National Register of Historic Places listings in Southington, Connecticut
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Southington, Connecticut.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Southington, 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 41 properties and districts located in the town of Southington are listed below, while the properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. The Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal, Hubbard Park, and the Marion Historic District extend into other communities in Hartford County and appear in both lists.
Twenty-five early houses in Southington were covered in a Multiple Property Submission study in 1988, and are indicated by asterisks (*) here.[2]
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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 8, 2024.[3]
Current listings
[edit]- Addresses are "Southington, CT" unless otherwise indicated.
| [4] | Name on the Register[5] | Image | Date listed[6] | Location | Village | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luman Andrews House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003095) |
469 Andrews St. 41°36′19″N 72°49′43″W / 41.605248°N 72.828670°W | Colonial house built in 1745; property is also important as location where volcanic rock suited for Portland cement was discovered.[7]* | |
| 2 | Atwater Manufacturing Company |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002678) |
335 Atwater St. 41°34′43″N 72°53′54″W / 41.578611°N 72.898333°W | Plantsville[8] | |
| 3 | Selah Barnes House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003114) |
282 Prospect St. 41°35′29″N 72°54′01″W / 41.591389°N 72.900278°W | Plantsville[9] | |
| 4 | Barnes-Frost House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003109) |
1177 Marion Ave. 41°33′56″N 72°55′31″W / 41.565556°N 72.925278°W | Marion[10] | Built in 1795, significant in part as it is a preserved example of Colonial architecture, and also because it was home of the Barnes and Frost families.[11] The house shows a "high-style Federal embellishment", namely a "diamond and ellipse frieze band pattern".[12]: 6 * |
| 5 | Blakeslee Forging Company |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002676) |
100 W. Main St. 41°35′12″N 72°53′35″W / 41.586590°N 72.893131°W | Plantsville[13] | |
| 6 | Icabod Bradley House |  |
July 28, 1989 (#88003115) |
537 Shuttle Meadow Rd. 41°38′55″N 72°50′40″W / 41.648611°N 72.844444°W | ||
| 7 | Clark Brothers Factory No. 1 |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002679) |
1331 S. Main St. 41°34′15″N 72°53′47″W / 41.570815°N 72.896265°W | Milldale[14] | Demolished. |
| 8 | Clark Brothers Factory No. 2 |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002680) |
409 Canal St. 41°34′03″N 72°54′09″W / 41.567487°N 72.902604°W | Milldale[15] | |
| 9 | Avery Clark House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003110) |
1460 Meriden Ave. 41°33′48″N 72°51′12″W / 41.563333°N 72.853333°W | ||
| 10 | Capt. Josiah Cowles House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003102) |
184 Marion Ave. 41°35′05″N 72°54′12″W / 41.584722°N 72.903333°W | Plantsville[16] | Residence, c. 1750,[16] of an early settler, who was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 20, 1713.[17] Cowles was a justice of the peace and a captain in the local militia. He held a number of town offices, and was viewed as a leading man in town.[17] At the very first town meeting after the incorporation of Southington, held November 11, 1779, the residents appointed Cowles, along with Jonathan Root to a committee to "provide for the families of officers and soldiers in the field."[18]: 378 In 1774, Cowles was appointed to a committee to deliver provisions to Boston, in response to the British blockade of Boston harbor.[18]: 180 |
| 11 | Ebenezer Evans House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003101) |
17 Long Bottom Rd. 41°37′50″N 72°50′03″W / 41.630556°N 72.834167°W | ||
| 12 | Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal |  |
September 12, 1985 (#85002664) |
Roughly from Suffield in Hartford County to New Haven in New Haven County 41°36′00″N 72°53′00″W / 41.599917°N 72.883472°W | First a canal, later a railroad, and now a multi-use trail. | |
| 13 | Levi B. Frost House |  |
November 20, 1987 (#87002037) |
1089 Marion Ave. 41°34′05″N 72°55′29″W / 41.568056°N 72.924722°W | Marion[19] | Also known as the Asa Barnes Tavern. |
| 14 | Stephen Grannis House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003119) |
1193 West St. 41°37′14″N 72°53′58″W / 41.620556°N 72.899444°W | Demolished. | |
| 15 | Timothy Hart House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003100) |
521 Flanders Rd. 41°37′09″N 72°50′43″W / 41.619167°N 72.845278°W | ||
| 16 | House at 1010 Shuttle Meadow Road |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003116) |
1010 Shuttle Meadow Rd. 41°38′58″N 72°51′12″W / 41.649444°N 72.853333°W | ||
| 17 | House at 590 West Street |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003118) |
590 West St. 41°36′16″N 72°53′57″W / 41.604444°N 72.899167°W | ||
| 18 | Hubbard Park |  |
December 15, 1997 (#97001466) |
Roughly bounded by W. Main St., Interstate 691, CT 66, Reservoir Ave., Edgewood Dr. 41°33′45″N 72°50′05″W / 41.5625°N 72.834722°W | A park partly in Southington, Meriden, and partly in Berlin. | |
| 19 | Hurwood Company |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002681) |
379 Summer St. 41°35′22″N 72°53′26″W / 41.589444°N 72.890556°W | Plantsville[20] | |
| 20 | Lake Compounce Carousel |  |
December 12, 1978 (#78002865) |
Lake Compounce Amusement Park 41°38′21″N 72°55′22″W / 41.639167°N 72.922778°W | ||
| 21 | Marion Historic District |  |
December 21, 1988 (#88001423) |
