Anne Crofoot Kuckro

ANNE CROFOOT KUCKRO (1945–2010) was a passionate, visionary leader whose interest in historic preservation, vernacular architecture, community planning, local history, and heritage tourism spurred transformative changes in Wethersfield, Connecticut. She was president of the Connecticut chapter of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, president of the Wethersfield Historical Society, and presided over the initial planning and fundraising efforts for the Education and Visitors Center at the Webb Deane Stevens Museum. Her books include Hartford Architecture, Volume One: Downtown (1978); Captain James Francis, Master Builder: Brick Architecture in Wethersfield before 1840 (1974); and Wethersfield: A Tour of Houses and History (1984). LEE KUCKRO was a member of the Wethersfield Historic District Commission for 20 years, 14 years as chair. He is past president of the Wethersfield Historical Society, of Preservation Connecticut, and of Connecticut Landmarks. He is a founder and past president of The Hartford Preservation Alliance.