Overview

Researchers seeking information on the historic and architectural development of Connecticut can now access the SHPO's multi-volume regional context surveys as well as other state and national-level theme studies and historical contexts.

Local Documents

Frederick Law Olmsted's Hartford

Cape Verdeans in Norwich

Statewide Documents

CT Coastal Architecture Context

 

Regional Context Surveys

Volume I: Western Coastal Slope Historical and Architectural Overview
Volume II: Eastern Uplands Historical and Architectural Overview 
Volume III: Central Valley Historical and Architectural Overview Volume IV: Western Uplands Historical and Architectural Overview Volume V: Eastern Coastal Slope Historical and Architectural Overview

Volume VI: Northwest Highlands Historical and Architectural Overview

National Theme Studies

Labor History in the United States (2022)

Civil Rights in America: Racial Discrimination in Housing (2021)

Finding a Path Forward: Asian American Pacific Islander National Historic Landmarks Theme Study (2018)

The Era of Reconstruction: 1861-1900 (2017)

LGBTQ America: A Theme Study of Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Queer History (2016)

American Latino Heritage (2013)

Japanese Americans in World War II (2012)

Protecting America: Cold War Defensive Sites (draft 2011)

For more national theme studies, visit the National Park Service's full list here.