Southbury's Historic District Brochures Printing Sponsored by Local Businesses

Editor’s Note: The following press release was submitted by Southbury Historic Preservation.

Through the generous support of nine Southbury businesses, the highly acclaimed Historic District guided tour brochures are now available at the Southbury Library Reference Desk, the Southbury Town Clerk’s office and the Southbury Historical Society museum at the Old Town Hall in Southbury.  One thousand eight hundred brochures were printed.

“When we designed the brochures in 2010, we envisioned that they would be an attractive marketing tool for area businesses”, said Ed Edelson, historic preservation coordinator for Southbury. “Enough room was left on the cover to allow businesses to include their name, logo and contact information.  In return for providing them with the brochure, the businesses agreed to have half of the printed brochures placed in town locations.”

The following businesses agreed to participate in the program:  Burns and Company, LLC, David S. LaRue Real Estate LLC; Gage, Emergson,  Bower and Scalzo; Joseph Bette Real Estate; Maria Taylor, Klemm Realty; Prime Publishers; Southbury Business Association, Southbury Plaza Merchants Association and Tom Gretto, Raveis Realtors.

“We are very happy to have a good supply of these informative brochures”, said Katherine Mostacero, Reference Librarian at the Southbury Public Library.  “They first hundred were very popular when they first arrived earlier this year.  They are a nice compliment to some of the important historic documents that we have at the library.”  Ms Mostacero encourages those who come to her desk to pick up a brochure to also inquire about library holdings like “Historic and Architectural Resource Survey of Southbury, Connecticut 1990-1991 by Mary Elizabeth McCahon, Architectural Historian; “South Britain: Sketches and Records” by W. C. Sharpe;  “Saga of Pomperaug Plantation, 1673-1973”; Southbury Tercentennial materials; and the proposal for a Historic District for the Village of South Britain”.  In addition there are various articles on the Russian Village, Heritage Village, German Bund and South Britain.

“This is a great example of private and public sector partnership”, noted Mr. Edelson.  “We were able to leverage the initial Historic Preservation Grant from the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism to gain much wider distribution of the brochures by working with the business community.  This creates awareness and appreciation for our historic treasurers here in Southbury. And it is also good business for the participants.  I encourage everyone to thank these businesses for their commitment to historic preservation in Southbury.”

Residents are encouraged to visit the Library as well as Town Hall of the Old Town Hall museum to pick up their copy of the brochures.