382. Handwritten markings belong to the historical card and are retained. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Unknown photographer and postcard publisher; Wikimedia Commons, historical postcard
Included searchable text
A streetcar and curving tracks appear in this postcard of Momauguin, postmarked 1910. The shoreline network also served East Haven. This image expands the regional story while keeping its municipality clear.

TR-010 · Postcards · Circa 1930–1945, catalog range

Chapel Street looking west, New Haven

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

A yellow streetcar appears on Chapel Street in a Tichnor Brothers linen postcard, cataloged circa 1930–1945.

Chapel Street looking west, New Haven

Public domain in the United States according to Commons PD-US-no-notice (published without copyright notice). Boston Public Library accession 06_10_004272, Tichnor card 61806. Catalog production range is not a camera date. Source stamp and numbering retained. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Tichnor Brothers, publisher; photographer unidentified; Boston Public Library, Tichnor Brothers Collection; Digital Commonwealth
Included searchable text
A yellow streetcar appears on Chapel Street in a Tichnor Brothers linen postcard, cataloged circa 1930–1945. The streetcar shares the downtown street with automobiles. The specimen’s OFFICE FILE stamp is part of the surviving publisher’s record.

TR-011 · Route guides · 1904; printed page 75

Printed route guide: Bridgeport to New Haven, 1904

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Route 46 in the 1904 guide describes Bridgeport to New Haven through Stratford, Milford, Woodmont and Savin Rock: 22 miles, two hours and 25 cents.

Printed route guide: Bridgeport to New Haven, 1904

Public domain in the United States: book published in Brooklyn in 1904; faithful scan. Full page retained. Its upper illustration is Pequot Library in Southport, not a New Haven trolley station. Do not use that illustration alone as trolley evidence. This is a guide, not an operator-issued timetable with departure times. Proportionally resized JPEG scan; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Cromwell Childe, author; Brooklyn Daily Eagle, publisher; Columbia University Libraries; Internet Archive; The Durst Organization
Included searchable text
Route 46 in the 1904 guide describes Bridgeport to New Haven through Stratford, Milford, Woodmont and Savin Rock: 22 miles, two hours and 25 cents. This is contemporary passenger information, with a named sequence of places and printed fare. Route 46 is the book’s itinerary number, not a verified transit-company route number.

TR-012 · Route guides · 1904; printed page 76

Printed route guide: the gap north of New Haven, 1904

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

The next guide page explains that onward travel from New Haven required rail to Wallingford or a trolley to Cheshire followed by a drive to Milldale.

Printed route guide: the gap north of New Haven, 1904

Public domain in the United States: book published in Brooklyn in 1904; faithful scan. Route 47 is the guide’s itinerary number. The small illustration is labeled Norwalk, not New Haven. Historic anecdotes in unrelated paragraphs have not been independently verified and should not be recycled as factual captions. Resized and WebP compressed only; no historical content added, retouched or removed.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Cromwell Childe, author; Brooklyn Daily Eagle, publisher; Columbia University Libraries; Internet Archive; The Durst Organization
Included searchable text
The next guide page explains that onward travel from New Haven required rail to Wallingford or a trolley to Cheshire followed by a drive to Milldale. The route guide prevents a misleading reading of a dense network map: a traveler still encountered gaps and changes of transport.

TR-013 · Sources & research leads · 1900-07-31

Trolley chronology: 1900-07-31

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Museum local history; corroborated by NRHP nomination, PDF page 6.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-014 · Sources & research leads · 1918-04-06

Trolley chronology: 1918-04-06

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

NARA 111-SC-8088; catalog metadata transcribed on Commons and image visually inspected.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-015 · Sources & research leads · 1945

Trolley chronology: 1945

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Museum institutional history.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-016 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Branford Electric Railway Historic District nomination

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

23-page scan. PDF pages 6–7 contain historical significance; pages 3–5 contain equipment rosters. Photograph credits include private photographers, so the PDF’s photographs were not treated as blanket public-domain image assets. Read visually: no usable text layer.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-017 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Trolley exploring, 1904 complete digitized book

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Cromwell Childe, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 1904. Columbia University Libraries. Pages 68, 75 and 76 included. Contains further route descriptions and boat connections; route headings are editorial itinerary numbers.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-018 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Connecticut Company 1920 map, museum object 16372

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Original institutional source link preserved from Commons; current legacy endpoint did not resolve in this pass.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-019 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Chapel Street postcard, BPL / Digital Commonwealth

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

BPL 06_10_004272; Tichnor 61806. Item metadata and reusable scan verified through Commons; direct Digital Commonwealth endpoint returned 403 in this pass.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-020 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

New Haven final commercial trolley service, September 1948

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Secondary account gives September 25, 1948 and cites Hartford Courant, September 26, 1948, “Trolley Cars Run No More in New Haven.” Original newspaper page not obtained here. Another overview uses September 26; confirm actual last-run calendar date before publishing an exact day.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-021 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

New Haven viaduct postcard, circa 1913

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Commons PD-US-expired/PD-scan; source eBay 224915730837. Raw and thumbnail download attempts failed. Catalog describes streetcar viaduct and southbound passenger train.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

TR-022 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Whitney Lake streetcar postcard, postmarked 1911

New Haven & West Haven Trolleys

Commons PD-US-expired/PD-scan; source eBay 255889231471. Hamden / Whitneyville, not New Haven proper. Download attempts failed.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

RR-001 · Directories & historical records · 1884

1884 New Haven directory, classified business section

Historic Roller Rinks

New Haven Roller Skating Rink, 147 Dwight Street, in the 1884 classified directory.

