February 28, 2025 • 15 mins
We spoke with Robert Brock, Executive Director of Connecticut Landmarks about all the different landmarks around the state with historical value for people to visit.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. My
guest today is Robert Rock. He's the executive director of
Connecticut Landmarks. Good morning, good.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Morning, How are you good, How are you great? Great?
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
For those who are not familiar with your organization, what
is Connecticut Landmarks.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
We are a nonprofit history organization that is headquartered right
here in Hartford, and we own and operate twelve historic
structures that are located across the state, seven of which
we operate as historic house museums, and they are located
in We have two in Hartford, one out in Litchfield
County and Bethlehem, the Nathan Hale Homestead and Coventry, the
(00:39):
Phelps Halfway House up in Suffield. We have two houses
in East Atham and two structures down in New London.
So we're pretty much, you know, spread across the state.
But we consider ourselves to sort of be at the
intersection of historic preservation, education and community engagement. So what
does that mean. We basically, we care for, We steward
each of these properties, the collections that are contained within,
(01:01):
and offer a museum, tours, education programs for students, professionals,
and the public. We stage events depending on the particular site,
in different programs, often in partnership with some local organizations,
artists and community members.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
And for those who don't understand, why is historic preservation
so important?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
You know, that's a great question, you know, I think
it's you know, we consider these things to be treasures
from the past. And and I think, you know, my
own personal opinion is is the education that you know
can come out of some of these sites and the
inspiration that some find at our at our historic museums
(01:42):
is a real you know, it's a real tool. I think,
you know, organizations in cities and towns, I mean, and
people need to look to their past, I think, and
what they'll find I think is is that times may change,
but the challenges people say are not that different today.
(02:02):
You know, school kids, you know, they'll go through the home,
you know, the homestead and realize that you know, there
was no central heating, there was no air conditioning, there
was no you know, there are everyone's fascinated with the
outhouse and you know the privy so you know, even
a little adults. I mean, it gives people that opportunity
to sit back, I think and think, you know, what
(02:26):
life might have been like and the challenges that people
face back then. And you know, honestly, the structures themselves
are beautiful and are necessary. You know, I think a
real landmark if you will, within you know, our post communities.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
What are some of the more popular sites that people
enjoy visiting? Do you think that?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
It's a really good question, and I guess you know
our our data I can give you the data driven answers.
But our two most popular sites are the Nathan Hill
Home seat out in Coventry, which essentially, if you're a
Connecticut resident more than more often than that, you probably
visited on a fourth grade field trip. So we get
(03:09):
a great deal of visitors through that mechanism. Our field
trips out there are very very popular. Everyone seems to
be really interested in the story of the state's hero,
Nathan Hale, so we do really well there. We find
that we get a lot of international visitors there as
well over the course of the summer, and we also
(03:29):
host with the primary venue for the Coventry Farmers Market
every Sunday from June through October, so it's a it's
a really really busy site. The other one I would
mention is at the other end of the State. The
Felamy Faraday House, which is located out Mitchfield County. Are
you know, the story out there about you know, Caroline,
(03:49):
Caroline Faraday and her philanthropy and her work with you know,
with some of the Holocaust survivors really seemed to resonate
with with the population. And since twenty sixteen twenty seventeen,
our attendance has really really grown out there in the
(04:11):
other sites. You know, again, people seem to have their
own sort of interests. There's not a great deal of
cross pollination, which we're trying to really you know, kind
of solve that. We love people to see, you know,
the visit one one of our sites to certainly give
another one of their sites one of another one of
our sites, you know, a try as well, and they think,
(04:31):
you know, once they take a look in and they
hear the stories of the people that lived in these houses,
you know, I think people would be really interested.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Connecticut Landmarks Historic House Museums reopened the first week in
