Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Saturday, May 2: Tour of Asylum Hill churches

Four historic churches on Asylum Hill, each with its own unique architecture, will be the focus of a Hartford Preservation Alliance walking tour: Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Asylum Avenue Baptist Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, and The Cathedral of Saint Joseph.

The tour, sponsored by the Women's Spirituality & Fellowship Committee of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, will begin at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 2, from the parking lot of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, at 814 Asylum Avenue. (Directions)

The tour will be given by Professor Dorothy Bosch Keller, chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts and Performing Arts at Saint Joseph College in West Hartford. The fee is $10.

For further information, contact the Hartford Preservation Alliance at 860.570.0331 or info@hartfordpreservation.org.