1884 New Haven directory, classified business section

Public domain in the United States: published before 1931. Crop and JPEG compression only; no reconstruction, retouching or generated content.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Price, Lee & Co.; Internet Archive
Included searchable text
NEW HAVEN DIRECTORY.
NEW HAVEN DIRECTORY.
Weed J. A.. (14) 818 Chapel
WIIEDON CHARLES R., (1) 858 Chap¬
el. — See p 614
WHEELEH W. II., (14) 818 Chapel.— See
p 605
Ref oed Oil.
Standard Oil Co., Ferry path n State
Rivet j Iff vs.
MT. CARMEL HOLT CO.,Mt. Carmel.—
See front col’d p XXV
Roller Skating Rink.
New Haven Roller Skating Rink, 14T
Dwight
Roll int/ Mill.
New Haven Rolling Mill Co., office 26 Crown
Roofers.
ARNOLD E. A CO., 236, 238 and 240
State. — See p 602
BRODRICK & CURTISS (tin), 272 Elm.
— See p tiOO
CORBETT T. W. (tin), 280 Elm.— See p 600
CLARK C. W. (slate), 113 Long Wharf. —
See p 687
Conn. Rooting Co. (Goodwin A Son), 109
Orchard
HAWTHORN’S EXCELSIOR ROOF
PAINT, C. M King, manager, 106
Crown. — See p 666
I IOFFMEI STER A. (t i n),6 Church, see p 601
HOOKER R. M., 10 Exchange bdg, shop
21 Sylvan av.— See p 600
GOLDEN M. J. (tin), 429 Congress av. —
See p 506
KELLEY JAMES E., 13 Stale.— See p 687
Sherman F. M. (slate), Robertson n Carroll
av (annex)
Rubber Root and Shoe Mfrs.
CANDEE L. A CO., 252 East.— Sec p 555
Rubber Goods.
BURGESS A BURGESS, 751 Chapel.—
See opp inside front cover
THOMPSON S RUBBER STORE, 79 Or¬
ange. — See p 640
TUTTLE F. C., 73 Church. — See p 555
WASHBURN E. L., 84 Church and 61
Center. — See outside hack cover
Robber Goods Mfrs.
ANDREWS A. C. (in moulds), 183 St.
John. — See p 578
CANDEE L. A CO., 252 East. — See p 555
Seamless Rubber Co., 55 Daggett
THE METZGER RUBBER UO., Court e
Union. — See p 556
Robber Rose.
BASSETT J. E. A CO., 754 Chapel, 318
and 320 State. — See p 37
MALLETTS. S., 776 Chapel. — See out¬
side back cover
THOMPSON RUBBER STORE, 79 Or¬
ange. — See p 640
TUTTLE F. 73 Church. — See p 555
Robber Stamps.
DRA1XE JOHN. 68 Orange. — See p 619
lloggson George E., 721 Chapel
RUBBER STAMP CO., 12 Center.— See p
615
Robber Stereotypers,
DRAINE JOHN, 68 Orange. — See p 619
lloggson George B.. 721 Chapel
1IOGGSON & PETTIS MFG. CO., 47
and 49 Court. — Sec p 199
RUBBER STAMP CO., 13 Center.— See p
615
Ruffle and Tape Trimmings.
Manville A Co., 424 State
Roffler Mfr.
Union Rufficr Co., 74 Crown
Sad filer i/ Hardware Dealers
Weed G., 55 Church
Kelsey A Couch, 35 to 39 Orange
Saddlery lla rdirare Mfrs.
Fitch W. A E. T„ 151 East
NORTH O. B. A CO., 65 Franklin. — See
THE FOWLER PLATING CO., 16 Brew¬
ery. — See p 569
Safe and Vault Mfrs.
The Yale M fg. Co., 125 Water
THOMSON A CO., 273 and 275 State.—
See front col’d p X
Safe Deposit Vaults.
SPERRY A KIMBERLY, 89 Orange.—
See p 544
Sail and Tent Makers.
CUNNINGHAM J. B„ 847 Chapel — Sec
]> 592
KING J. W. 109 Long Wharf.— See p 592
NEW HAVEN AWNING CO., 844
Saloons.
Ailing Austin, 982 Chapel
Almond Timothy J., 633 Grand
Ashdown John E., 39 Dixwell av
AUSTIN ANSEL Estate of, Bridge c
Water. — See p 591
Austin G. C.,321 State
BARKENTIN G. S., 182 Temple.— Sec
front tail’d p XXXVI
Barrett Nicholas. 198 St. John
Beach F. W., 266 East
Beck Jacob, 55 Greene
Beecher Jeremiah B., 173 Wooster
Beegan M. J., 398 East
Beers Bindley, 159 Crown
licet/. Paul, 762 Grand
Bence Thomas, 65 Washington
Bishop A. II, 169 Crown
Blatterman lU, 790 Grand
Bonner Robert M., 149 State
Boucher M.. 1033 State
Bowen James F., 5 Oak
Brandt Balsar. 70S Grand
Brinlcy Thomas, 126 East
Brinley John, 135 Carlisle
Bronson R. W., 8 E Grand
Brown Delia Miss, 65 Union
Brown William 11. , 96 Church
BUCIIHOLZ FREDERICK, 402 State.—
See j> 716
Buchter Henrv, 120 Union
Buddington Edward, 39 Union
Buell B. A., 153 Crown
Bnner John VI., 325 State
Burns B. J., 350 Dixwell av
Burns Ellen Mrs.. 158 Bridge
Burns Timothy, 24 Oak
Butler William, 49 Broad
Byrnes Michael, 108 Lafayette
Callahan T. J., 901 Grand
Campbell T. I’., 182 Wallace
Cannon Bros., 238 Hamilton
Cat-land Charles, 1365 State
Carney John, Grand n stair shop
Carney John P., 169 Meadow
Cascriego J., 14 Xewhall
Christie A Co., 610 Grand
Clark C. L. A Co.. 349 State
Coadv James F., 86 Ashmun
Coffey L. .1.. 237 Wallace
Coglilan G. K., 225 Congress av
Coleman Dennis J.. 314 East
Colwell Daniel, 136 Washington
Compane M. Mrs., 192 St, John
Con boy J., 2 Frank
Condon James. 489 Grand
Connors VI. Miss, George c Temple
Coogan William, 969 Grand
Corcoran Peter, 14 Putnam
Corrigan John II., Main n Bridge, West-
ville
Costello W. , 242 Hamilton
COWELL DAVID, 366 State. — See p 711
Cox George, 153 Congress av
Cox Thomas F., 31 Greene
Crotty Morris, 151 Ashmun
Grotty P. 1L. 194 Wallace
Crowley Dennis, 314 East
Crowley William, 475 Slate and 609 Grand
Cummins John R.. 16 Gregson
Damn August, 115 Long Wharf
Davis Thomas S.. 57 St, John
Delaney P. F., 1366 State
Delgrego John, 49 Hill
DENNIS W. II., 520 Congress av. — See p
666
Doersehuek Franz, 9.85 State
Doherty Ellen. 145 Saltoustall av
Doll Joseph, 470 Chapel
Donahue J. F., 139 Wallace
Donahue M. P., 169 Stall-
Donegan J. F. 201 Martin
Donovan II.. 419 Orchard
Dote I)., 579 Grand
Droege A Smith 79 Union
Durkin James, 343 Oak
Dwyer John, 184 Ashmun
Eagan Timothy, 129 Morris
Elm House, June. Main andFoutain, West-
ville
Ernst .Margaret, 35 Spruce
Eucrle Charles G., 104 Hamilton
Farley James, 106 Putnam
FARRELL HENRY, 5 Wooster.— See p
719
Faughnan Stephen, 73 Oak
Ficlitl Katie Mrs., 848 Grand
Finn Patrick J., 46 Broad
Finnegan Hugh I.. 16 Church
FISHER H. C., 292 Wooster.— See p 718
Flynn A. W., 30 Day
Flynn John J., 40 Broad
Foley James, 421 State
Gerard C. E., 2 and 4 Congress av
Gesswcin Philip (Cedar Grove), 127 Kim-
herly av
Gilbride P. . 52 Day
Gildca J. li., 253 Hamilton
Glynn Thomas, 209 Franklin
GOODE JOHN, 118 Orange. — See p 719
Goodwin James, 49 State and 7 Long
Wharf
Greif/.u Theodore, 118 George
Grimes James, 981 Grand
Grimley John, 213 Water
Gulow John, 61 Congress av
Gunn Daniel, 5 Long Wharf
Gunther Charles, 144 Congress av
Hackett Wm„ 61 Carlisle
For Hosiery and Gloves,
GO TO
I PROCTOR. MAGUIRE & CO.
Chapel. — Sec p 564
VAN NAME A KING, 205 Long Wharf.
— See p 591
liny Your Iinttons and
Trimmings at
I PROCTOR, MAGUIRE Sl CO.

RR-002 · Directories & historical records · 1886

1886 New Haven directory, classified business section

Historic Roller Rinks

The 1886 directory lists Dwight Street, Lincoln, Quinnipiac and Sperry Street rinks at four separate New Haven locations.