in May. What type of events will you have?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
It varies from sites to site. We do, depends on
workshops with some local trades people. We've done sort of
how to woodworking programs, a great deal of education programs
in Hartford. The Butler cook House in iicem Terry House
here we host several really really popular history walking tours
(05:08):
of different areas of the city. And then in the month,
the summer months, we host a series of free summer
jazz concerts which we call Sunset Sounds right here on
our campus on South Prospect Street. But you know we
do do we celebrate Pride Month. We have Pride Months
(05:30):
events at our places down in New London, and we
were the first, It's not mistaken. We were the first
organization to celebrate June Teams down at the Hempstead Houses
in New London. And this year this June will be
I believe part eleventh or twelfth June Team Celebration, so
(05:50):
literally one the game. And we did trivia events, cooking demonstrations,
We've posted you know, revolutionary war encampments, field trips, all
sorts of big stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
To find out more, people can go to ct Landmarks dot.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Org exactly, and you know, please sign up in our
our e newsletter and you people would be able to
get updates on all of our events that sort of thing, and.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Do the proceeds from the events go to help all
of these landmarks.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
They do. I mean it's a smaller it's a smaller
portion of our of our operating budget, but certainly what
we're able to because again we are seasonal. Our season
basically runs for the most part between beginning of May
through the end of October, but we do we will
do some shoulder season events in the early spring and
(06:40):
certainly around the holidays in December. But you know, again, uh,
ticket revenue from our from our visitors, and certainly memberships
are a big part of our operating budget. So our
goal really is to obviously bring people into our sites
and then get them so interested that you know, they
like to become members. And you know, members get free
(07:02):
admission to all the programs and all the different houses.
So we uh, you know, we're constantly looking for new
ideas to to engage the public.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
So is there a tour guide for every landmark that
someone visits?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Yeah, we do. You know, we do tours, specialized tours,
you know, we we depending on the site. You know,
for instance that at the Dolmie Faraday House, given its popularity,
we we do tours every hour on the hour between
uh noon and four when we're open and at some
of the other sites, at all of them, actually you
can people can certainly call up and reserve a what
(07:39):
we call private tour. So you know, there are different
ways in which people can can get a peek insider houses.
Either it's through a regular visit or they certainly can
reach out to us and and schedule a time that
might work for them.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Let's talk about what activities adults like most and kids
like most.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
That's a really good question, and again I think it
depends really on on the site and the individual. I
think some of our how to demonstrations have really really
done well, especially last year we did chocolate making. We
did an eighteenth century exhibition over at at the Nathan
Hill Homestead, which honestly sold out in like minutes really,
(08:25):
So you know, people seem to be really really fascinated
with anything really attached to you know, colonial America, that
sort of thing. Especially with the Nations twin fifteen, the
anniversary coming up. You know, we're we're taking a long
hard look at some of our programming over the next
couple of years that would you know, really you know,
you know, bring that that sort of point home, so
(08:47):
you know, the how to the woodworking demonstration was really good.
Was was really popular. We've we've hosted a series with
a partner of ours of immersive theater programs that a
couple of our different events with the escape. Escape Isn't
Productions is the name of the production company. They essentially
stage plays that basically interact with the audience. We found
(09:11):
that those are really really popular, especially with adults. So
and then there is you know, there are there are
We find there are several people that are really just
interested in, you know, the architecture or the house itself.
So it really runs the gamut about what you know,
people are interested in. But I like to think and
like to tell our people, you know, we need to
(09:32):
be able to, you know, help people connect with these
houses and some of the stories that we offer and
the collections that we have inside.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Well, it sounds amazing. I feel like I've been missing out.