Along Marion Ave. and Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, in town of Southington and in town of Cheshire (in New Haven County) 41°33′50″N 72°55′29″W / 41.563889°N 72.924722°W | Highlights of the district include the Levi B. Frost House, the Barnes-Frost House, the Miles Upson House, and the Lester Beecher House. Extends into Cheshire; see the New Haven County list. | |
| 22 | Meriden Avenue-Oakland Road Historic District |  |
May 25, 1988 (#88000580) |
Roughly Oakland Rd. between Meriden and Berlin Aves., and Meriden Ave. between Oakland Rd. and Delhunty Dr. 41°35′31″N 72°52′26″W / 41.591944°N 72.873889°W | ||
| 23 | Roswell Moore II House |  |
July 1, 2005 (#88003093) |
1166 Andrews St. 41°37′23″N 72°49′50″W / 41.623018°N 72.830515°W | ||
| 24 | Peck, Stow & Wilcox Factory |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002682) |
217 Center St. 41°36′08″N 72°52′59″W / 41.602222°N 72.883056°W | Demolished. | |
| 25 | Plantsville Historic District |  |
December 1, 1988 (#88002673) |
Roughly bounded by Prospect St., Summer St., the Quinnipiac River, Grove St., S. Main St., W. Main St., and West St. 41°35′26″N 72°53′35″W / 41.590556°N 72.893056°W | ||
| 26 | Dr. J. Porter House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003096) |
391 Belleview Ave. 41°35′05″N 72°52′07″W / 41.584722°N 72.868611°W | ||
| 27 | Pultz & Walkley Company |  |
December 8, 1988 (#88002677) |
120 W. Main St. 41°35′12″N 72°53′34″W / 41.586667°N 72.892778°W | Plantsville[21] | |
| 28 | Jonathan Root House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003113) |
140-142 N. Main St. 41°36′16″N 72°52′43″W / 41.604444°N 72.878611°W | ||
| 29 | Dr. Henry Skelton House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003117) |
889 S. Main St. 41°35′02″N 72°53′32″W / 41.583889°N 72.892222°W | ||
| 30 | H. D. Smith Company Building |  |
September 19, 1977 (#77001420) |
24 West St. 41°35′19″N 72°53′56″W / 41.588611°N 72.898889°W | Plantsville[22] | |
| 31 | Southington Center Historic District |  |
May 8, 1989 (#88002961) |
Roughly N. Main St. north from Vermont Ave., and Berlin St. from Main St. to Academy Ln. 41°36′12″N 72°52′41″W / 41.603333°N 72.878056°W | ||
| 32 | Southington Public Library |  |
February 9, 1989 (#89000015) |
239 Main St. in Southington Center 41°35′48″N 72°52′41″W / 41.596667°N 72.878056°W | Building now houses the local historical society. | |
| 33 | Horace Webster Farmhouse |  |
August 24, 1977 (#77001417) |
577 South End Rd. 41°34′01″N 72°52′27″W / 41.566944°N 72.874167°W | Plantsville[23] | |
| 34 | West Street School |  |
December 1, 1988 (#88002689) |
1432 West St. 41°37′39″N 72°54′03″W / 41.6275°N 72.900833°W | ||
| 35 | Rev. John Wightman House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003111) |
1024 Mount Vernon Rd. 41°35′56″N 72°55′32″W / 41.598889°N 72.925556°W | ||
| 36 | Valentine Wightman House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003112) |
1112 Mount Vernon Rd. 41°36′04″N 72°55′32″W / 41.601111°N 72.925556°W | Probably demolished. | |
| 37 | Woodruff House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003097) |
377 Berlin St. 41°35′49″N 72°51′21″W / 41.596944°N 72.855833°W | ||
| 38 | Capt. Samuel Woodruff House |  |
May 5, 1989 (#89000014) |
23 Old State Rd. 41°35′53″N 72°50′49″W / 41.597948°N 72.847042°W | ||
| 39 | Ezekiel Woodruff House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003099) |
1152 East St. 41°35′41″N 72°50′32″W / 41.594722°N 72.842222°W | ||
| 40 | Jotham Woodruff House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003120) |
11 Alyssa Ct. 41°36′07″N 72°52′13″W / 41.601944°N 72.870278°W | ||
| 41 | Urbana Woodruff House |  |
January 19, 1989 (#88003098) |
1096 East St. 41°35′37″N 72°50′31″W / 41.593611°N 72.841944°W |
See also
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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.
- ^ Gregory Andrews and Doris Sherrow (June 1, 1988). "Colonial Houses of Southington Thematic Resources". National Park Service. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved November 8, 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.
- ^ Elizabeth C. Kopek (October 1988). "Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory: Luman Andrews House". National Park Service. Retrieved 9 October 2010. and Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1986
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88002678_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88003114_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88003109_text
- ^ David Ransom (April 1985). "Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory: Barnes/Frost House". National Park Service. and Accompanying photo, from 1985
- ^ Gregory Andrews and Doris Sherrow (June 1, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places: Colonial Houses of Southington TR". National Park Service.
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88002676_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88002679_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88002680_text
- ^ a b David Ransom (October 1988). "Connecticut Historic Resources Inventory: Capt. Josiah Cowles House". National Park Service. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ a b William Richard Cutter; William Frederick Adams (1910). Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts. Lewis historical publishing company. pp. 792–. Retrieved 9 October 2010.
- ^ a b J. Hammond Trumbull (2009). The Memorial History of Hartford County Connecticut 1633-1884. BiblioBazaar, LLC. ISBN 978-1-115-33123-4. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/87002037_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88002681_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/88002677_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77001420_text
- ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/77001417_text
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