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John and Isabella Hooker House

The John and Isabella Hooker House is a historic house at 140 Hawthorn Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in the 1850s and twice enlarged, it is a distinctive and large example of Italianate country villa architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Description The Hooker House is located in Hartford's Asylum Hill neighborhood, near the southern end of a block bounded by Forest, Hawthorn, and South Marshall Streets. It is set back from each of these roads, and its location is obscured by apartment buildings that have been built on its former estate grounds. It is a large 2+1⁄2-story brick building trimmed in brownstone, with a roughly L-shaped plan. It has a gabled roof encrusted with a variety of projecting dormers and gable sections. All of these are adorned with carved vergeboard, which effectively encircles the building. Windows in these projections are Gothic lancet-style pointed arch windows. The land for the house, then farmland, was bought in 1853 by John and Isabella Hooker, and construction of the house took place afterward. It was designed in the Italian villa style popularized by Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux. In the 1860s it was enlarged to a plan by Octavius Jordan, a local builder also credited with construction of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House. It was the first house to be built in the Nook Farm part of Hartford, where a number of similar fine country villas were built, including the Stowe house and the Mark Twain House. Originally 1+1⁄2 stories in height, the roof was raised in 1906 to add a stylistically sympathetic second story. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Still River Greenway

The Still River Greenway is a multi-use trail and greenway along the Still River in Brookfield, Connecticut. With both phases complete, the trail runs from the Brookfield Municipal Center to the Brookfield Town Center (also known as the "Four Corners" district) and is completely paved. The other section of the trail runs from the Municipal Center, and loops around in the woods. History The concept of a greenway in Brookfield was first proposed in 2000, when the Town of Brookfield conducted a Residents Needs Assessments study. Construction began in 2011, with Phase One (the Silvermine Road entrance) being completed in 2012 and Phase Two (the remainder of the trail) being completed in 2016. A total of 20,000 to 30,000 people are expected to use the greenway in its first year. There are plans to connect the greenway to points north in New Milford, and to the south in Danbury. The eventual goal is to create a trail network that stretches from New Milford to Norwalk, where it would connect into the East Coast Greenway. Trail description The trail is 2.25 miles long, with one entrance located on Silvermine Road and the other entrance located on Federal Road. The trail passes under Route 7 and over the Still River via a bridge (which happens to be the longest footbridge in the State of Connecticut). At the Federal Road entrance, the trail connects to the Brookfield Center sidewalk, making for easy access to the downtown area of Brookfield. Another portion of the trail begins at the Arthur A. Harris Linear Park and shortly parallels the Still River, then loops around in the woods. See also Still River References External links Official website
Five Mile Point Lighthouse

Das Five Mile Point Lighthouse ist ein denkmalgeschützter Leuchtturm in New Haven, Connecticut. Er hat einen achteckigen Grundriss, ist aus rötlich braunem Sandstein gebaut und wurde 1845 in Betrieb genommen. Knapp 10 m östlich davon steht das zweieinhalbstöckige Wohnhaus des Leuchtturmwärters mit Giebeldach und einem rückwärtigen Seitenflügel. Dieses aus Ziegelstein errichtete Gebäude stammt aus dem Jahr 1812 und gehörte zu dem Vorgängerbau des Five Mile Point Lighthouse. Der knapp 25 m hohe Leuchtturm markierte den östlichen Teil des Übergangs des Long Island Sound in den Hafen von New Haven. Er wurde 1877 stillgelegt, als der Leuchtturm Southwest Ledge Light seine Funktion übernahm. Am 1. August 1990 wurde das Five Mile Point Lighthouse als Baudenkmal in das National Register of Historic Places aufgenommen. Weblinks Einzelnachweise
Phare de Five Mile Point