1886 New Haven directory, classified business section

Public domain in the United States: published before 1931. Crop and JPEG compression only; no reconstruction, retouching or generated content.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Price, Lee & Co.; Internet Archive
Included searchable text
NEW HAVEN BUSINESS D1RECX0KY.
Scroll Saws, Wood Patterns,
Etc.
NORTHROP S. C., 697 Chapel — See
p 678
Scroll Sawing and Turning.
ALLING’S GEORGE SON’S CO. (THE),
100 Water — See p 621
ALLING THOMAS CO. (THE), 136 Wa¬
ter — See p 621
BARTLETT ALBERT H., 122 Court— See
p 717
BEARDSLEY D. C., 110 Water — bee
p 612
Bishop J . R. (turner), 28 Artizan
BRETT EDWARD P., 16 Artizan — See
p 720
BROWN CHARLES E., 28 Artizan — See
p 720
CLARK C. W. & CO., 134 Water — See
p 721
CLARK DAVID H., 166 St. John — See
p 716
HUBBELL, MERWIN & CO., 19 and 21
Artizan — See p 720
Sculptors.
CORNISH JOSEPH, 117 High— Seep 730
PHILLIPS THOMAS & SON, 143 High
and Sylvan av c Winthrop av — See p
XXXII
Seal Engravers.
DRAINE JOHN, 68 Orange— See p 660
DUNCAN J. A., 828 Chapel
Hoggson George B., 721 Chapel
HOGGSON & PETTIS MANUFAC¬
TURING CO. , 64 and 66 Court— See
p 211
Seal Presses.
DRAINE JOHN, 68 Orange— See p 660
DUNCAN J. A., 828 Chapel
HOGGSON & PETTIS MANUFAC¬
TURING CO., 64 and 66 Court— See
p 211
Seedsmen.
BRADLEY ROBERT B. & CO. (field
seeds), 408 State — See inside front
cover
DICKERMAN GEORGE A., 659 Chapel
— See p 688
PLATT FRANK S., 374 and 376 State-
See p 687
VEITCH R. & SON, 974 Chapel— See p 687
Sewer Builders and Con-
s •
BLAKESLEE C. W. & SONS, 550 George
— See p 629
Kelioe Matthew, 5 Stevens court
O’Brien Lawrence, 70 Beach
Sewer Pipes.
CHATF1ELD E. A., 90, 92 and 94 State-
See p 92
CLARK H. D. & CO., 961 Grand av— See
p 631
CONNECTICUT PATENT WATER
PIPE CO., (4) 78 Crown— See p 635
New Haven Pipe Co., 962 Grand av
Warner Henry A., 106 Crown
Sewing Machines.
Catlin Edwin L., 643 Chapel
Domestic (N. W. Hine), 706 Chapel
GRxlY K. A. MRS. (Household), 678
Chapel — See p 659
MERRIMAN C. P., 154 Elm— See p 642
SINGER MFG. CO., 703 and 705 Chapel
— See p 659
Wheeler & Wilson, Walter E. Barnes,
manager, 711 Chapel
Wilcox & Gibbs, Mrs F: L. Foster, agent,
688 Chapel
Sewing Machine Attach¬
ment Mfr.
Toof E. J., 74 Crown
Sewing Machine Needle
Mfr.
Smith A. H. 81 Day
Shear Mfrs.
SCHOLLIIORN WILLIAM & CO., 580
State — See p 601
Ship Brokers.
(See Brokers.)
Ship Builders and Pepair-
ers.
Doyle John, River foot Ferry
Ilanscomb H.IL, River foot Ferry
WRIGHT WILLIAM A. & SON, foot
Meadow (annex) — See p 787
Ship Calker.
McDonald JAMES, sewer dock foot of
East — See p 634
Ship Carpenters’ Tools.
WARNER W. A., 13 Grand av— See p 628
Ship Chandlers.
Avery Edward P. . 207 Long Wharf
Sutton Henry, 485 Chapel
Sh ip Snliths.
Bush John A., 17 Water
| [ALL C. D., 90 Brewery — See p 634
Ilanscomb H. H., River foot Ferry
Nugent John, 127 Long Wharf
Canvassing Done for Committees at PRICE, LEE & CO.’S, 7 1 3 Chapel St.
NEW HAVEN BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Ship Steering Apparatus.
BARNES TOOL CO.. 958 Grand av— See
p 602
Shipping Merch ants.
Hotchkiss George, 182 State
Matthias John j., 140 State
Phipps Frank G.. 119 Long Wharf
Trowbridge D., 80 Crown
Trowbridge Ezekiel H. . 807 Chapel c Or¬
ange, entrance 85 Orange
Trowbridge E. Hayes Jr., 807 Chapel c Or¬
ange, entrance 85 Orange
Trowbridge H' Sons, 79 Long Wharf
Shirt Mfrs.
BRENNER MORRIS, 347 State— See p
676
DUDLEY GEORGE E., 799 Chapel— See
front cover
ELM CITY SHIRT CO., 417 State c State
—See p 676
Hine Charles A., 77 Howe
Lewis T. C. , 840 Chapel
Merwin J. N., 757 Chapel
MERWIN T. P., 28 College— See p 676
Paragon Shirt Mfg Co. The, 746 Chapel
Stanley S. I. Mrs., 20 Lamberton
Stone B. J., 870 Chapel
Shot Shell Mfrs.
AMERICAN GUN IMPLEMENT CO.,
166 and 168 Brewery — See p 602
Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 190 to 280
Winchester av
Shooting Gallery.
Ball C. H„ 20 Church
Show Cases.
BRADLEY & LEE, 218 State— See p 696
Sidewalks.
BRADY TERENCE & CO., 13 Exchange
bdg and 198 Ferry — See p 729
Conn. Pavement Co., (2) Hoadley bdg 49
Church
NEW HAVEN CONCRETE CO., 962
Grand av — See front col’d p XXXII
Sullivan James (concrete), 98 Pine
Silk Mfrs.
GLOBE SILK AVORKS, Marvin & Par¬
dee, Hooker bdg. State c AVall — See p
599
Silver Plated Goods Mfrs.
Crandall L. E. & Co. . 15 Auburn
Elm City Britannia and Plate Works, Mat¬
thews, Waizeneger & Co. props., 125
Union
Silver Platers.
AMERICAN GUN IMPLEMENT CO.,
166 and 168 Brewery — See p 602
Bromley J. S., 125 Union
Couch W. II., 39 Orange
COWLES C. A CO., 47 and 49 Orange-
See front col'd p XI
Elm City Britannia and Plate Works, 125
Union
ELM CITY MFG CO. , 74 Crown— See in¬
side back cover
Fitzmorris Robert, 70 Hamilton
Lampson E. A., 10 Martin
Leavenworth J. N., 125 Union
New Haven Car Trimming Co., 71 and 73
Goffe
NEW HAVEN PLATING CO., 24 Arti¬
zan — See p 610
AVecd & Co., 55 Church
Silver Ware.
(See Jewelers).
DURANT J. H., 38 and 40 Church— See
p 669
FORD GEORGE H„ 738 and 740 Chapel
— See opp. inside front cover
KIRBY' S. II., 834 Chapel— See p 668
Monson C. J. & Son, 796 Chapel
STREETER GEORGE L., 748 Chapel-
See p 668
Skating Pinks.
Dwight Street Rink, 147 Dwight
Lincoln Rink, r 962 Chapel
Quinnipiac Rink, Grand av c Bright
Sperry Street Rink, Sperry c Dickerman
Skirt Tape Mfrs.
NEAV HAVEN WEB CO., factory Cen¬
terville — See p 599
Slaters.
CLARK CHESTER AV., 113 Long Wharf
and 223 AVhalley av. — See p 714
Slate Mantels.
ARNOLD E. & CO., 236 to 240 State-
See p 642
RAND GEO. P., 125 Middle, Bridgeport
—See p 724
Smelters.
COREY', MOORE & CO., 43 Crown— See
p 627
Soap Mfrs.
BEECHER W. H. & CO., 278 Elm— See
p 608
BRADLEY’ & BALL, 14 Union— See p 612
Burwell Merritt AV. , 246 Cedar
Franklin & Steed, 35 and 37 Silver
Rathgeber W. J. (barber), 863 Chapel
JAS. A.WEBB&SONI N. Y. Send for Quotation:.’ I ALCOHOL and COLOGNE SPIRIT