I feel like everybody needs to know about this. You
mentioned that twenty twenty six is the two hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the founding of America. It's also your
ninetieth anniversary for Connecticut Landmarks. Do you have any special
plans to commemorate.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
We do, so you know, obviously anticipating we like to
think that, you know, obviously our tendency is going to
go up at not just the Homestead, but at all
of my sides as you know, as people sort of
start to think about, you know, what the United States
thinks to them, as you know, we hit that two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary. So we're making significant investments in
(10:21):
the properties, especially you know, places like the Hail Homestead,
so you know, we know it needs you know, exterior work,
some painting, some roof work. You know, I think people
tend to forget that. You know, these sites have gone
through in some cases, you know, over three hundred New
England winters. So the cost of maintaining these little treasures
(10:45):
is a significant part of our budget. So but again
we recognize that, you know, it's not just the structures themselves,
it's the stories inside that I think is what really
really connects people. So I think the workshop will be
a big thing. We're talking about some you know, encampments
people seem to really really like and immerse themselves in
(11:08):
a particular time period. So you know, again our houses
they range in age from I think our oldest was
built in sixteen seventy eight and the youngest was built
in eighteen fifty four, so, you know, different eras of
American history, different areas in Connecticut history. I think we're
able to sort of showcase and you know, other than
(11:29):
Nathan Hale, I think, you know, the really really interesting
part is that our sites allow people to give people
the opportunity to you know, connect with everyday people, Yeah,
find out what life was really like at that particular
time period.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Is there a cost for the tours. I'm sure there's
a cost for the activities, but for people who are
wondering how much things.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Are, there's a sort of a tier. So it's most
of the tours, most of the arranged tours that we
would be fifteen for adults, twelve dollars for seniors, and
they should know.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
We don't worry about it.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Yeah, I forget, but again, uh, members getting free to
all of our sites. They have you know, free or
discounted admission to the events, the programs, depending on the
complexity of the program. So yeah, it's it's it's a
it's a pretty good deal for people that are really
you know interested in you know, taking a peek inside
(12:30):
you know, colonial America and I think the advantage here
is that, you know, Connecticut is a fairly small state,
so you know, they could essentially hit a couple of
our sites, you know, really quickly in a single day.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
So so if someone would like to become a member,
they just go to the website and sign up.
Speaker 2 (12:47):
Yes, they can go to ct Landmarks dot org. There's
a they could choose their membership level if they'd like,
and they'd just like to donate, we'd certainly we would
certainly encourag that as well.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
And that was my next question. So people can make
donations and what about volunteers.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
Oh, absolutely, so we have primarily we have a group
of volunteers at each of the sites. We have a
dedicated group of volunteers. We have three historic gardens that
are that are considered to be Connecticut state historic gardens.
One here at the Amous Bull House and Butlin Coll
(13:26):
House in Hartford that's maintained by the and it has
been maintained since the late nineteen nineties by the wet
Carford Garden Club. They are here religiously every other Tuesday morning,
and honestly, we couldn't maintain the garden. We're out their
help and the same group. We have a garden club
(13:46):
from Suffield that maintains the garden up at the Felt
Split House in Suffield. So we also have volunteers that clearly,
you know, they just want to help with preservation. If
they're handy with a hammer or they're handy with you know, painting,
we've put people to work that way. So we're always
(14:07):
looking to supplement our volunteer for us, if you will.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
I think it's wonderful because there's something for everyone. You
may have somebody a senior maybe, or just someone who's retired,
or someone just looking for something to do, and they
can use their gifts in different ways.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
Absolutely, and and you know, we find that people that
are really really interested in this, it gives them some flexibility,
you know, they're not tied into a schedule. And again,
as a small to sort of medium size nonprofit, we
always use the always use the help.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
I'm speaking with Robert Brock, executive director of Connecticut Landmarks.
If you'd like to find out more about tours, programs, activities,
how you could volunteer, how you could donate. Everything is
on their website. It's ct Landmarks dot org. Thank you
so much for being here today and for sharing all
that you do.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Oh thanks Alison, I appreciate it, and thanks for having
me on
Good morning, Thank you for listening to Community Access. My
guest today is Robert Rock. He's the executive director of
Connecticut Landmarks. Good morning, good.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Morning, How are you good, How are you great? Great?
Thanks for having me.
