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.
Contents
Current National Historic Landmarks
[1] | Landmark name | Image | Date designated[2] | Location | County | Description |
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1 | Richard Alsop IV House |
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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 |
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Hartford | Social hotspot and home of innovative Wadsworth Atheneum director Arthur Everett Austin, Jr.. |
3 | Henry Barnard House |
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Hartford | Home of educator instrumental in the development of the American public school system. | |
4 | Birdcraft Sanctuary |
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Fairfield | Oldest bird sanctuary in the U.S., where Mabel Osgood Wright originated "birdscaping". | |
5 | Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland) |
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Windham | Gothic revival summer cottage visited by three U.S. presidents. |
6 | Bush-Holley House |
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Fairfield | Home of Cos Cob Art Colony, c.1890-1920. |
7 | Buttolph-Williams House |
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Hartford | Exemplifies traditional early New England design. |
8 | Charles W. Morgan (Bark) |
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New London | Only surviving wooden ship from the nineteenth-century American whaling fleet. |
9 | Cheney Brothers Historic District |
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Hartford | A nineteenth century silk mill and traditional company town. |
10 | Russell Henry Chittenden House |
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New Haven | Home of Russell Henry Chittenden, the "father of American biochemistry". | |
11 | Coltsville Historic District |
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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 |
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New Haven | Home of the first state agricultural experiment station | |
13 | Connecticut Hall, Yale University |
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New Haven | Oldest building at Yale University |
14 | Connecticut State Capitol |
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Hartford | Designed by Richard Upjohn in Gothic and French Renaissance styles topped by gold leaf dome |
15 | Prudence Crandall House |
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Windham | Home of the abolitionist and educator Prudence Crandall |
16 | James Dwight Dana House |
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New Haven | Home of Yale geologist James Dwight Dana, designed by Henry Austin. |
17 | Silas Deane House |
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Hartford | Home of Silas Deane, member of the Continental Congress and America's first diplomat |
18 | Oliver Ellsworth Homestead |
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Hartford | Home of Oliver Ellsworth, the second Chief Justice of the United States. | |
19 | Emma C. Berry |
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New London | One of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in the United States. | |
20 | First Church Of Christ |
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Hartford | Church of the La Amistad freed slaves. |
21 | Fort Shantok Archeological District |
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New London | Mohegan settlement and home of the seventeenth century sachem Uncas. | |
22 | Florence Griswold House and Museum |
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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 |
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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 |
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Hartford | Colonial revival house and art museum located in the Farmington Historic District |
25 | Samuel Huntington Birthplace |
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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 |
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Fairfield | Modern masterpiece of glass and steel; designed and occupied by architect Philip Johnson. |
27 | Kimberly Mansion |
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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) |
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New London | Classic fishing schooner and one of the last sail-powered fishing vessels built. |
29 | Litchfield Historic District |
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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 |
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Fairfield | Second Empire style mansion built in 1864. |
31 | Othniel C. Marsh House |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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New Haven | Home of Yale biochemist Lafayette Mendel; designed by Henry Austin | |
35 | Monte Cristo Cottage(Eugene O'Neill House) |
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New London | Home of the Nobel prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill. |
36 | Edward W. Morley House |
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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) |
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New London | The world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine. |
38 | New Haven Green Historic District |
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New Haven | Large town green includes three historic churches. |
39 | Charles H. Norton House |
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Hartford | Home of Charles H. Norton, the inventor of precision grinding equipment. | |
40 | Old New-Gate Prison |
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Hartford | Colonial prison; Loyalists were held here during the American Revolutionary War |
41 | Old State House |
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Hartford | Federal style building designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1796. |
42 | Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House |
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New London | Home of the pioneering Antarctic explorer and seal hunter Nathaniel Palmer. |
43 | Portland Brownstone Quarries |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fairfield | Home of painter and sculptor Frederic Remington, famous for his depictions of the American West. | |
46 | John Rogers Studio |
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Fairfield | Studio of the popular nineteenth century sculptor John Rogers. |
47 | Samuel Wadsworth Russell House |
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Middlesex | Greek Revival mansion, designed by Ithiel Town; now part of Wesleyan University. |
48 | Sabino (Passenger Steamboat) |
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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 |
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Hartford | Classic seventeenth century New England saltbox. |
50 | Harriet Beecher Stowe House |
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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) |
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Fairfield | Early Gothic-revival cottage | |
52 | Ida Tarbell House |
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Fairfield | Home of the muckraking journalist and author Ida Tarbell. |
53 | John Trumbull Birthplace |
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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 |
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Hartford | Home of author, lecturer, and satirist Mark Twain from 1871 to 1891. |
55 | Joseph Webb House |
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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 |
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Hartford | Home of the American lexicographer Noah Webster. |
57 | Henry Whitfield House |
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New Haven | The oldest house in Connecticut, built in 1639 |
58 | Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House |
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Hartford | Temporary quarters for the Amistad Africans and a "station" on the Underground Railroad | |
59 | William Williams House |
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New London | Home of William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. | |
60 | Oliver Wolcott House |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut
- List of National Historic Landmarks by state
- List of National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut
References
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External links
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- National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
- National Park Service listings of National Historic Landmarks
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ [1]