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      PREFACE

      Connecticut’s architecture tells many kinds of stories. Whether we are longtime residents, recent transplants, or visitors, we know the state first through its built environment—its buildings, landscapes, neighborhoods, and communities that embody the state’s history and are essential components of its present-day character.

      This book aims to introduce readers to Connecticut’s built environment through stories about one hundred places, chosen to present a cross section of the varied architecture found in the state. It is not intended to be a “best of” state architecture. While I have tried to achieve a balance of well-known places and lesser-known ones, any reader with a passing knowledge of the state will find many favorite works missing. Rather, they were chosen to illustrate the wide variety of Connecticut’s architecture, in terms of periods, building types, disciplines, geographical distribution, and expressive qualities. Above all, they were chosen because they had good stories to tell—about how they came to be, about the people who created or used them, about what they meant and how they fit into the state’s overall development.

      I hope that this book will provide new ways to understand

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