RR-003 · Directories & historical records · 1886

1886 New Haven directory, p. 263

Historic Roller Rinks

Lincoln Roller Skating Rink Co., managed by W. A. Lincoln, at the rear of 962 Chapel Street.

1886 New Haven directory, p. 263

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262
NEW HAVEN [L] DIRECTORY.
Lewis Aaron, coachman Lewis Elliott, h Lewis Martha P., widow William, h 613
Greenwood n Oak Chapel
Lewis Abraham, rem to New York Lewis Mary, widow Philo, bds 1255 Chapel
Lewis Arthur B., clerk 96 State, h 206 Lewis Mary, widow William J., h 17 Hud-
Wooster son
Lewis Arthur W., clerk 272 State, res Lewis Matilda A. Mrs., laundress, h 39
West Haven Winthrop av
Lewis A. S., rem to New York Lewis Mehitable L. Mrs., h 104 Hazel
Lewis Bennett S., physician, h 1093 Chapel Lewis Nellie M. Miss, teacher of French,
Lewis Burton E., mechanic, li 711 Grand bds 133 Martin
av Lewis Preston, h 50 Ferry
Lewis Carll A.., teacher, bds 438 George Lewis Richard, laborer, rooms 24 Webster
Lewis Charles A., fireman, bds 97 Carlisle Lewis Richard F., emp Mallory Wheeler
Lewis Charles W., sexton Church of the Co., h 216 Hamilton
Messiah, h 5 Beecher court Lewis Robert H. , student, bds 438 George
Lewis Cyrus E., rem to Shelton Lewis Robert W., cutter 68 Church, h 136
Lewis David, watchman City Market, h 97 Humphrey
Carlisle Lewis Samuel A., baggage express truck-
Lewis Dwight W., book-keeper 111 State, man, h 262 Whalley av
li 94 DeWitt Lewis Sarah M., teacher Cedar St. School,
Lewis Edwin J., clerk, bds 97 Carlisle bds 97 Carlisle
Lewis Eliza, widow James, h 66 Hudson Lewis Sheridan B., stenographer, lids 133
Lewis Elizabeth R., nurse bds 50 Ferry Martin
Lewis Ellen M., widow John E., h 133 Lewis Thomas C., gents’ furnishing goods
Martin 840 Chapel, bds 184 York
Lewis Fanny Mrs. , h 42 George Lewis Walter, clock maker, li 206 Wooster
Lewis Frank, emp Sargent & Co., bds 963 Lewis William, coachman Geo. Hotchkiss,
Grand av h 118 Canal
Lewis Frank E., traveling agent, h 95 Lewis William E. , mechanic, li 166 Ivy
Ward Lewis William II. (Painter & Lewis,) h
Lewis Frank II., emp W. II. Arms Co., 1320 Chapel
bds 166 Ivy Lewis William H., emp W. R. A. Co., h
Lewis Frederick P., private secretary Tele- 8 Edwards
phone office. Palladium bdg, bds 558 Lewis William S., varnislier, h 670 State
Chapel j EWIS & MAYCOCK (Geo. W. Lewis
Lewis George G. , car builder, h 401 Wash- L and Geo. A. Maycock), undertakers
ington 1012 and 1014 Chapel — See map
Lewis George W. (Lewis & Maycock), h Lexen Charles, mechanic, li 598 East
362 Whalley av Ley Frederick P. , bds Townsend av, n Salt-
Lewis George W., sawyer, li 161 Brewery petre Works (annex)
Lewis Harriet, widow John D., li N Quin- Ley George, molder, rem to New York
nipiac north of Hill (annex) Ley Henry, farmer, li Townsend av, n Salt-
Lewis Harriet, widow John S., bds 161 Co- petre Works (annex)
lumbus av Ley John, machinist, li 123 Washington
Lewis Henry D., clerk 149 York, h 524 Leyden Carrie L., widow Aaron, h 232
Howard av George
Lewis Henry G., pres. N. II. Wheel Co., h Leyden Thomas, emp W. R. Arms Co.,
62 Wooster bds 169 Congress av
Lewis James A., rem to West Haven Leyerzapf Adolph, bds 545 Grand av
Lewis Jane M., widow Charles, h 254 Front Leyerzapf Charles, mechanic, rms 55 State
Lewis J. Frank, machinist, li 34 Daggett Leyerzapf Charles, emp N. II. Clock Co.,
Lewis J. Henry, molder, h 8 Edwards rooms 99 Olive
Lewis John, sail maker 205 Long Wharf, Leyerzypf Edward C. , rooms 545 Grand av
bds 82 Grand av Leyerzapf Henry, li 31 Gregson
Lewis John C., varnisher, bds 35 Wooster Leyerzapf Henry, grocer 627 Grand av,
pi bds 545 do.
Lewis John G., principal Webster School, Leyerzapf Henry J., rubber packer, h 136
h 438 George Adeline
Lewis John J., laborer, li 298 Oak Leyerzapf Jacob, cigars 541 Grand av, li545
Lewis Joseph H., porter 156 State, bds 27 do.
Prout Leyerzapf Louis, clerk 627 Grand av, bds
Lewis Kate Mrs. , bds 269 Hamilton 545 do.
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NEW HAVEN [L] DIRECTORY.
263
Leyerzapf Sophia, widow William, nurse, Linahan Thomas H. (T. H. Linahan &
h 165 Congress av Co.), h 170 Ferry
Leyerzapf William, clerk 385 State, bds Linahan Thomas J., bds 13 St. John
545 Grand av Linahan T. H. & Co. , livery and under-
L’Hommedieu Clarence A., li 117 DeWitt takers 650 Grand av and 29 Con-
L’Hommedieu C. M. Mrs. , h 120 George gress av
Libby Charles E., emp Singer Sewing Ma- Linahan W. F. Rev. O. P., h 376 Temple
chine office, bds 758 Whalley av Linahan — see Lenahan and Lanahan
Libbey George T., shipmaster, h 174Frank Lincoln Arthur E., teamster, h 47 S Water
Libbey Rebecca, widow Eben F., h 758 Lincoln Arthur F., electrician S. N. E.
Whalley av Tel. Co., rooms 362 State
Libby Henry, horse dealer, bds Hotel Con- Lincoln Eliza Mrs., li 58 Bristol
verse Lincoln Elizabeth C., widow Horace,
Libetrau Otto, emp Sargent & Co., h 10 nurse, bds 92 Greene
Hedge Lincoln Emma E., teacher Dwight School,
Lichenstein Adolph, rem to Washington bds 58 Bristol
Liclienstein Charles, blacksmith 668 State, Lincoln Henry A., machinist, li 51 Lyon
h 553 do. Lincoln Roller Skating Rink Co., W. A.
Liddell John G., machinist, h 573 Dixwell Lincoln, general manager, r 962 Chapel
av Lincoln Samuel N., plasterer, rooms 114
Liddle Marion, widow Robert, h 52 White Dwight
Liddle Robert, tinsmith emp 13 Church, h T INCOLN WILLIAM A., contractor
52 White It and builder 106 Whalley av, h do. —
Liebold Henry L., rem to New Britain See p 716
Liefeld Augusta, widow Ferdinand, li 765 Lincoln Win. IT., emp W. R. Arms Co., h
Grand av 173 Whalley av
Liefeld Augustus F., asst, book-keeper 703 Lindberg August W., coppersmith, h 168
Chapel, h 281 Lloyd Frank
Liefeld Benjamin F., tailor, bds 36 Orchard Lindberg Peter, wire worker, li 182 Pine
Liefeld C. Augustus, tailor (40) 69 Church, Lindblad Henry M., cutter M. Rubber Co.,
h 36 Orchard h 290 Portsea
Liefeld E. Theopliilus, teacher High School, Linde George S. (J. Linde & Son), h 137
bds 36 Orchard Congress av
Liefeld George, painter, bds 57 George Linde Jacob (J. Linde & Son), h 137 Con-
Liefeld J. A. , tailor, h c Lloyd and Clay gress av
Lightburn Robert C., book-keeper R. H. Linde J. & Son (Jacob and George S.
Brown & Co., bds Main, Westville Linde), druggists 139 Congress av
Lightburn Sophia, widow Thomas, rem to Lindenheimer Philip, baker emp 270 Wa-
Bermuda ter, bds do.
Lilja Theodore S., machinist, h 82 Nicoll Lindgren David, tailor, bds 125 Ward
Lilley Frank, rubber bootmaker, rooms 72 Lindgren John P., tailor, h 125 Ward
Hamilton Lindgren Titus N. , tailor, bds 125 Ward
Lilley Jane, widow James, rem to N Haven Lindheim Frederick G., varnisher, li 28
Lilley Lizzie, widow John, bds 245 Whal- Davenport av
ley av Lindley Mary A., widow Harpin, li 8 War-
Lilley Robert, teamster, bds 245 Whalley av ren
Lillie Erwin B., mason, h Townsend av n Lindsey Daniel V., machinist, h 304 Elm
Four Corners (annex) Lindsley Charles A. , physician, prof, theo-
Lillie James, ball player, bds 218 FAnklin ry and practice of medicine Yale Col-
Lillie John, clock maker, bds 218 Franklin lege and health officer 15 Elm, li do.
Lillie Joseph, saloon 355 State, h 275 Ex- Lindsley C. Purdy, physician 15 Elm, h
change do.
Lillie Kittie R. Miss, fancy goods and dress- Lindsley Harrison W., architect, instructor
maker 545 Grand av, bds 218 Frank- in architecture Y. C., (6) Cutler bdg,
lin 868 Chapel, rooms 15 Elm
Lillie Margaret Mrs., li 218 Franklin Lindsley L. B. Mrs., h 37 Grand av
Lillie Minnie, dressmaker 545 Grand av, Lindsley Martha E. , teacher Grand Avenue
rooms do. School, bds 11 Wolcott
Lillie Thomas, brass finisher, bds 707 Grand Lindsley Wallace B., emp W. R. Arms
av Co., h 111 Gregory
Limbaugh Louis, cigar maker emp 49 Ar- Lindsley — see Linsley
tizan, bds 200 Orange Lindstrom Alex., painter, bds 34 George
ALCOHOL \
JAS. A. WEBB & BON, 135 PEAEL ST., NEW YOEE.
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RR-004 · Directories & historical records · 1911

