Connecticut Landmarks
{{Short description|US non-profit organization}}
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| location = 59 S. Prospect Street, Hartford, CT 06106
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| established = {{Start date|1936}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.ctlandmarks.org/|Connecticut Landmarks}}
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Connecticut Landmarks is a non-profit organization that has restored and operates significant historic house museums in Connecticut. Headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut, the organization was founded in 1936 as the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society. The organization is part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.{{Cite web|last=jrthib|title=About CTL|url=https://ctlandmarks.org/about-ctl/|access-date=2021-11-19|website=Connecticut Landmarks|language=en-US}}
Properties
- Amasa Day House in Moodus - open by appointment only
- Amos Bull House in Hartford - offices only
- Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden in Bethlehem
- Butler-McCook House & Garden in Hartford
- Buttolph–Williams House in Wethersfield, Connecticut - operated in partnership with the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum.
- Joshua Hempsted House in New London
- Nathaniel Hempsted House in New London
- Isham-Terry House in Hartford - open by appointment only
- Forge Farm in Stonington - not currently open to the public
- Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry (bequeathed by George Dudley Seymour in 1945)
- Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden in Suffield
- Palmer-Warner House in East Haddam - currently open by appointment only during the development phase.
Image Gallery
File:Nathan Hale Homestead Drone.jpg|Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry, CT
File:Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden.jpg|Bellamy-Ferriday House & Garden (Bethlehem, CT)
File:Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden.jpg|Phelps-Hatheway House & Garden in Suffield, CT
File:Phelps-Hatheway Interior.jpg|Phelps-Hatheway House Interior
File:Joshua Hempsted House.jpg|Joshua Hempsted House in New London, CT
File:Nathaniel Hempsted House.jpg|Nathaniel Hempsted House in New London, CT
File:Butler-McCook Homestead, Hartford, Connecticut.jpg|Butler-McCook House in Hartford, CT
File:Isham-terry-house-chandelier-restored.jpg|Isham-Terry House in Hartford, CT
File:Amos Bull House Drone.jpg|Amos Bull House in Hartford, CT
File:Buttolph-Williams House - 1.jpg|Buttolph–Williams House in Wethersfield, CT
File:Amasa Day House.jpg|Amasa Day House in East Haddam, CT
File:Palmer-Warner House.jpg|Palmer-Warner House in East Haddam, CT
File:Forge Farm.jpg|Forge Farm in Stonington, CT
Formerly Owned Properties
The Antiquarian and Landmarks Society, now Connecticut Landmarks, has been bequeathed historic sites that have been sold or transferred to other partners over the 85 years of existence. Some of these sites include:
- Avery Copp House in Groton
- Richard Mansfield House in Ansonia
- Charles Boardman Smith House (Upjohn House) in Hartford
Investigation & Resolution
In February 2018, a series of articles was published by The Day detailing the alleged neglect of historic properties under their care,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theday.com/local-columns/20180303/ex-landmarks-employee-nathan-hale-bible-left-to-rot-in-closet|title = Ex-Landmarks employee: Nathan Hale Bible left to rot in closet}} not following bequest terms,{{Cite web|url=https://www.theday.com/local-columns/20180215/connecticut-landmarks-has-not-followed-bequest-terms-for-house-in-east-haddam|title=Connecticut Landmarks has not followed bequest terms for house in East Haddam}} and misuse of funds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theday.com/local-columns/20180222/connecticut-landmarks-is-spending-palmer-warner-house-endowment-on-other-things|title = Connecticut Landmarks is spending Palmer-Warner house endowment on other things}} As a result, the attorney general's office opened an investigation.
In January 2019, the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General issued a report{{Cite web|date=January 4, 2019|title=Report of the Office of the Attorney General|url=https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Charities/Connecticut_Landmarks_Final_Report.pdf?la=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725191116/https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Charities/Connecticut_Landmarks_Final_Report.pdf?la=en |archive-date=2019-07-25 }} that "Connecticut Landmarks did not misapproriate any charitable funds in its stewardship of Forge Farm in Stonington and a historic home in East Haddam."{{Cite web|date=2019-01-06|title=Probe finds Connecticut Landmarks did not misuse historic home funds|url=https://www.theday.com/article/20190106/NWS01/190109617|access-date=2021-11-19|website=The Day|language=en-US}} Connecticut Landmarks committed to implementing recommended procedural and administrative changes that were recommended. "Our office has completed a comprehensive review of Connecticut Landmarks’ use of charitable funds, consistent with the Attorney General's statutory authority to safeguard charitable assets. Connecticut Landmarks was forthcoming with information, and we have appreciated their cooperation throughout our review. We found no evidence of misappropriation of charitable funds, but have identified areas where we would like to see Connecticut Landmarks better address donor intent and the management and preservation of both its real and personal property.”