Le phare de Five Mile Point (en anglais : Five Mile Point Light), est un phare inactif situé dans le Long Island Sound dans l'entrée du port de New Haven dans le Comté de New Haven, Connecticut. Ce phare est inscrit au Registre national des lieux historiques depuis le 1er août 1990 sous le n° 90001108 . Historique Le phare d'origine se composait d'une tour octogonale en bois de 9,1 m construite en 1805 par Abisha Woodward (en). Sa lumière blanche fixe était produite par huit lampes à huile avec des réflecteurs paraboliques de 13 pouces (33 cm), mais elle a été critiquée pour être trop faible. Les quartiers d'un gardien ont été construits en 1805. En 1838, il a été signalé que la tour en bois et la maison du gardien étaient en mauvais état. En 1847, une nouvelle tour octogonale de 80 pieds (24 m) a été construite par Marcus Bassett en brownstone d'East Haven. Cette nouvelle balise était éclairée par 12 lampes avec des réflecteurs qui étaient positionnés à 97 pieds (30 m) au-dessus du niveau de la mer. Également construite à cette époque, une maison en brique de deux étages et demi a supplanté l'ancienne maison du gardien, qui se détériorait. Une lentille de Fresnel de quatrième ordre a remplacé les lampes en 1855 et une cloche de brouillard a été ajoutée dans les années 1860. Le phare de Five Mile Point a été désactivé en 1877 lorsque le phare de Southwest Ledge a été achevé. Statut actuel En 1896, le phare a été transféré au Département américain de la Guerre et a été amélioré par son locataire nommé Albert Widmann. En 1922, la propriété a été divisée, avec la terre donnée à l'état du Connecticut et les bâtiments à la ville de New Haven. Deux ans plus tard, New Haven a acheté le terrain à et la tour a été rénovée en 1986. Actuellement, le phare est contenu dans le Lighthouse Point Park (en) et, avec la maison du gardien, a été inscrit au registre national des lieux historiques en 1990 Identifiant : ARLHS : USA-539 . Voir aussi Références (en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Five Mile Point Light » (voir la liste des auteurs). Lien connexe Liste des phares du Connecticut Liens externes Ressource relative à l'architecture : Registre national des lieux historiques (en) Connecticut Lighthouses (en) Lighthouses of the United States : Connecticut (en) Connecticut - ARLHS World List of Lights (WLOL) (en) USA - Online list of lights (en) Five Mile Point Light - Lightphotos.net Portail des phares Portail du Registre national des lieux historiques Portail de l’océan Atlantique Portail du Connecticut
Маяк Файв-Майл-Пойнт

Маяк Файв-Майл-Пойнт (англ. Five Mile Point Light), также известный как Старый маяк Нью-Хейвен-Харбор (Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse), — маяк, расположенный на входе с восточной стороны в гавань города Нью-Хейвен, округ Нью-Хейвен, штат Коннектикут, США. Построен в 1805 году. Деактивирован в 1877 году. История Город Нью-Хейвен в XIX веке был большим центром торговли, и 16 марта 1805 года Конгресс США выделил 2500 долларов на строительство маяка, который бы обеспечивал навигацию до гавани города. Строительство было поручено архитектору Абише Вудворду, который также построил маяк Нью-Лондон-Харбор в 1801 году, маяк Линд-Пойнт и маяк острова Фолкнер в 1802 году и маяк Блек-Рок-Харбор в 1808 году. В этом же году маяк был построен. Маяк представлял собой деревянную восьмиугольную башню высотой 9 метров и одноэтажный деревянный дом смотрителя. Для освещения использовались масляные лампы. Своё название от получил по расстоянию от мыса до города, которое составляет 5 миль. Состояние первоначальных построек ухудшалось, и 3 марта 1847 года Конгресс выделил 10 000 долларов на строительство нового маяка. Строительство было поручено архитектору Маркусу Бассетту (Marcus Bassett) и было завершено в том же году. Новый маяк представлял собой восьмиугольную башню из блоков коричневого камня. Также был построен из новый трёхэтажный кирпичный дом смотрителя. В 1855 году на маяк была установлена линза Френеля. В 1860 году дополнительно была построена противотуманная колокольня. В 1876 году был построен маяк Юго-Западного рифа, и в 1877 году маяк Файв-Майл-Пойнт был признан избыточным и выведен из эксплуатации. В дальнейшем маяк перешёл в собственность города Нью-Хейвен и сейчас является частью одноимённого парка. В 1990 году маяк был включён в Национальный реестр исторических мест. Галерея Примечания
Hammonasset Beach State Park