1911 New Haven directory, p. 105

Historic Roller Rinks

The Casino, managed by Henry Morosse, listed as a skating rink at 9 Portsea Street. This entry alone does not specify roller versus ice skating.

1911 New Haven directory, p. 105

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104 NEW HAVEN (1911) DIRECTORY
CARROLL
“ Nellie H housekpr 6 Jefferson
“ Nora wid John h 176 Chestnut
“* Patrick bds 238 Winthrop av
“ Patrick janitor bds 303 George
“ Patrick emp 272 Elm h 18 Scranton
“" Patrick F bds 131 Scranton
“* Patrick W emp S A & Co h 177 Meadow
“ Richard E sec The Thompson Co 880
Chapel h 815 Sherman av
“ Robert J clk (427) R R office bdg bds 907
Howard av
“ Rose emp W_R A Co bds 12 Nicoll
€ Sarah H wid W John: rem to Springfield
Mass
‘* Teresa wid William bds 31 Waverly
“ Teresa R steno N H Gas Light Co bds 180
Shelton av
“ Theodore Mrs h 80 Tyler
“ Thomas emp W R A Co h 218 Goffe
‘Thomas emp R R Co h 250 Hamilton
“ Thomas F bricklayer bds 831 Grand av
“ Thomas F clk (327) R R office bdg bds
209 Crown
“ Thomas F bds 149 Winchester av
“ Thomas H emp N H Oarriage Co bds 12
Wolcott
“ Walter J emp Peck & Bishop Co bds 601
Howard av
“ Wesley J teamster bds 84 State
“ William emp S & Co bds 6 Jefferson
‘weteac emp W R A Co h 178 Frank-
in
“William motorman h 120 Lloyd
William foreman W R A Oo h 130 Shel-
ton av
“ William F apprentice bds 15 Fillmore
“ William H clk 950 Chapel h 907 Howard
av
“ William J lock fitter h 825 Washington av
W_ Haven
William R bkkpr S & Co bds 156 Grafton
“ William T prop Hotel Somerset Bradley
Point W Haven h do
finiens Antonio saloon 34 Olive h 178 Woos-
er
Carroy Emil gardener h 71 Read
sere wid D J dressmaker 69 Carmel
s do
“ Duncan O chauffeur 703 Whitney av bds
do
“ Robert emp W R A Co h 22 Thompson
Carter Adelpha B mach bds 522 Howard av
“A George emp N H Gas Light Co h 19
Lettney pl W Haven
* Alexander rem to Shelton
“ Alexander E rem to Derby
“ Alice T bkkpr S & Co bds 230 Lloyd
“ Anna J nurse bds 43 Thorn
“ Charles H station agt R R Co rms 169
Olive
Clarice Mrs nurse rms 169 Olive
“ Edward h 432 Orchard
“ Bliza J wid James h 43 Thorn
“ Elizabeth Mrs bds 66 Beach
* Ellen wid William h 36 Ann
“ Frank rem to Meriden
“ Frank I rem to New London
“ Frank P ladderman h 515 Ferry
“ @ Edwin salesman F A Atwood Co h 324
Main W_ Haven
“ Gilbert nailmkr bds 223 Farren av
“ Harriet I rem to New York city
“ Helen A clk S Rubber Co bds 41 Thorn
“ James F bartdr 537 Congress av h 15
Bond
“ Jessie S steno (416) R R office bdg bds 181
Broadway
* Jessie T Mrs dressmkr h 131 Broadway
“ John emp Ct Co h 48 Webster
* John P pressman bds 36 Ann
“ Joseph P clk (1) Union depot h 46 Frank
Josephine wid Charles bds 336 Ex-
change
‘* Katherine clk 770 Chapel bds 41 Thorn
“ Leland janitor h 99 Webster
‘“ Lewis emp W R A Co h 38 Clark
CARTER
“ Lillian M emp S A & Co bds 36 Ann
“ Lizzie clk S Rubber Co bds 41 Thorn
‘“* Mabel W Mrs official stenographer (14)
County Court House h 165 Park
‘* Mary wid Peter h 41 Thorn
“* Mary wid Thomas bds 17 Bradley
“ Mary E Mrs rem to New York city
“ Mary J emp W R A Co bds 36 Ann
“ Matthew engineer h 632 Campbell av W
Haven
“ Melissa A wid George H h 730 Whitney av
“ Richard L typewriting machines 28 Cen-
ter h 320 Winthrop av
““ Thomas foreman 684 Chapel h 230 Woos-
ter
“ William G emp Yale Library bds 144
Chestnut
Cartier Alphonse emp Charles W Murdock h
77 Woolsey
“ Blanche F steno M F Arms Co bds 77
Lombard
“ Edmund emp 96 Water bds 77 Woolsey
Hiqgane cashier N H Clock Co h 77 Lom-
ar
“* Napoleon J molder h 82 Lombard
“ Nelson emp W R A Co bds 366 Front
‘“ Raymond student bds 77 Lombard
“ William h 866 Front
“ William Jr emp W R A Co h 204 English
Carton David molder h 15 Jefferson
“ John brass molder h 15 Jefferson
“ John policeman h 97 Plymouth
“ Joseph brass turner bds 15 Jefferson
“ Patrick molder bds 15 Jefferson
“ Richard saloon 190 Rosette h do
Cartwright Florence emp W R A Co bds 32
Greenwood
Carufio Pangrazio lab h 630 Oak
Caruso Alesio lab bds 214 Humphrey
“Alphonse confectionery and cigars 172
Davenport av bds 156 Liberty
“ Antonio emp 140 Winchester av bds 383
Orchard
“ Donato lab h 838% Dixwell av Highwood
“ Giuseppe newsdealer h 46 Hill
“ Giuseppe student bds 156 Liberty
“ Joseph emp 140 Winchester av bds 3883
Orchard
“ Luigi emp 140 Winchester av bds 383
Orchard
“ Mario foreman Lionel Mfg Co h 3883
Orchard
“ Nicola lab h 775 Dixwell av
“ Pietro lab h 214 Humphrey
Carusone Antonio lab h 13 Summer
Carver Carrie J Mrs bds 125 Whalley av
“ William F bkkpr bds 125 Whalley av
Carvino Thomas bartdr 124 Hill bds 126 do
Cary James emp R R Co h 225 State
Caryl John A druggist 752 State bds 147
Bradley .
Casale Andrew rem to California
“ Giuseppe barber h 282 Wooster
Seager’ Pasquale emp L C & Co h 103 Wal-
ace
“ Vincenzo emp S & B Co h 42 Oollis
Casariego Jacinto saloon 215 Shelton av h
211 do
Casavecchia Egisto ins agt emp (214) 865
Chapel res ing do
Cascella Nicola baker h 601 Grand av
Cascio Joseph shoemkr h 677 Quinnipiac av
Cascioli E Michael tailor h 564 Oak
Cascone Antonio barber bds 14 Warren
Case Andrew Gh 109 E Pearl 7
“« Arleene cashier 848 Chapel bds 213 Spring
“ Arthur D mach h 101 View
“ Dwight R H clk R R Co h 19 Lamberton
‘* Elizabeth wid Oliver bds 11 Cottage
“ Ellen E wid Frederick bds 96 Howe
“ Everitt T draughtsman h 60 Clark
“ Frances E wid Edwin h 301 Humphrey
“ Frances L Mrs h 436 Congress av
“ Frederick M bds 96 Howe
‘George T com trav Geometric Tool Co h
358 Central av
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OASE
