140 Garden Street 136 Collins Street 132 Collins Street 181 Collins Street 207 Garden Street 8 Ashley Street 18 Ashley Street 21 Ashley Street 50 Ashley Street 102 Huntington Street Sigourney Square Park Tour stops vary, depending on time and weather. |
Jonathan's tour covers the Sigourney Square District, which runs between Woodland Street and Garden Street north of Collins Street. He recounts the history of the Hartford Reservoir, the Hartford Almshouse and Pest House, and the development of housing in the district. |
Jonathan Clark is a local historian and longtime resident of Asylum Hill. He covers important sites that are longer extant, including the Old Town Farm, the Old Town Reservoir, and Collins Street east of Garden Street. He has historic photographs that show you the view of the old sites from where you're standing, and he also typically offers a peek inside his own historic house on Huntington Street. |