List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut

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This article describes National Historic Landmarks in the United States state of Connecticut. These include the most highly recognized historic sites in Connecticut that are officially designated and/or funded and operated by the U.S. Federal Government. There are no UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites in Connecticut. There are many additional historic sites in Connecticut that are federally recognized by listing on the National Register of Historic Places, but only those NRHP-listed sites meeting particularly higher standards are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.

Current National Historic Landmarks

[1] Landmark name Image Date designated[2] Location County Description
1 Richard Alsop IV House
January 16, 2009
(#70000686)
Middletown
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Middlesex This distinctive house was built in the late 1830s in a transitional Greek-Italianate style. It now belongs to Wesleyan University.
2 A. Everett Austin, Jr., House
April 19, 1994
(#94001189)
Hartford
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Hartford Social hotspot and home of innovative Wadsworth Atheneum director Arthur Everett Austin, Jr..
3 Henry Barnard House
December 21, 1965
(#66000803)
Hartford
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Hartford Home of educator instrumental in the development of the American public school system.
4 Birdcraft Sanctuary
center
April 19, 1993
(#82004371)
Fairfield
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Fairfield Oldest bird sanctuary in the U.S., where Mabel Osgood Wright originated "birdscaping".
5 Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland)
October 5, 1992
(#77001414)
Woodstock
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Windham Gothic revival summer cottage visited by three U.S. presidents.
6 Bush-Holley House
July 17, 1991
(#88002694)
Greenwich
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Fairfield Home of Cos Cob Art Colony, c.1890-1920.
7 Buttolph-Williams House
November 24, 1968
(#68000048)
Wethersfield
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Hartford Exemplifies traditional early New England design.
8 Charles W. Morgan (Bark)
The Charles W. Morgan, moored at Mystic Seaport
November 13, 1966
(#66000804)
Mystic
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New London Only surviving wooden ship from the nineteenth-century American whaling fleet.
9 Cheney Brothers Historic District
Cheney Brothers Mills, 1920
June 2, 1978
(#78002885)
Manchester
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Hartford A nineteenth century silk mill and traditional company town.
10 Russell Henry Chittenden House
May 15, 1975
(#75001944)
New Haven
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New Haven Home of Russell Henry Chittenden, the "father of American biochemistry".
11 Coltsville Historic District
Armsmear
November 13, 1966
(#66000802)
Hartford
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Hartford Original designated solely to encompass Armsmear, the home of arms maker Samuel Colt, this historic district was expanded in 1988 to include the Colt Armory, as well as worker housing and Colt Park.
12 Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
July 19, 1964
(#66000805)
New Haven
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New Haven Home of the first state agricultural experiment station
13 Connecticut Hall, Yale University
December 21, 1965
(#66000806)
New Haven
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New Haven Oldest building at Yale University
14 Connecticut State Capitol
center
December 30, 1970
(#70000834)
Hartford
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Hartford Designed by Richard Upjohn in Gothic and French Renaissance styles topped by gold leaf dome
15 Prudence Crandall House
July 17, 1991
(#70000696)
Canterbury
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Windham Home of the abolitionist and educator Prudence Crandall
16 James Dwight Dana House
January 12, 1965
(#66000874)
New Haven
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New Haven Home of Yale geologist James Dwight Dana, designed by Henry Austin.
17 Silas Deane House
November 28, 1972
(#70000835)
Wethersfield
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Hartford Home of Silas Deane, member of the Continental Congress and America's first diplomat
18 Oliver Ellsworth Homestead
center
December 20, 1989
(#70000707)
Windsor
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Hartford Home of Oliver Ellsworth, the second Chief Justice of the United States.
19 Emma C. Berry
October 12, 1994
(#94001649)
Mystic
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New London One of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in the United States.
20 First Church Of Christ
center
May 15, 1975
(#75002056)
Farmington
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Hartford Church of the La Amistad freed slaves.
21 Fort Shantok Archeological District
April 12, 1993
(#86000469)
Montville
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New London Mohegan settlement and home of the seventeenth century sachem Uncas.
22 Florence Griswold House and Museum
center
April 19, 1993
(#93001604)
Old Lyme
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New London Boarding house frequented by American impressionist artists such as Henry Ward Ranger, Childe Hassam, and Willard Metcalf.
23 Grove Street Cemetery
The Egyptian Revival entry gateway to Grove Street Cemetery
February 16, 2000
(#97000830)
New Haven
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New Haven Final resting place of many Yale and New Haven notables including Roger Sherman, Noah Webster and Eli Whitney.
24 Hill-Stead
center
July 17, 1991
(#91002056)
Farmington
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Hartford Colonial revival house and art museum located in the Farmington Historic District
25 Samuel Huntington Birthplace
November 11, 1971
(#71001009)
Scotland
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Windham Boyhood saltbox home of the American statesman Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Connecticut and first presiding officer of the Congress of the Confederation
26 Philip Johnson Glass House
center
February 18, 1997
(#97000341)
New Canaan
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Fairfield Modern masterpiece of glass and steel; designed and occupied by architect Philip Johnson.
27 Kimberly Mansion
Kimberly Mansion
May 30, 1974
(#74002178)
Glastonbury
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Hartford Home of Abby and Julia Smith, suffragists who successfully fought the town of Glastonbury on the issue of taxation without representation.
28 L. A. Dunton (schooner)
center
November 4, 1993
(#93001612)
Mystic
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New London Classic fishing schooner and one of the last sail-powered fishing vessels built.
29 Litchfield Historic District
November 24, 1968
(#68000050)
Litchfield
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Litchfield Well-preserved late 18th-early 19th century New England town that was the state's first historic district.
30 Lockwood-Mathews Mansion
center
November 30, 1970
(#70000836)
Norwalk
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Fairfield Second Empire style mansion built in 1864.
31 Othniel C. Marsh House
January 12, 1965
(#66000875)
