Elmcrest Campus In The News
Mill, Jeff, "Developer's vision for Old Elmcrest Parcel Worries Some" The Middletown Press, February 7, 2016
"Portland's Elmcrest Development Should Keep Historic Homes," Editorial, The Hartford Courant, September 25, 2015.
http://www.courant.com/opinion/editorials/hc-ed-save-portland-historic-houses-20150924-story.html
Tyczkowski, John, "Elmcrest Site Remains Unchanged Despite Online Plans," Rivereast News Bulletin, September 18, 2015.
Link TBA when archived online by Rivereast
Hesselberg, Erik, "Historic Buildings Might Be Demolished Under Plan," The Hartford Courant, September 14, 2015.
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-portland-elmcrest-manor-property-20150911-story.html
Tyczkowski, John, "Selectman Endorse Report on Elmcrest Development," Rivereast News Bulletin, August 7, 2015.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/8-7-2015.pdf
Tyczkowski, John, "Final Elmcrest Plan Details Released," Rivereast News Bulletin, July 31, 2015.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/7-31-2015.pdf
Tyczkowski, John, "Final Elmcrest Direction Discussed," Rivereast News Bulletin, July 17, 2015.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/7-17-2015.pdf
Hesselberg, Erik, "Plans for Elmcrest Campus in Portland Include Houseing, Pharmacy," The Hartford Courant, April 28, 2015.
Retrieved April 29, 2015.
http://www.courant.com/community/portland/hc-portland-elmcrest-0428-20150428-story.html
Mill, Jeff, "Portland's Former Elmcrest Hospitall Land Talks Continue," The Middletown Press, April 23, 2015.
Retrieved April 27, 2015.
Tyczkowski, John, "Large Turnout Discusses Elmcrest's Future," Rivereast News Bulletin, March 20, 2015.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/3-20-2015.pdf
Tyczkowski, John, "Citizens Outline Priorities for Portland's Next Decade," Rivereast News Bulletin, March 13, 2015.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/3-13-2015.pdf
Tyczkowski, John, "March Looks Promising for Elmcrest Development Process," Rivereast News Bulletin, February 20, 2015.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/2-20-2015.pdf
Mill, Jeff, "Councilors Approve Assesment Freeze for Portland Town Place," The Middletown Press, February 19, 2015.
Retrieved February 23, 2015.
Hesselberg, Erik. "Portland Hires Consultant to Find Ways to Rescue Elmcrest Manor," The Hartford Courant, January 18, 2015.
Retrieved February 9, 2015. http://touch.courant.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-82545582/
Mill, Jeff, "Portland Hires Urban Design Firm to Market Mixed Use Plan," The Middletown Press, December 12, 2014.
Retrieved December 26, 2014.
http://www.middletownpress.com/government-and-politics/20141210/portland-hires-urban-design-firm-to-market-mixed-use-plan
Hesselberg, Erik. "Elmcrest Manor Property in Portland Gets Historic Preservation Grant." The Hartford Courant. August 29, 2014.
Retrieved August 31, 2014. http://articles.courant.com/2014-08-29/community/hc-portland-elmcrest-manor-20140829_1_elizabeth-jarvis-colt-grant-application-fouad-m
Mill, Jeff. "Historic Elmcrest Buildings May be Sacrificed for Development." The Middletown Press. May 22, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014. http://www.middletownpress.com/business/20140522/historic-elmcrest-buildings-may-be-sacrificed-for-development
Bowling, Elizabeth. "Scaled-Back TownPlace Plans Discussed." Rivereast News Bulletin. May 23, 2014. Retrieved Spetember 1, 2014.
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2014/5-23-2014.pdf (see page 11)
Hesselberg, Erik. “Plans Revived for Portland’s Elmcrest Manor Porperty.” The Hartford Courant. May 5, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014. http://articles.courant.com/2014-05-05/community/hc-portland-elmcrest-0506-20140505_1_hassan-historic-buildings-brainerd-house.
Mill, Jeff. “Portland residents call for town to remedy blighted Elmcrest property.” The Middletown Press. April 18, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2014. http://www.middletownpress.com/general-news/20140418/portland-residents-call-for-town-to-remedy-blighted-elmcrest-property.
Related Links
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Town of Portland:
Town of Portland Department of Land Use:
http://www.portlandct.org/Departments/LandUse.aspx
Portland Plan of Conservation and Development:
http://www.portlandct.org/Portals/12/Departments/Land%20Use/PDF/PlanofConservation.pdf
Portland Economic Development Commission:
http://www.portlandct.org/Business/EconomicDevelopment.aspx
Portland Town Center Village District:
http://www.portlandct.org/Portals/12/Departments/Land%20Use/PDF/TCVDMapwithFeeSchedule.pdf
The Portland Historical Society:
Middlesex County Historical Society:
http://www.middlesexhistory.org/
Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation:
http://cttrust.org/cttrust/page/connecticut-trust-grants (Vibrant Communities Initiative grant information)
http://cttrust.org/_IMAGES/2014%204%20july.pdf (See page 13)
http://cttrust.org/cttrust/page/around-the-state-portland
http://cttrust.org/cttrust/page/portland-update-town-approves-demolition-of-brainerd-house
Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism:
http://www.cultureandtourism.org/cct/site/default.asp
DEEP: Connecticut Environmental Policy Act:
http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2709&q=324144&depNav_Gid=1643
Regarding CEPA and historic structures:
http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=293814
Elmcrest Property - Portland Plan:
http://portlandplan.org/Blog/tabid/1427/forumid/10/scope/threads/Default.aspx
Connecticut's Notable Trees:
http://oak.conncoll.edu:8080/notabletrees/
History of Elmcrest Hospital:
http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Elmcrest_Manor
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmcrest_Hospital
Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Holt:
http://www.cwhf.org/inductees/arts-humanities/elizabeth-hart-jarvis-colt#.VBOE5yjKQrw
Henry Austin, Architect:
http://books.google.com/books/about/Henry_Austin.html?id=1pSU4VTVrHYC
Italianate style architecture and the Austin brothers:
picturesqueitalianatearchitecture.blogspot.com
Italianate style architecture and the Erastus Brainerd Jr. House (with photos):
Flickr site: Save Historic Elmcrest in Portland, Connecticut:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/1203292@N25/
Historic Buildings of Connecticut - Portland:
http://historicbuildingsct.com/?cat=38
Stone Quarries:
http://quarriesandbeyond.org/states/cn/connecticut.html
Bringing the Air Line Trail to Portland:
http://www.portlandct.org/portals/12/departments/parkrec/pdf/airlinetrail.pdf
http://www.glcitizen.com/archives/2015/1-9-2015.pdf (scroll down to article)