National Register of Historic Places listings in West Hartford, Connecticut
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in West Hartford, Connecticut.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in various online maps.[1]
There are more than 400 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Hartford County, including 21 National Historic Landmarks. The 32 properties and districts located in the town of West Hartford include two National Historic Landmarks and are listed below. The properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. Six properties and districts straddle the border between West Hartford and Hartford and appear in both lists.
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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.[2]
Current listings
[edit]| [3] | Name on the Register[4] | Image | Date listed[5] | Location | City or town | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles E. Beach House |  |
August 23, 1990 (#90001287) |
18 Brightwood Ln. 41°43′58″N 72°44′31″W / 41.732760°N 72.741872°W | ||
| 2 | Beardsley-Mix House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001980) |
81 Rockledge Dr. 41°44′41″N 72°44′38″W / 41.744623°N 72.744016°W | ||
| 3 | Moses Brace-Uriah Cadwell House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001982) |
11 Flagg Rd. 41°47′06″N 72°45′00″W / 41.785°N 72.75°W | ||
| 4 | James Butler House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001987) |
239 N. Main St. 41°46′40″N 72°44′48″W / 41.777778°N 72.746667°W | ||
| 5 | Benjamin Colton House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001988) |
25 Sedgewick Rd. 41°45′09″N 72°44′45″W / 41.752450°N 72.745811°W | ||
| 6 | Elizabeth Park |  |
March 10, 1983 (#83001259) |
Asylum Ave. 41°46′20″N 72°43′04″W / 41.772222°N 72.717778°W | Extends into Hartford | |
| 7 | Samuel Farnsworth House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001990) |
537 Mountain Rd. 41°46′50″N 72°45′59″W / 41.780556°N 72.766389°W | ||
| 8 | Asa Gillett House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001992) |
202 S. Main St. 41°44′55″N 72°44′48″W / 41.748611°N 72.746667°W | ||
| 9 | Timothy Goodman House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001993) |
567 Quaker Ln., S. 41°44′42″N 72°43′50″W / 41.745°N 72.730556°W | ||
| 10 | Hartford Golf Club Historic District |  |
June 26, 1986 (#86001370) |
Roughly bounded by Simsbury Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., Northmoor Rd., Albany Ave., and Mohegan Dr. 41°47′33″N 72°43′31″W / 41.7925°N 72.725278°W | Extends into Hartford | |
| 11 | Sarah Whitman Hooker House |  |
November 1, 1979 (#79002627) |
1237 New Britain Ave. 41°43′53″N 72°44′35″W / 41.731389°N 72.743056°W | ||
| 12 | Daniel Hosmer House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001985) |
253 N. Main St. 41°46′44″N 72°44′50″W / 41.778889°N 72.747222°W | ||
| 13 | House at 847 Main Street, North |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001996) |
847 Main St., N. 41°47′26″N 72°44′52″W / 41.790556°N 72.747778°W | ||
| 14 | Edward W. Morley House |  |
May 15, 1975 (#75002057) |
26 Westland Ave. 41°45′21″N 72°45′36″W / 41.755833°N 72.76°W | Home of the scientist known for the Michelson–Morley experiment and for his work on the atomic weights of hydrogen and oxygen. | |
| 15 | Mount St. Joseph Academy |  |
December 22, 1983 (#83003561) |
235 Fern St. 41°46′05″N 72°43′26″W / 41.768056°N 72.723889°W | ||
| 16 | Old Center Burying Yard |  |
May 3, 2002 (#02000421) |
30 N. Main St. 41°45′58″N 72°44′30″W / 41.766111°N 72.741667°W | ||
| 17 | Prospect Avenue Historic District |  |
August 29, 1985 (#85001918) |
Roughly bounded by Albany Ave., N. Branch Park River, Elizabeth and Fern Sts., Prospect and Asylum Aves., and Sycamore Rd. 41°46′43″N 72°42′38″W / 41.778611°N 72.710556°W | Extends into Hartford | |
| 18 | Revolutionary War Campsite |  |
April 24, 1986 (#86000853) |
On the grounds of MDC Reservoir #6 41°47′40″N 72°46′46″W / 41.794377°N 72.779359°W | A Revolutionary War campsite and military hospital.[6] | |
| 19 | Elisha Seymour Jr. House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86001997) |
410 and 412 Park Rd. 41°45′19″N 72°44′00″W / 41.755278°N 72.733333°W | ||
| 20 | The Spanish House |  |
June 14, 1979 (#79002632) |
46 Fernwood Rd. 41°46′16″N 72°43′28″W / 41.771111°N 72.724444°W | ||
| 21 | Stanley-Woodruff-Allen House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86002000) |
37 Buena Vista Rd. 41°44′58″N 72°46′00″W / 41.749444°N 72.766667°W | ||
| 22 | Allyn Steele House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86002022) |
114 N. Main St. 41°46′11″N 72°44′37″W / 41.769722°N 72.743611°W | ||
| 23 | Temple Beth Israel |  |
November 27, 1995 (#95001343) |
701 Farmington Ave. 41°45′53″N 72°43′12″W / 41.764722°N 72.72°W | ||
| 24 | Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School |  |
March 23, 1995 (#95000273) |
140, 180 and 190 Bloomfield Ave. 41°47′24″N 72°42′45″W / 41.79°N 72.7125°W | Extends into Hartford; now known as the Watkinson School. | |
| 25 | Noah Webster Birthplace | _-_front_facade.jpg) |
October 15, 1966 (#66000886) |
227 S. Main St. 41°44′46″N 72°44′47″W / 41.746111°N 72.746389°W | Home of the American lexicographer. | |
| 26 | Noah Webster Memorial Library |  |
July 30, 1981 (#81000534) |
7 N. Main St. 41°45′41″N 72°43′07″W / 41.761389°N 72.718611°W | ||
| 27 | John Wells Jr. House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86002025) |
505 Mountain Rd. 41°46′42″N 72°45′59″W / 41.778333°N 72.766389°W | ||
| 28 | West End North Historic District |  |
July 25, 1985 (#85001618) |
Roughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Lorraine, Elizabeth, and Highland Sts. 41°46′09″N 72°42′44″W / 41.769167°N 72.712222°W | Extends into Hartford | |
| 29 | West End South Historic District |  |
April 11, 1985 (#85000763) |
Roughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Whitney and S. Whitney Sts., West Boulevard, and Prospect Ave. 41°45′47″N 72°42′52″W / 41.763056°N 72.714444°W | Extends into Hartford | |
| 30 | West Hill Historic District |  |
November 29, 1996 (#96001366) |
West Hill Dr. bounded by Farmington Ave. 41°45′59″N 72°43′28″W / 41.766389°N 72.724444°W | ||
| 31 | Whiting Homestead |  |
August 3, 1987 (#87001291) |
291 N. Main St. 41°46′50″N 72°44′50″W / 41.780556°N 72.747222°W | ||
| 32 | Whitman House |  |
September 10, 1986 (#86002028) |
208 N. Main St. 41°46′33″N 72°44′43″W / 41.775833°N 72.745278°W |
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Register of Historic Places in West Hartford, Connecticut.
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut
References
[edit]- ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
- ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
- ^ Marlene Clark (August 1, 2007). "Campsite Not Related To Rochambeau's Trek Through State / SINCE YOU ASKED: WEST HARTFORD". Hartford Courant.
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