Our Mission
Norwalk Preservation
Norwalk Preservation Trust’s mission is to protect Norwalk’s irreplaceable historic buildings and neighborhoods, landscapes and streetscapes, by raising awareness and taking appropriate action when necessary.
The properties around us are an important part of understanding the history of our community. This common heritage is what gives Norwalk its unique character. NPT works to preserve that character and retain our visible history.
We fulfill this mission through advocacy and education, including public events like tours and workshops. We are a voice for preservation and an information resource for homeowners, residents, businesses, and developers, as well as city, state, and national organizations and government agencies. We believe that Norwalk’s historic environment and architectural heritage should be a living part of our community.
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News & Events
Upcoming events, announcements, and stories about ongoing actions.
Houses of Change: Norwalk’s Early Victorian Period
Last year’s tour documented changes to Norwalk’s surviving factory buildings as they were adapted for reuse. This year’s tour will also explore architectural adaptation and change, in and around Norwalk’s early Victorian (ca. 1860 to 1880) houses and neighborhoods.
25 South Main Street
We are in the midst of a fight to prevent the demolition of two historic buildings in the South Main and Washington Street Historic District; 25 South Main Street (the McMahon Building) and 31-35 South Main Street (the Udelman Building) for the construction of a proposed new hotel.
Photos from Made in Norwalk: Our Industrial Past Reborn
A set of photos from NPT’s tenth Living History Tour in October 2023, with details and specific reference to the surviving factory buildings and landmark examples of adaptive-reuse architecture that we visted.
Norwalk Preservation Trust
MAILING ADDRESS
P.O. Box 874
Norwalk, CT 06852
PHONE
(203) 852-9788