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Literacy Landmarks: An Architectural Tour of Historic Libraries Off the Merritt Parkway Online

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The Merritt, a public space carefully designed to provide "pleasant transit," is one of the last great expressions of the City Beautiful movement and its spread to the suburbs. The distinctive public libraries built from the Gilded Age to the present, were the movement's first glimmering in suburban and exurban town centers, leaving behind a singular collection of civic buildings that mark a proud legacy of accomplishing widespread literacy.  Join the Merritt Parkway Conservancy for a "pleasant transit" virtual architectural tour of these places that continue to foster cultural life in Fairfield County.

Wes serves as Executive Director of the Merritt Parkway Conservancy, a non-profit, member-supported organization committed to the protection and stewardship of Connecticut's largest and most heavily used cultural resource, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a federally designated Scenic Byway. A native of Stamford, Wes' long career in historic preservation has included senior staff positions with the CT Trust for Historic Preservation, New York Landmarks Conservancy, Preservation League of New York State, and New Jersey Historic Trust. He has worked on the planning and implementing restorations of New York's Central Park, the New York State Capitol in Albany, and Adirondack Great Camps and directed a recently completed survey of 1,500 historic mills for the CT Trust. 

PROGRAM CONTACT

Rick Hansen

203-622-7948 

rhansen@greenwichlibrary.org

Date:
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Time:
7:00pm - 8:00pm
Audience:
  Adult     Everyone     Senior     Teens  
Categories:
  Art     History and Genealogy     Lecture and Conversation  
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