Speaker 1 (00:13):
For those who are not familiar with your organization, what
is Connecticut Landmarks.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
We are a nonprofit history organization that is headquartered right
here in Hartford, and we own and operate twelve historic
structures that are located across the state, seven of which
we operate as historic house museums, and they are located
in We have two in Hartford, one out in Litchfield
County and Bethlehem, the Nathan Hale Homestead and Coventry, the
(00:39):
Phelps Halfway House up in Suffield. We have two houses
in East Atham and two structures down in New London.
So we're pretty much, you know, spread across the state.
But we consider ourselves to sort of be at the
intersection of historic preservation, education and community engagement. So what
does that mean. We basically, we care for, We steward
each of these properties, the collections that are contained within,
(01:01):
and offer a museum, tours, education programs for students, professionals,
and the public. We stage events depending on the particular site,
in different programs, often in partnership with some local organizations,
artists and community members.
Speaker 1 (01:16):
And for those who don't understand, why is historic preservation
so important?
Speaker 2 (01:21):
You know, that's a great question, you know, I think
it's you know, we consider these things to be treasures
from the past. And and I think, you know, my
own personal opinion is is the education that you know
can come out of some of these sites and the
inspiration that some find at our at our historic museums
(01:42):
is a real you know, it's a real tool. I think,
you know, organizations in cities and towns, I mean, and
people need to look to their past, I think, and
what they'll find I think is is that times may change,
but the challenges people say are not that different today.
(02:02):
You know, school kids, you know, they'll go through the home,
you know, the homestead and realize that you know, there
was no central heating, there was no air conditioning, there
was no you know, there are everyone's fascinated with the
outhouse and you know the privy so you know, even
a little adults. I mean, it gives people that opportunity
to sit back, I think and think, you know, what
(02:26):
life might have been like and the challenges that people
face back then. And you know, honestly, the structures themselves
are beautiful and are necessary. You know, I think a
real landmark if you will, within you know, our post communities.
Speaker 1 (02:42):
What are some of the more popular sites that people
enjoy visiting? Do you think that?
Speaker 2 (02:47):
It's a really good question, and I guess you know
our our data I can give you the data driven answers.
But our two most popular sites are the Nathan Hill
Home seat out in Coventry, which essentially, if you're a
Connecticut resident more than more often than that, you probably
visited on a fourth grade field trip. So we get
(03:09):
a great deal of visitors through that mechanism. Our field
trips out there are very very popular. Everyone seems to
be really interested in the story of the state's hero,
Nathan Hale, so we do really well there. We find
that we get a lot of international visitors there as
well over the course of the summer, and we also
(03:29):
host with the primary venue for the Coventry Farmers Market
every Sunday from June through October, so it's a it's
a really really busy site. The other one I would
mention is at the other end of the State. The
Felamy Faraday House, which is located out Mitchfield County. Are
you know, the story out there about you know, Caroline,
(03:49):
Caroline Faraday and her philanthropy and her work with you know,
with some of the Holocaust survivors really seemed to resonate
with with the population. And since twenty sixteen twenty seventeen,
our attendance has really really grown out there in the
(04:11):
other sites. You know, again, people seem to have their
own sort of interests. There's not a great deal of
cross pollination, which we're trying to really you know, kind
of solve that. We love people to see, you know,
the visit one one of our sites to certainly give
another one of their sites one of another one of
our sites, you know, a try as well, and they think,
(04:31):
you know, once they take a look in and they
hear the stories of the people that lived in these houses,
you know, I think people would be really interested.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Connecticut Landmarks Historic House Museums reopened the first week in
in May. What type of events will you have?