New Haven
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New Haven Home of Yale paleontologist Othniel Marsh; now part of the Yale School of Forestry (Marsh Hall).
32 Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District
April 12, 1993
(#86001323)
Ledyard
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New London Expansive district on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation containing archaeological remains relevant to Pequot history.
33 Stephen Tyng Mather Home
November 27, 1963
(#66000877)
Darien
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Fairfield Home of conservationist Stephen Tyng Mather, who was instrumental in the formation of the National Park Service and served as its first director.
34 Lafayette B. Mendel House
January 7, 1976
(#76002138)
New Haven
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New Haven Home of Yale biochemist Lafayette Mendel; designed by Henry Austin
35 Monte Cristo Cottage(Eugene O'Neill House)
center
July 17, 1971
(#71001010)
New London
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New London Home of the Nobel prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill.
36 Edward W. Morley House
May 15, 1975
(#75002057)
West Hartford
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Hartford Home of physicist Edward W. Morley, known for the Michelson-Morley experiment and for his work on the atomic weights of hydrogen and oxygen.
37 USS NAUTILUS (nuclear submarine)
May 20, 1992
(#79002653)
Groton
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New London The world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine.
38 New Haven Green Historic District
center
December 30, 1970
(#70000838)
New Haven
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New Haven Large town green includes three historic churches.
39 Charles H. Norton House
Charles H. Norton House
May 11, 1976
(#76002139)
Plainville
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Hartford Home of Charles H. Norton, the inventor of precision grinding equipment.
40 Old New-Gate Prison
center
November 28, 1972
(#70000839)
East Granby
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Hartford Colonial prison; Loyalists were held here during the American Revolutionary War
41 Old State House
center
December 18, 1960
(#66000878)
Hartford
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Hartford Federal style building designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1796.
42 Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
June 19, 1996
(#96000971)
Stonington
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New London Home of the pioneering Antarctic explorer and seal hunter Nathaniel Palmer.
43 Portland Brownstone Quarries
center
May 16, 2000
(#00000703)
Portland
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Middlesex These quarries, active since 1690, were the source of vast quantities of brownstone for New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, other urban areas' buildings.
44 Tapping Reeve House and Law School
center
December 21, 1965
(#66000879)
Litchfield
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Litchfield First law school in the United States separate from a college or university, its influential graduates included Aaron Burr, Jr. and John C. Calhoun.
45 Frederic Remington House
1967 HABS photo
December 21, 1965
(#66000880)
Ridgefield
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Fairfield Home of painter and sculptor Frederic Remington, famous for his depictions of the American West.
46 John Rogers Studio
December 21, 1965
(#66000881)
New Canaan
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Fairfield Studio of the popular nineteenth century sculptor John Rogers.
47 Samuel Wadsworth Russell House
Russell, Samuel Wadsworth, House
August 7, 2001
(#70000688)
Middletown
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Middlesex Greek Revival mansion, designed by Ithiel Town; now part of Wesleyan University.
48 Sabino (Passenger Steamboat)
October 5, 1992
(#92001887)
Mystic
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New London One of only two surviving members of the American "mosquito fleet", small steamers that served the inland waters of the United States.
49 Stanley-Whitman House
October 9, 1960
(#66000882)
Farmington
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Hartford Classic seventeenth century New England saltbox.
50 Harriet Beecher Stowe House
February 27, 2013
(#70000710)
Hartford
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Hartford Home of 19th century abolitionist writer and reform advocate Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
51 Jonathan Sturges House (The Cottage)
2012 photo
April 19, 1994
(#84000247)
Fairfield
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Fairfield Early Gothic-revival cottage
52 Ida Tarbell House
center
April 19, 1993
(#93001602)
Easton
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Fairfield Home of the muckraking journalist and author Ida Tarbell.
53 John Trumbull Birthplace
December 21, 1965
(#66000883)
Lebanon
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New London Home of Connecticut Governor Joseph Trumbull and birthplace of his son John Trumbull, the "painter of the Revolution"
54 Mark Twain Home
December 29, 1962
(#66000884)
Hartford
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Hartford Home of author, lecturer, and satirist Mark Twain from 1871 to 1891.
55 Joseph Webb House
2008 photo
January 20, 1961
(#66000885)
Wethersfield
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Hartford Site of the 1781 American Revolutionary War conference between General George Washington and French General Rochambeau.
56 Noah Webster Birthplace
center
December 29, 1962
(#66000886)
West Hartford
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Hartford Home of the American lexicographer Noah Webster.
57 Henry Whitfield House
center
September 25, 1997
(#72001327)
Guilford
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New Haven The oldest house in Connecticut, built in 1639
58 Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House
center
August 6, 1998
(#98001190)
Farmington
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Hartford Temporary quarters for the Amistad Africans and a "station" on the Underground Railroad
59 William Williams House
November 11, 1971
(#71001012)
Lebanon
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New London Home of William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
60 Oliver Wolcott House
November 11, 1971
(#71001011)
Litchfield
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Litchfield Home of the soldier and politician Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut
61 Yale Bowl
Yale-Harvard game, at Yale Bowl
February 27, 1987
(#87000756)
New Haven
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New Haven Bowl stadium, model for Rose Bowl and others. Home of the Bulldogs and The Game.

Former National Historic Landmarks

Landmark name Image Date listed Locality County Description
1 First Telephone Exchange January 29, 1964 New Haven New Haven Location of the first commercial telephone exchange. Building was demolished in 1973 and replaced by a parking garage[3]

See also

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External links

  1. Numbers represent an ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  2. 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.
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