Hammonasset Beach State Park is a public recreation area occupying two miles of beach front on Long Island Sound in the town of Madison, Connecticut, United States. It is Connecticut's largest shoreline park and one of the state's most popular attractions, drawing an estimated one million visitors annually. The state park offers beach activities, large campground, and nature center. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. History The park began with the purchase of 499 acres in 1919. The park drew over 75,000 visitors in 1920, its first year of operation, a figure that grew to nearly 450,000 by its fifth year of operation, 1924. In 2013, it accounted for over one-quarter of statewide park attendance and over one-third of the revenue generated statewide by the state park system. Officials estimate annual attendance at one million visitors. The park closed during World War II when the site became a U.S. Army reservation and active aircraft firing range. In 1955, a stone breakwater was built at the Meigs Point end of the park. Nature center A new Meigs Point Nature Center was opened in 2016 to replace the center's original farmhouse site that had been in use for more than 40 years. The facility offers 4,000 square feet (370 m2) of exhibit space with observation deck and hands-on learning experiences. Exhibits feature a touch tank and live turtles, snakes, amphibians, crabs and fish. Activities and amenities The park offers bicycling, boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, and swimming as well as a campground with 550 units. Notes References External links Hammonasset Beach State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Hammonasset Beach State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Meigs Point Nature Center
Хаммонассет-Бич (парк штата)

Парк штата Хаммонассет-Бич (англ. Hammonasset Beach State Park) — общественная зона отдыха, занимающая две мили пляжа на проливе Лонг-Айленд в городе Мэдисон, штат Коннектикут. Это крупнейший прибрежный парк штата и одна из самых популярных достопримечательностей штата, ежегодно привлекающая около миллиона посетителей. Парк штата предлагает пляжные развлечения, большой кемпинг и природный центр. Он управляется Министерством энергетики и охраны окружающей среды Коннектикута. История парка Парк начался с покупки 499 акров в 1919 году. В 1920 году, в первый год работы парка, его посетило более 75 000 человек, а к пятому году его работы, (1924 год), эта цифра выросла почти до 450 000. В 2013 году на Хаммонассет приходилось более четверти посещаемости парков в масштабе штата и более одной трети доходов, полученных в масштабах штата от системы парков штата. Официальные лица оценивают ежегодную посещаемость в один миллион посетителей. Парк был закрыт во время Второй мировой войны, когда он стал резервацией армии США и полигоном для стрельбы с самолётов. В 1955 году в конце парка Мейгс-Пойнт был построен каменный волнорез. Природа парка Новый природный центр Мейгс-Пойнт был открыт в 2016 году, чтобы заменить оригинальный фермерский дом центра, который использовался более 40 лет. Объект предлагает 4000 квадратных футов (370 м2) выставочной площади со смотровой площадкой и практическими занятиями. Экспонаты включают сенсорный резервуар и живые черепа, змеи, земноводные, крабы и рыбы. Мероприятия и удобства Парк предлагает велосипедные прогулки, катание на лодках, рыбалку, походы, пикники и плавание, а также палаточный лагерь на 550 единиц. Примечания
Great Captain Island

Great Captain Island est une île située au large de la ville de Greenwich, au Connecticut, et abrite le phare Great Captain Island Light datant du XIXe siècle. L'île fait partie d'un groupe de trois îles. Elle est nommée d'après le Capitaine Daniel Patrick, l'un des premiers colons de Greenwich. Les Aigrettes, hérons, Balbuzars pêcheurs, et autres oiseaux peuvent être observés sur l'île. Notes et références Portail du Connecticut Portail des îles
Lake Kenosia