Speaker 2 (04:45):
It varies from sites to site. We do, depends on
workshops with some local trades people. We've done sort of
how to woodworking programs, a great deal of education programs
in Hartford. The Butler cook House in iicem Terry House
here we host several really really popular history walking tours
(05:08):
of different areas of the city. And then in the month,
the summer months, we host a series of free summer
jazz concerts which we call Sunset Sounds right here on
our campus on South Prospect Street. But you know we
do do we celebrate Pride Month. We have Pride Months
(05:30):
events at our places down in New London, and we
were the first, It's not mistaken. We were the first
organization to celebrate June Teams down at the Hempstead Houses
in New London. And this year this June will be
I believe part eleventh or twelfth June Team Celebration, so
(05:50):
literally one the game. And we did trivia events, cooking demonstrations,
We've posted you know, revolutionary war encampments, field trips, all
sorts of big stuff.
Speaker 1 (06:00):
To find out more, people can go to ct Landmarks dot.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
Org exactly, and you know, please sign up in our
our e newsletter and you people would be able to
get updates on all of our events that sort of thing, and.
Speaker 1 (06:13):
Do the proceeds from the events go to help all
of these landmarks.
Speaker 2 (06:17):
They do. I mean it's a smaller it's a smaller
portion of our of our operating budget, but certainly what
we're able to because again we are seasonal. Our season
basically runs for the most part between beginning of May
through the end of October, but we do we will
do some shoulder season events in the early spring and
(06:40):
certainly around the holidays in December. But you know, again, uh,
ticket revenue from our from our visitors, and certainly memberships
are a big part of our operating budget. So our
goal really is to obviously bring people into our sites
and then get them so interested that you know, they
like to become members. And you know, members get free
(07:02):
admission to all the programs and all the different houses.
So we uh, you know, we're constantly looking for new
ideas to to engage the public.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
So is there a tour guide for every landmark that
someone visits?
Speaker 2 (07:16):
Yeah, we do. You know, we do tours, specialized tours,
you know, we we depending on the site. You know,
for instance that at the Dolmie Faraday House, given its popularity,
we we do tours every hour on the hour between
uh noon and four when we're open and at some
of the other sites, at all of them, actually you
can people can certainly call up and reserve a what
(07:39):
we call private tour. So you know, there are different
ways in which people can can get a peek insider houses.
Either it's through a regular visit or they certainly can
reach out to us and and schedule a time that
might work for them.
Speaker 1 (07:53):
Let's talk about what activities adults like most and kids
like most.
Speaker 2 (07:58):
That's a really good question, and again I think it
depends really on on the site and the individual. I
think some of our how to demonstrations have really really
done well, especially last year we did chocolate making. We
did an eighteenth century exhibition over at at the Nathan
Hill Homestead, which honestly sold out in like minutes really,
(08:25):
So you know, people seem to be really really fascinated
with anything really attached to you know, colonial America, that
sort of thing. Especially with the Nations twin fifteen, the
anniversary coming up. You know, we're we're taking a long
hard look at some of our programming over the next
couple of years that would you know, really you know,
you know, bring that that sort of point home, so
(08:47):
you know, the how to the woodworking demonstration was really good.
Was was really popular. We've we've hosted a series with
a partner of ours of immersive theater programs that a
couple of our different events with the escape. Escape Isn't
Productions is the name of the production company. They essentially
stage plays that basically interact with the audience. We found
(09:11):
that those are really really popular, especially with adults. So
and then there is you know, there are there are
We find there are several people that are really just
interested in, you know, the architecture or the house itself.
So it really runs the gamut about what you know,
people are interested in. But I like to think and
like to tell our people, you know, we need to
(09:32):
be able to, you know, help people connect with these
houses and some of the stories that we offer and
the collections that we have inside.
Speaker 1 (09:42):
Well, it sounds amazing. I feel like I've been missing out.
