Historic Home Signs
A town feature for history buffs touring the three villages of Essex, is the abundance of signs that mark homes with the year they were built and the name of their original owner/builder.
EHS offers the Historic House Sign Program for qualified structures in Centerbrook, Essex Village, and Ivoryton. This program is designed to enrich understanding of the town’s past, provide insight into the growth of neighborhoods around family ties, and highlight changing architectural styles.
Purchase Your House Sign
EHS offers historic signs for buildings built in or before 1970. To date more than 300 EHS historic house signs have been issued. Each of the white signs with dark green font display the name of the original or early owner(s), the date of construction, and the EHS logo. Signs start at $175.
Most home sign purchases will be accompanied by a copy of the title search of their home conducted by the late Town Historian Don Malcarne, and any additional documents in our records.
If EHS does not have a title search in our records for your location, (mostly for homes built between 1910 and 1970) you can request an owner record for an additional $50.
Current EHS Members receive a discount on House Signs! Contact us to learn how to get your discount!
Located along Main Street in Essex, this historic home dates to 1806 and once served as the Episcopal Church Rectory .
* Please allow 4-6 weeks for production and delivery
Historic Home Signs make Great Gifts!
Remember to ORDER EARLY to allow 4-6 weeks for delivery
“At its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a mutual concern for the future.”