Weekend Plans: Apr 2nd 2011

UConn UConn UConn, UConn UConn. Did U(Conn) know that the Huskies are in the Final Four? Both the Men’s team and the Women’s team? Thankfully they will not be playing on Sunday afternoon, because that would simply ruin our plans for the day. Make a complete mess of them! UConn UConn UConn! Events & Activities On Thursday, March 31st, the Hartford Preservation Alliance (HPA) is holding an Open House to celebrate their recent accomplishments. Go

65 Westerly Terrace, Hartford’s West End

Looking for a smaller home with a great location in the historic West End? Here’s your opportunity! This classic brick Colonial is 2,304 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on .37 acres. The formal living room has built-in bookcases and a wood burning fireplace. Adjacent to the living room is a bright family room with a picture window overlooking the private backyard. There is a nicely sized dining room for formal entertaining. The

101 Kenyon Street, Hartford’s West End

This West End Victorian has charming original details and nice entertaining spaces. It offers 4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 2,861 square feet. An enclosed front porch welcomes you into an open foyer with parquet floors. The oversized living room has a wood burning fireplace and built-ins and leads to a lovely heated sunroom. The formal dining room is a nice space for entertaining and has original details with a bay window and stained glass

Going Once, Going Twice, Sold!

Five bank owned properties were auctioned off yesterday afternoon in Hartford. We learned about the auction a couple weeks ago thanks to a tip from a loyal reader about one specific home (thanks, Michael!). The property had been on the market with a realtor for a couple months, and we had even shown it a few times. We knew the bank was trying to get rid of it, but switching over to the auction format

Finding History in Your House

One evening during the second summer that we lived in our house, a stranger knocked on our front door. He introduced himself and said that his grandfather was an architect that recently passed away. He was cleaning out his grandfather’s office and came across some original blueprints to a house that said it was to be built on Oxford Street, but didn’t give a specific number. The man thought it would be a nice gesture