I feel like everybody needs to know about this. You
mentioned that twenty twenty six is the two hundred and
fiftieth anniversary of the founding of America. It's also your
ninetieth anniversary for Connecticut Landmarks. Do you have any special
plans to commemorate.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
We do, so you know, obviously anticipating we like to
think that, you know, obviously our tendency is going to
go up at not just the Homestead, but at all
of my sides as you know, as people sort of
start to think about, you know, what the United States
thinks to them, as you know, we hit that two
hundred and fiftieth anniversary. So we're making significant investments in
(10:21):
the properties, especially you know, places like the Hail Homestead,
so you know, we know it needs you know, exterior work,
some painting, some roof work. You know, I think people
tend to forget that. You know, these sites have gone
through in some cases, you know, over three hundred New
England winters. So the cost of maintaining these little treasures
(10:45):
is a significant part of our budget. So but again
we recognize that, you know, it's not just the structures themselves,
it's the stories inside that I think is what really
really connects people. So I think the workshop will be
a big thing. We're talking about some you know, encampments
people seem to really really like and immerse themselves in
(11:08):
a particular time period. So you know, again our houses
they range in age from I think our oldest was
built in sixteen seventy eight and the youngest was built
in eighteen fifty four, so, you know, different eras of
American history, different areas in Connecticut history. I think we're
able to sort of showcase and you know, other than
(11:29):
Nathan Hale, I think, you know, the really really interesting
part is that our sites allow people to give people
the opportunity to you know, connect with everyday people, Yeah,
find out what life was really like at that particular
time period.
Speaker 1 (11:46):
Is there a cost for the tours. I'm sure there's
a cost for the activities, but for people who are
wondering how much things.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Are, there's a sort of a tier. So it's most
of the tours, most of the arranged tours that we
would be fifteen for adults, twelve dollars for seniors, and
they should know.
Speaker 1 (12:06):
We don't worry about it.
Speaker 2 (12:07):
Yeah, I forget, but again, uh, members getting free to
all of our sites. They have you know, free or
discounted admission to the events, the programs, depending on the
complexity of the program. So yeah, it's it's it's a
it's a pretty good deal for people that are really
you know interested in you know, taking a peek inside
(12:30):
you know, colonial America and I think the advantage here
is that, you know, Connecticut is a fairly small state,
so you know, they could essentially hit a couple of
our sites, you know, really quickly in a single day.
Speaker 1 (12:41):
So so if someone would like to become a member,
they just go to the website and sign up.
Speaker 2 (12:47):
Yes, they can go to ct Landmarks dot org. There's
a they could choose their membership level if they'd like,
and they'd just like to donate, we'd certainly we would
certainly encourag that as well.
Speaker 1 (13:00):
And that was my next question. So people can make
donations and what about volunteers.
Speaker 2 (13:06):
Oh, absolutely, so we have primarily we have a group
of volunteers at each of the sites. We have a
dedicated group of volunteers. We have three historic gardens that
are that are considered to be Connecticut state historic gardens.
One here at the Amous Bull House and Butlin Coll
(13:26):
House in Hartford that's maintained by the and it has
been maintained since the late nineteen nineties by the wet
Carford Garden Club. They are here religiously every other Tuesday morning,
and honestly, we couldn't maintain the garden. We're out their
help and the same group. We have a garden club
(13:46):
from Suffield that maintains the garden up at the Felt
Split House in Suffield. So we also have volunteers that clearly,
you know, they just want to help with preservation. If
they're handy with a hammer or they're handy with you know, painting,
we've put people to work that way. So we're always
(14:07):
looking to supplement our volunteer for us, if you will.
Speaker 1 (14:11):
I think it's wonderful because there's something for everyone. You
may have somebody a senior maybe, or just someone who's retired,
or someone just looking for something to do, and they
can use their gifts in different ways.
Speaker 2 (14:22):
Absolutely, and and you know, we find that people that
are really really interested in this, it gives them some flexibility,
you know, they're not tied into a schedule. And again,
as a small to sort of medium size nonprofit, we
always use the always use the help.
Speaker 1 (14:38):
I'm speaking with Robert Brock, executive director of Connecticut Landmarks.
If you'd like to find out more about tours, programs, activities,
how you could volunteer, how you could donate. Everything is
on their website. It's ct Landmarks dot org. Thank you
so much for being here today and for sharing all
that you do.
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Oh thanks Alison, I appreciate it, and thanks for having
me on
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