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HARWINTON HOUSE IN ITS LAST DAYS
IN NEW CANAAN

Timeline Milestone Progress

  • Application for Demolition - 12-16-2010
  • Hearing to Delay Demolition Permit - 1-3-2011
  • 90 Delay Effective 12-16-2010
  • Authenticity Mtg on Site - 1-20-2011
  • Grant Transfer Letter Rcvd in Harwinton - 2-8-2011
  • Harwinton House Committee approved by Harwinton Board of Selectmen 2-15-2011
  • Addition to State Register of Historic Places
    2-17-2011 for Nomination and 3-2-2011 for Approval
  • Harwinton House Committee Kick-off Mtg 2-24-2011
  • Harwinton Board of Finance Approval 3-3-2011
  • Harwinton Town Mtg 3-15-2011 (Approved 71 - 57)
  • DECD Meeting in Hartford 3-22-2011
  • Agreement signed with Glastonbury Restoration 3-24-2011
  • Agreement signed with the Town and the Appelts 3-27-2011
  • Pre-Grant Application for Site Feasibility Study 3-31-2011
  • Work commencing at 585 Canoe Hill Road 3-29-2011
  • Storage trailer purchased and delivered to site 4-7-2011
  • Storage Trailer #1 loaded and arrives in Harwinton 5-9-2011
  • Storage Trailer #2 purchased and delivered to site 5-9-2011
  • Hearth Stones delivered to Harwinton on 5-13-2011
  • Storage Trailer #2 loaded and arrives in Harwinton 5-14-2011
  • Work completed in New Canaan 5-14-2011 - Deadline Met
  • Deconstruction documents received and reviewed 7-14-2011
  • A Preferred site has been selected on Bentley Drive west of the Town Hall. 10-12-2011
  • Favorable Soil Report received 10-26-2011
  • Semi-Annual Financial Report filed with D.E.C.D. 1-11-2011
  • Historical Society is activly identifying fund raising ideas needed to raise the house. (ongoing)
  • An RFP has been posted for a Site plan to be developed.
  • The Greater Litchfield Preservation Trust Inc. has committed to funding the matching portion of an HPTAG grant. Pre-application for the HPTAG has been filed and approved.
  • A letter of recomendation for the Architectural firm has been submitted to the Board of Selectmen for approval.
  • Amaya Architects (Using Roy F. Gilley III AIA as Historical Consultant) has been selected as the preferred Architectural firm.
  • Work is underway to apply for the HPTAG (Historic Preservation Technical Assistance Grant) with a deadline of Feb 1, 2013.
  • March 15, 2013 letter recieved from the Connecticut Trust that we have been awarded the HPTAG. The combination of this grant and the matching funding provided by the Greater Litchfield Preservation Trust will equal $21,800.
  • Received approval from Inland / Wetlands Commission on November 4th, 2013.
  • Received approval from Torrington Area Health for Septic System Design on November 13, 2013.
  • Received recomendation from the Planning Commission stating that the project promotes the plan of Conservation and development on historic preservation. (November 13, 2013).
  • Received approval from the Fire Marshall on December 9, 2013.
  • Received approval from the Zoning Commission, after a public hearing on December 9th, 2013.
    Rendering by Amaya Architects of Orange CT.

All donations can be made by mailing a check to:

Town of Harwinton
Harwinton House Restoration
100 Bentley Drive
Harwinton, CT. 06791

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