Save Moore Homestead: Berlin's Last Family Legacy

0:00It's April 7. From your city to your ears, this is Hartford News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Preservationists in Berlin, Connecticut are hustling to save the historic Nelson Augustus Moore homestead before developers snap it up. This 27-acre spot at 904 High Road features a striking stone and concrete house built with cement from the family's old mill. With new homes popping up across the road, groups are teeming up this spring to buy the land outright. The Moore family goes way back, shaping Kensington Village and Berlin with their farmland legacy. Hundreds of acres a century ago, now boiled down to. This parcel, Nelson himself was a Hudson River school painter, capturing landscapes right there on the property, watching sunlight shift over the fields for his, art. Locals are fired up. This is the last piece of Moore family history beyond his famous paintings. The Berlin Land Trust, historical society and trust for public land, formed a partnership

1:02last fall, pulling in help from the state historic office. Community generosity has raised $110,000 toward their $300,000 goal. They scored a state grant already, and spots like the Farmers Cow are running fundraiser signs to track progress daily. This for the site include low-key long concerts or outdoor painting classes for students, keeping things simple and community-driven without big, upkeep costs. This push highlights how one family's footprint can rally a town to protect its roots. Keep an eye on that fundraising drive as they're closing in on. The full amount to lock it down for good.