“ Herman D grocer and meat market 6 Rich-
ards W Haven h do
“ Herman E foreman S N E Tel Co h 51
Clark
Herman W engineer h 15 View
“* James M engineer h 213 Spring
“ Joseph shoemaker 55 Monroe h 30 Castle
“ Mary L wid Frederick T h 60 Clark
“ Nettie S wid Arthur h 135 Spring
“ Truman mach h 18 Fourth av W Haven
Casella Angelo lab h 12 Dudley Highwood
“ Antonio shoemaker 225 Rosette h 227 do
“ Giuseppe bicycle repairer 159 Washington
av h 25 Liberty
“ Pietro lab h 15 Palmer
Caselotti Guido H music teacher 139 Orange
h 9 Wooster pl
Casertano Nicola far h 349 Valley av
Casessa Catino emp N H Water Co h r 94
Congress av
Casetano Angelo tailor bds 23 Hamilton
Casey Annie wid Patrick h 764 Grand av
“ Bridget wid Michael bds 238 Winthrop
av
‘ Christopher F real estate h 26 Ridge
Daniel lab h 206 Lamberton
David emp W R A Co bds 191 Valley
Edward clk bds 254 Lombard
Edward motorman S & Co bds 30 Monroe
Elizabeth rem to Boston Mass
‘ Helen G steno 381 State bds 154 Blatchley
av
“ James clk 197 State rms (571) 152 Tem-
ple
‘* James J buffer bds 278 Wallace
“ James T emp R R Co h 51 Wilson
“ John lab bds 95 Wooster
“ John rem to Bridgeport
“ John emp Reynolds & Co h 278 Wallace
“John mach h 249 Humphrey
** John h 154 Blatchley av
“ John clk 197 State rms (571) 152 Temple
“ John emp W R A Co h 138 Starr
“ John J mach h 31 Henry
“ John P gardener h 25 Pond
‘* Joseph emp 635 Grand av bds 278 Wallace
“ Louis emp Smedley Oo bds 164 Brewery
“ Margaret T clk (427) R R office bdg bds
154 Blatchley av
‘* Martin lab h 17 Walnut
“ Mary clk 898 Chapel res Derby
‘“* Mary E bkkpr bds 278 Wallace
“ Michael emp N H Gas Light Co h 872
State
Michael lab bds 90 James
“ Michael emp S & Co h 75 Baggott W Ha-
ven
“ Patrick emp Ct Co h 254 Lombard
“ Patrick emp Ct Co bds 137 Wallace
“ Patrick J mach h 268 Wallace
“* Richard bds 238 Winthrop av
“ Teresa bds 133 Greene
“ Thomas emp Ct Co h 135 Grafton
“ Thomas emp A S & W Co h 90 James
“ Thomas F emp Eastern Machine Screw Co
h 17 Morris
* William lab bds 206 Lamberton
“ William J h r 214 Lamberton
Qashalow Charles porter Union depot h 16
Edgar
Casher Harry peddler h 202 Franklin
“ Max canvasser h 914 Grand av
“ Samuel dry goods 46 Greene h do
Cashin Card and Glazed Paper Co The mfrs
glazed paper 391 Chapel
“ Francis D emp 391 Chapel res ing do
* Olivine wid William res ing 391 Ohapel
“ Rubie M treas Cashin Card and Glazed
Paper Co 391 Chapel res ing do
“ William F sec Cashin Card and Glazed
Paper Co 391 Chapel res ing do
Saxton Bridget emp W R A Co bds 41 Til-
on
“ Catherine emp I Newman & Sons bds
43 York
“ Elizabeth bds 41 Tilton
“ James emp W R A Co h 39 Tilton
* John J fireman h 103 Cedar
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“ John J teamster bds 479 State
“ Katherine J steno bds 41 Tilton
“ Marcella emp I Newman & Sons bds 43
York
“ Mary wid Peter h 41 Tilton
“ Mary A emp I Newman & Sons bds 43
York
“Mary Ann wid James h 43 York
Cashman Catherine © wid Edward J h 800
Dixwell av
“ Daniel motorman h 44 Poplar
« oe emp Adams Express Co h 380
or
‘““ Joseph A clk 954 Chapel bds 248 W Ivy
‘““ Mary wid William bds 238 Winthrop av
Casillo Joseph emp Cafe Mellone rms 158
Portsea
“ Pasquale painter 798 Grand av h do
“ Rig carp h 747 Dixwell av
Casino The Henry Morosse mgr skating rink
9 Portsea
Casius Charles signal foreman R R Co h 179
Lombard
Casman Barnet barber 534 York h 19 Spruce
‘““ Fanny wid Meyer h 21 Spruce
“ Otto bds 29 Hallock
“ Philip optician 29 Hallock h do
Casner Edward H mach h 829 Campbell av W
Haven
“ Frank emp R R Co bds 884 Campbell av
W Haven
“ Joseph emp W R A Co h 340 Blohm W Ha-
ven
“ Laura A wid Frank Wh 6 Candee W Ha-
ven
‘* Mabel B tchr bds 6 Candee W Haven
Rachel clk bds 6 Candee W Haven
“ William H collector h 884 Campbell avy W
Haven
Caso Francesco lab bds 30 Ann
“ Francesco Jr emp R R Co bds 30 Ann
“ Giuseppe shoemaker 49 Monroe h 28 Castle
Casolino Andrew emp 161 Crown bds 108
tate
“ Felice bootblack 161 Crown and confection-
ery and cigars 112 State h 108 do
Cass Burt A musician h 90 Lake pl
“ Charles E mgr 239 Water h 181 Edwards
“ Ellis salesman 289 Water bds 181 Ed-
wards
Cassagnaro Jane Mrs h 4 Putnam
Cassell William emp W R A Co h 61 Gregory
Cassella Antonio emp 174 Congress av rms
245 Park
‘* Francesco mason h 66 St John
“ Francesco lab bds 754 State
“ Generoso lab h 24 Auburn
““ Giuseppe mach h 294 Oak
“ Pietro lab bds 754 State
“ Pietro mason h 15 Palmer
Cassello Frank AempNYNH& HRRh
452 Orchard
Cassese Antonio rem to New York city
Cassidy Anna wid Michael bds 75 Truman
“ Annie laundress bds 405 Grand av
“ Annie emp S A & Coh 63 Putnam
“ Annie Mrs h 405 Grand av
“ Bernard rem to Boston Mass
“ Charles plumber bds 142 Henry
“ Charles lab bds 298 Washington av
“ Christopher lab bds 206 East
“ Edward rem to Shelton
“ Eliza emp W_R A Co bds 80 Charles
“ Hattie bds 461 Orchard
“ Isabel clk 350 Grand av bds 128 Carlisle
“ Ivan bkkpr bds 405 Grand av
“ James emp W R A Co bds 30 Charles
“ James emp W R A Co h 22 Watson
“ James A emp N H Gas Light Co h 128
Carlisle
James J (James J Cassidy & Son) 737
Grand h 142 Henry
“ James J & Son (James J and William D
Cassidy) crockery ete 737 Grand av
“ John boxmkr bds 142 Henry <e
* John emp W R A Oo bds 4227 Dixwell av
“ John J policeman h 41 Hurlburt
“ Katherine corsetmkr bds 83 Putnam
“
THE YALE NATIONAL BANK, RZONFy ORDERS ARE
CORNER STATE AND CHAPEL STREETS.
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RR-005 · Historical documents · 1918