Lake Kenosia is a lake located in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. The lake covers 59.5 acres (24.1 ha). History The lake was originally called Mill Plain Pond because the dam of a nearby mill had flooded the swamp located there. In 1860, a resort hotel called the Kenosia Hotel opened at the lake. It was destroyed by fire the same year. In the late 1800s, the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway, which owned the shortest electrified trolley system in Connecticut, purchased 12 acres (4.9 ha) of land on Lake Kenosia to build an amusement park. The company extended their trolley line to the lake, and opened Lake Kenosia Amusement Park in 1895. The park featured a wooden roller coaster, a carousel, a 1,000 seat open-air performance center, and the three-story Kenmere Resort Hotel. A 30-seat steamboat called Montgomery was brought to the lake, where it became "problematic because it was far too big for Lake Kenosia". Fire destroyed the hotel in 1927, and the park's popularity diminished following the opening of Candlewood Lake in the 1920s. In 2016, drought conditions caused Danbury's water reservoirs to approach "critically low levels", and the city was permitted to temporarily draw water from Lake Kenosia. Recreation Lake Kenosia Park is a 25-acre (10 ha) park located on the north side of the lake, with a playground, benches and soccer fields. Parking is available, and there is a boat launch for non-motorized boats. Swimming in not permitted in Lake Kenosia. References
Lake Wononscopomuc

Lake Wononscopomuc is a lake located in the Lakeville section of Salisbury, Connecticut, United States. It has the distinction of being the deepest natural lake in the state. Wononskopumuc is a Mahican name for "rocks at the bend in the lake." Also known as Wononskopomuc Lake or Lakeville Lake, Lake Wononscopomuc is a natural, marl lake that supports a diverse community of aquatic plants. The town beach and a boat launch, known collectively as the Salisbury Town Grove, are on the lake’s north shore. The boathouse and private beach of the Hotchkiss School are on the lake's south shore. Access to the 348 acres (141 ha) lake is monitored because of fears that the invasive zebra mussel will be introduced on boats or trailers from nearby Twin Lakes. The area around the lake is residentially developed, although the houses are on large lots, and most are set far back from the lake behind tree buffers. The maximum depth of the lake is 102 feet (31 m), and mean depth is 36 feet (11 m). References
Cranbury Park (Norwalk, Connecticut)

Cranbury Park is the largest public park in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in northern Norwalk, on the former Gallaher Estate, a 227-acre (92 ha) country estate developed in the 1920s by Edward Beach Gallaher, an important figure in the early American automobile industry. The park's amenities include miles of walking trails, a picnic pavilion, a disc golf course, and the Carriage House Arts Center, located in the estate's former carriage house. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. History Edward Gallaher was a New Jersey-born mechanical engineer who was a prolific inventor and founder of the Keystone Motor Company of Philadelphia. In 1910 he moved to Norwalk, and in 1917 began acquiring land for a country estate, including a large farm property that had until recent years housed a private sanitorium. The main estate house was built in 1929–1931 to a design by Percy Fowler. It is a fine example of Tudor Revival architecture built out of Indiana limestone. Also built at the time were the carriage house, garden house, and pump house. It was built by the Matthews Company, a major builder in the New York/New Jersey area, and the main house resembles that of the company's owner William R. Matthews. The estate remained in the Gallaher family until his wife's death in 1965. She bequeathed the entire estate to Gallaher's alma mater, the Stevens Institute of Technology. The institute eventually gave the property to the city, which opened it as a public park. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut References External links "Friends of Cranbury Park"
Lighthouse Point Park

