Mid-Century Modern Christmas Open House
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:03-07:00Join us for our holiday open house Saturday, December 2 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Christmas cookies, mid-century treats, and holiday music from the era.
Calendar of Events 2023
norwichhistory2024-03-13T11:20:47-07:00Because we are always updating our calendar, check back here or Facebook for up-to-date information. January 26: The Discovery of Norwich’s Vandalized Bible: A Message from the Past, 6:30 [...]
About the project
norwichhistory2021-01-27T09:08:23-07:00"Mad for Mid-Century Modern" is a project consisting of an exhibition, lectures, walking tours, and an online exhibit. It is in conjunction with the Norwich Historic Preservation District's nomination of [...]
Charles Foster McKirahan Neighborhood
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:05-07:00Keith Warner subdivided his property and commissioned Charles Foster McKirahan to design 5 houses. The houses were two-story frame houses (24' x 42') with car ports. They all originally had [...]
Keith and Edna Warner House, 1952
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:06-07:00Keith and Edna Warner were collectors of American abstract art. In 1951, Keith and Edna Warner of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, wishing to settle in a New England college town, bought [...]
Paul Sample House and Studio
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:06-07:00Paul Sample was an American regionalist and painted in a realistic style. Born in 1898, he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1921 with a degree in Architecture. In 1938 he [...]
Francis and Salome Drury House, 1948
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:07-07:00Architect: E.H. & M.K. Hunter Builder: Trumbull-Nelson Company Located just down the street from the Wentworth Eldredge House. This house has similar design features including a separate kitchen and servant [...]
Jacobson House, 2007
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:07-07:00Architect: Watershed Studio Architecture Contractor: O’Hara & Gercke, Inc. Contemporary Norwich architects have built upon early modernist concepts that emphasized siting, light, openness, and material. Today, new building materials and [...]
Modern Today
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:15-07:00A New National Register District The Norwich Historic Preservation Commission has nominated the 15 homes in the Hopson Road neighborhood as a National Historic District. It is described as “one [...]
The McGean and Brown Houses
norwichhistory2020-10-05T12:10:15-07:00The McGean House, 1962 The Brown House, 1974 Architects: W. Brooke Fleck and Edward C. Lewis Builder: Trumbull-Nelson Company The Brown house, 1974; Fleck and Lewis, Architects [...]