This classic Victorian home retains much of its original detailing with natural woodwork, numerous stained glass windows and canvas ceilings. The front porch welcomes your guests. Inside, the foyer leads to the formal living room with an intricately carved mantle, flanking a wood burning fireplace. The dining room features a stained glass window and opens to a more casual den. A spacious, bright kitchen with eat-in area has plenty of cabinets, tin ceiling and a
There has a been a noticeable increase in the discussion of new construction in Downtown Hartford over the past couple weeks. It started with the revelation that UConn would consider building a facility, and continued with word that the City of Hartford was thinking about building a new City Hall to consolidate office space. Ken Gosselin has worked feverishly to ferret out as many of the thirteen of the proposals submitted to UConn as he
Every year we come up with a list of projects we need to carry out on our house in order to keep it properly maintained. We go through enough home inspections to know that we need to keep on top of maintenance issues so they don’t cause larger, more expensive problems down the line. This year one of our projects was going to be replacing the boiler. It’s an older gas boiler that was put
This past Saturday Paul Spirito put on the first ever Hartford Art Sled Derby in Elizabeth Park. It was part art, part engineering, part theatrics, and all fun. Various sites have photos and commentary on the festivities, with the best sources that I have seen being the official Facebook event page and the Real Hartford photo recap, and the FOX61 News Report. I was most interested in the actual sliding capabilities of the art sleds,