Lighthouse Point Park is a park in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, that is operated as a New Haven city park. The 82-acre park is located at the eastern point of New Haven Harbor in the East Shore neighborhood, and affords a view of Downtown New Haven. The park features the deactivated Five Mile Point Light, which is open for tours on special events, and the Lighthouse Point Carousel, which is operated seasonally. The land to the east of the federally-owned lighthouse was owned by the private Eastern Shore Amusement Company from 1911 to 1925 when it was sold to the city. (At that same time, the federal government sold the lighthouse itself to the city.) A baseball ground was part of the Eastern Shore property. It was used off-and-on for Sunday and exhibition games by the New Haven Blues minor league baseball club. Lighthouse Point Park abuts the Morris Creek Nature Preserve, a 20-acre salt marsh that is partly owned by the New Haven Land Trust. The park is located on the Atlantic flyway, a major migration route for butterflies, hawks, and many other bird species, which makes it a popular site for bird watching. See also Five Mile Point Light Lighthouse Point Carousel References External links Lighthouse Point Park 1911 map showing Lighthouse Point baseball park
Rockwell Park

Rockwell Park is a public park in Bristol, Connecticut. Located in a residential area West of Downtown Bristol, it includes open spaces and woodlands on either side of the Pequabuck River. Park amenities include a swimming pool, sports fields, and a playground. Many of the park's buildings are built out of rustic cobblestone, and include several follies. The park, the city's first public park, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Setting and layout Rockwell Park is an elongated area of 104 acres (42 ha), extending from Steele Road in the east to Park Street and Terryville Road in the west. The Pequabuck River, a swiftly flowing stream, roughly bisects the western two-thirds of the park, running south of the park's eastern lobe. The northernmost portions of the park are heavily wooded steep terrain, and are undeveloped except for hiking trails. The southern portions are more level, and include two artificial ponds, a large lawn for passive recreation, and a cluster of sports fields and playground. Architecture The buildings and structures of the park are characterized by rustic cobblestone architecture. The three main entrances to the park each have gates built out of cobblestone, that at Dutton Avenue the most elaborate. The most architecturally sophisticated building is the Summerhouse, a pavilion structure featuring rounded arches and roof finials. History The park was donated to the city in 1914 by Albert Rockwell, the owner of a local manufacturer of automotive parts, doorbells, and other products. Rockwell retained Sheffield Arnold, a landscape architect based in Boston, Massachusetts, to design the park. The park's early inclusion of recreational amenities is typical of parks of the early 20th century, and a departure from earlier parks, which often emphasized carriage roads and passive uses. The parkland was originally part of the Rockwell estate, and the Rockwells' original gift of 80 acres (32 ha) was enlarged over the years by further gifts. The Rockwells also regularly contributed additional funds for maintenance and new facilities. The park was the city's only public park until 1933. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References External links Bristol Parks - Rockwell Park
Walnut Hill Park

Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. History The area that became Walnut Hill Park was a barren hillside when it was purchased by a group of leading citizens in 1857. In 1858, a reservoir was built on the site to provide additional water for fire protection services. It never adequately fulfilled this role, and was formally decommissioned in 1912 and subsequently filled in. The city hired Frederick Law Olmsted, a native of Hartford who was then in the early years of his partnership with Calvert Vaux, to design the landscaping around the reservoir. The land was formally conveyed to the city in 1867, which in 1870 acquired additional parcels to increase the park size to about 90 acres (36 ha). Cornelius B. Erwin, one of the original proprietors, gave the city an endowment for maintenance of the park. Principal construction of the park roadway took place in 1870-72, and was halted by the financial Panic of 1873. In 1919, the city designated the park as the site of its World War I memorial, an Art Deco structure designed by H. Van Buren Magonigle and installed in 1928. The location was one that Olmsted had designated for the placement of a tower, just to the north of the reservoir. Geography The eastern portion of the park is characterized by hilly terrain, with a relatively flat area that was formerly occupied by the reservoir. The reservoir site was eventually reduced to a small wading pool and was later completely filled in and replaced by an oval space with more formal landscaping. The western portion of the park is more level and features a variety of athletic fields, as well as the Darius Miller Band Shell. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References External links Media related to Walnut Hill Park at Wikimedia Commons