A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, vol. II, p. 838

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James McLay biography records purchase of the former Grand Avenue and Bright Street skating rink in 1891 and its conversion for carriage making.

A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, vol. II, p. 838

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James McLay biography records purchase of the former Grand Avenue and Bright Street skating rink in 1891 and its conversion for carriage making.

RR-006 · Historical documents · 1940

History of West Haven, Connecticut, p. 27

Historic Roller Rinks

The WPA town history reports construction of an unnamed skating rink on Beach Street in 1938 at a cost of about $20,000.

History of West Haven, Connecticut, p. 27

Public domain in the United States on nonrenewal basis. Archive catalog note states: Copyright not renewed as per Stanford database. Compiled by Connecticut WPA Writers’ Program; published by Town of West Haven, 1940. Crop and JPEG compression only; no reconstruction, retouching or generated content.

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Included searchable text
HISTORY OF WEST HAVEN
the operators of Savin Rock. During the year 1938, a new Water-Scooter
was built in the Grove at a cost of over $30,000, a new Fun House costing over
$7,000 was erected on Reach Street, and a new skating rink, also on Beach Street
was constructed at an expense of about $20,000.
In the hurricane of September, 1938, the high seas and gale wrecked practi¬
cally all of the buildings on the south side of Reach Street, with the exception
of the Showboat, which, ironically, was the only building in Savin Rock covered
by hurricane insurance.
Elaborate plans are now in preparation for many new amusement concessions
and renovation of the old. Two new “rides” have been erected on the site of
the Palais Royal, which was completely demolished. The Thunderbolt, partially
destroyed, has been rebuilt, and a new nightclub has been opened on Shore Road
at Oyster River. The baseball park and the outdoor arena, used for boxing
bouts and midget auto races, both suffered heavy hurricane damages but have
since been thoroughly reconditioned. A carrousel, to extend over the water on
the south side of Reach Street is under construction at a cost of more than
$50,000 and a large wooden dancehall, formerly on Washington Avenue, has
been moved to Reach Street in front of the Hill’s Homestead, and converted
into a “ride”.
A campaign to incorporate West Haven as a city failed in a Town Meeting
in 1929. A State Armory was constructed here in 1931, and the appointment of
a zoning board, zoning inspector and zoning board of appeals was voted. The
1939 Grand List was $62,945,006 gross. The town area is 7,204 acres.

RR-007 · Historical documents · 1940

History of West Haven, Connecticut, p. 4

Historic Roller Rinks

The 1940 town history places skating rinks among Savin Rock’s restaurants, dance halls and other amusements.

History of West Haven, Connecticut, p. 4

Public domain in the United States on nonrenewal basis. Archive catalog note states: Copyright not renewed as per Stanford database. Compiled by Connecticut WPA Writers’ Program; published by Town of West Haven, 1940. Crop and JPEG compression only; no reconstruction, retouching or generated content.

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HISTORY OF WEST HAVEN
At Savin Rock, a busy resort area, known as “The Coney Island of Con¬
necticut’', are many hotels and restaurants where shore dinners may he enjoyed
at the water’s edge. Skating rinks and dance halls cater to carefree throngs.
Special busses bring loads of happy pleasure seekers. High against the sky,
lined in incandescent tracery, tower the roller coasters. Red neon signs glow
over inviting entrances to lobster and soft-shell crab emporiums; soft drink
signs and giant ice cream cones invite trade in shops where bright metal and
spotless white tables glitter under the glare of giant bulbs. Boxing fans attend
fightcards of exceptional quality and midget autos race for record crowds.
Westerly from Savin Rock’s amusements lie the rocks from which the area
takes its name; the point of debarkation for the men from Tryon’s fleet of Brit¬
ish raiders. Within the shadow of the varicolored lights, this lookout point rises
from the otherwise level shoreline and provides an eminence from which the
early settlers once watched for returning whalers and sealers. Dwarf cedars
and sprawling junipers, known as Savin Trees, covered these rocks.
Bradley Point, jutting out into the Sound, is one of West Haven’s delight¬
ful beaches. Both summer cottages and year-round residences have been built
in this section. Colorful beach attire, brightly painted canoes, lawn and beach
furniture in gay color schemes, create a varied pattern on the flat, white sand.
At Cove River, a town bathing beach provides opportunity for a cool, clean
swim for those residents without a cottage or beach of their own. Vendors in
white, selling ice cream cones or soda pop, and sometimes a popcorn peddler’s
cart, frequent the spot. Captain Michael Hammond, who conducts a retail fish
market here, is a veteran fisherman and fondly recalls the days when he operated
a small fleet of his own. Children and their mothers, young people excited at
their freedom from school, all gather at Cove River during the season.
Continuing westerly along the shorefront, rounding the point once called
Oyster River Point, now, Aimes Point, the highway swings into the cove where
Oyster River meets the sea. A West Haven community beach here, well
policed and carefully safeguarded, is usually crowded with merry bathers in sea¬
son.
From the (low of Oyster River, shellfish once received just the amount of
fresh water requ.ied their best grow th. Fisherfolk (flagged their nets here,
and the little l *»niai loops rode at anchor awaiting loads of farm produce
f the New Y ,k market r the West Indies trade.
fl he West Haven si. a beat , fill southern boundary for the broad
7,204 acre township.
Tiii? Back Country
Behind the town itself, gently rolling hills offer many vantage points for a
panoramic view of Long Island Sound, the township, and, on clearer days, even
the island itself. Stone fences divide rolling upland pastures and brushlots, with
here and there a trace of the old rail fences, built of split chestnut. Gray birch,
sweet fern, red cedar and low huckleberry bushes cover many of these hills, with
4

RR-008 · Historical documents · 1940

History of West Haven, Connecticut, title page

Historic Roller Rinks

Title page identifies the WPA Writers’ Program compilers and Town of West Haven publisher of the 1940 history.

History of West Haven, Connecticut, title page

Public domain in the United States on nonrenewal basis. Archive catalog note states: Copyright not renewed as per Stanford database. Compiled by Connecticut WPA Writers’ Program; published by Town of West Haven, 1940. Crop and JPEG compression only; no reconstruction, retouching or generated content.

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Included searchable text
HISTORY OF
WEST HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
Compiled by
Workers of the Writers’ Program of the
Work Projects Administration in the State
of Connecticut.
Sponsored by
Connecticut State Library,
James Brewster, State Librarian.
Co-sponsored and published by
Town of West Haven.
19 4 0

RR-009 · Venue profiles · 1884; 1886

New Haven Roller Skating Rink / Dwight Street Rink

Historic Roller Rinks

147 Dwight Street · New Haven, Connecticut. 1884 alphabetical directory also has a generic Skating Rink entry at 141 and 143 Dwight. Preserve the conflict; do not substitute those numbers for the clearly named 147 Dwight listing.

primary verified. 1884 alphabetical directory also has a generic Skating Rink entry at 141 and 143 Dwight. Preserve the conflict; do not substitute those numbers for the clearly named 147 Dwight listing.

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Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-010 · Venue profiles · 1886; 1887

Lincoln Rink / Lincoln Roller Skating Rink Co.

Historic Roller Rinks

rear of 962 Chapel Street · New Haven, Connecticut. 1886 directory lists Lincoln and Quinnipiac separately. The 1918 McLay biography retrospectively applies both names to Grand/Bright. A later name change or association is possible but unproven.

primary verified. 1886 directory lists Lincoln and Quinnipiac separately. The 1918 McLay biography retrospectively applies both names to Grand/Bright. A later name change or association is possible but unproven.

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Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-011 · Venue profiles · 1886; 1887

Quinnipiac Rink

Historic Roller Rinks

Grand Avenue at Bright Street · New Haven, Connecticut.

primary verified.

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Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-012 · Venue profiles · 1886

Sperry Street Roller Skating Rink

Historic Roller Rinks

Sperry Street at Dickerman Street · New Haven, Connecticut.

primary verified.

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Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-013 · Venue profiles · 1911

The Casino

Historic Roller Rinks

9 Portsea Street · New Haven, Connecticut.

skating rink verified; roller use not explicit in retrieved record.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-014 · Venue profiles · Dates under research

Unnamed Beach Street skating rink

Historic Roller Rinks

Beach Street, Savin Rock; exact number unknown · West Haven, Connecticut. Do not label this building Homestead or Skateland. The source gives no rink name and does not state precisely what happened to this individual building in the September 1938 hurricane.

near-contemporary published town history. Do not label this building Homestead or Skateland. The source gives no rink name and does not state precisely what happened to this individual building in the September 1938 hurricane.

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Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-015 · Venue profiles · Dates under research

Eli Skating Club / New Haven Rollaround

Historic Roller Rinks

384 Davenport Avenue · New Haven, Connecticut. The secondary page tentatively says 1970s? for closure. Do not publish that as established. Preservation Connecticut verifies a c.1913 White Company sales/service building at this address but does not independently document skating use.

specialist secondary compilation with named period source leads; original clippings linked, not visually transcribed. The secondary page tentatively says 1970s? for closure. Do not publish that as established. Preservation Connecticut verifies a c.1913 White Company sales/service building at this address but does not independently document skating use.

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Credit: Historical directory or specialist source, linked at origin

RR-016 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Homestead Roller Skating Rink — research lead

Historic Roller Rinks

Web search index for The Yale Daily News, 2 November 1906, exposes ad OCR reading Free admission / Homestead Roller Skating Rink / Savin Rock. The newspaper image could not be retrieved (403); exact article identifier unverified. lead for original advertisement; do not conflate with unnamed 1938 rink

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

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Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

RR-017 · Sources & research leads · Date described in source

Rollertown Inc. — research lead

Historic Roller Rinks

476 Elm Street, West Haven Unverified directory lead: source heading says NEW HAVEN but address says West Haven. Dates, building, ownership and identity require primary confirmation.

External source. Catalog facts and source notes are included; the full publication is not necessarily reproduced. A finding aid or retrospective is not an original corporate filing.

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Credit: Original publisher or holding institution, linked at source

RR-018 · Photograph & advertisement leads · 1946–1968 source labels

Eli Skating Club / New Haven Rollaround — photographs and period clippings

Historic Roller Rinks

A specialist compilation links period skating publications and rink material for 384 Davenport Avenue. Its 1942 opening and 1956 sale account are secondary research leads.

External source only. Individual image contents and reuse rights have not been verified; no local copies or historical logo are supplied.

Original source · Collection record

Credit: Forgotten Roller Rinks of the Past; period publications identified on the source page