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Dr. Frank T. Simpson House

The Dr. Frank T. Simpson House is a historic house at 27 Keney Terrace in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1913, it is a good local example of Tudor Revival, and was the home of Frank T. Simpson, a leading figure in Connecticut's civil right movement of the mid-20th century. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, and is a contributing property in the Upper Albany Historic District. Description and history The Dr. Frank T. Simpson House is located in Hartford's north-side Clay-Arsenal neighborhood, on the south side of Keney Terrace, about 1/2 block east of Keney Park. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a cross-gabled roof configuration and stuccoed exterior. The ground floor of the front facade is defined by a projecting gable entry on the left, and a less projecting gabled window bay aligned under the main gable. Both gables have decorative brackets, and the window gable and main gable are half-timbered. The main entrance is recessed in an arched openings. The window bay has three sash windows, and there are three larger sash windows in a band on the second floor above the projecting bay. The house was built in 1913 by W. Foster Wright, a builder from Waterbury. It was purchased in 1952 by Dr. Frank T. and Marie A. Simpson. Simpson, an Alabama native, moved to Hartford in 1929. In 1944, he was made the first paid employee of the state's civil rights commission, one of the nation's first such organizations. Under his guidance, the commission highlighted inequities in educational and employment opportunities, and helped break down race barriers in these and other areas. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon Building

The Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon Building is a historic commercial building at 105-115 Asylum Street in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in the mid-19th century, and extensively altered in 1896, it is a good local example of a period building with a Beaux Arts cast-iron facade. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Description and history The Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon Building is located on the South Side of Hartford's Downtown area, at the Southeast Corner of Asylum Avenue and Trumbull Street. It is a timber-framed structure with a mainly brick exterior. It is covered by a flat roof with a projecting bracketed cornice, and has a rounded corner featuring curved windows. Most upper-floor windows are set in rectangular openings with brownstone sills and lintels, but a grouping of windows around the building corner have been replaced by a cast-iron facade with large picture windows. The ground-floor storefronts have largely been modernized, although elements of the cast-iron facade are also evident there. The building's exact construction date is unknown, but is believed to be mid-19th century. Its present appearance dates to a major renovation conducted in 1896 under the auspices of architect Isaac A. Allen Jr. The cast iron facade elements were provisioned at that time by the Phoenix Iron Works of Hartford, which also supplied elements for the Connecticut State House and buildings at Trinity College. The building was for many years home to a clothing retailer, known for most of the 20th century as Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon; it presently houses a bank on the ground floor. At the time of the building's listing on the National Register in 1978, it had been in continuous ownership by the same family for more than 120 years. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
State Arsenal and Armory

The State Arsenal and Armory, formally the Governor William A. O'Neill State Armory and informally the Connecticut State Armory, is a historic military facility at 360 Broad Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1906, it is a distinctive example of Classical Revival architecture, built using then-innovative construction techniques involving concrete and cast stone. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It serves as the headquarters of the Connecticut State Militia. Description and history The Connecticut State Arsenal and Armory is a large building located on the west side of the state capitol complex west of downtown Hartford. It is located just south of Interstate 84 and west of the Legislative Office Building, on the east side of Broad Street. The building functionally has two sections: a three-story "head house", in which offices and other facilities are located, and a large drill hall with a gabled roof. It is built mainly out of rough-cut granite blocks in an eclectic Classical Revival styling. Windows are generally narrow, and set in separate openings grouped up to three in a row. Limestone stringcourses top the first and third floors on the headhouse, where pilasters articulate the corners. The main entrance is set in the center of a broad projecting section of the headhouse, in a round-arch opening. The interior of the drill hall is 1.14 acres (0.46 ha) in size, with a ramp from Broad Street providing ready access for the movement of heavy equipment. Its roof is constructed out of prefabricated concrete panels supported by steel trusses. The basement level houses weapons storage areas and formerly housed a firing range. The state began considering construction of a major new armory facility in the early 20th century. After a drawn-out decision-making and land acquisition process, the present building was dedicated in 1909. Its design was by Benjamin Wistar Morris III, who had worked as draftsman at Carrere & Hastings before opening his own office in New York City in 1900. At the time of this building's development, John M. Carrere was a consultant to the city, and recommended its placement in the legislative area as part of a City Beautiful design plan. The building's trim was originally cast cement, with the molds and forming taking place on site. This trim was replaced with limestone during a major rehabilitation in the 1990s. Sports The State Arsenal and Armory has been used as the home venue for the Connecticut Pride basketball team and the Hartford FoxForce tennis team. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Stone Bridge (Hartford, Connecticut)

The Stone Bridge is a historic bridge in Hartford, Connecticut, carrying Main Street across the Whitehead Highway just South of the City's Downtown. Built in 1833 across the Park River, it was the largest single-span stone bridge in the United States at its completion. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Description and history The Stone Bridge is located just South of Downtown Hartford, serving as the main span carrying Main Street across Whitehead Highway, a limited access connector between Interstate 91 and the capitol district. The highway is built atop a conduit that carries the Park River to the nearby Connecticut River. It now appears as a segmented arch, although it was originally built as a rounded arch over the then-unchanneled river. The bridge has a span of 104 feet (32 m) and has a width of 100 feet (30 m). It is built out of cut brownstone, with stone parapets lining the roadway. The parapets were originally topped by wrought iron railings, one of which was removed when the adjacent Hartford Public Library was built over the highway just east of the bridge. A bridge has stood at this location since at least the 17th century. Bridges before this one were built of wood. The present bridge was built in 1833 at a cost of $30,000 by Elias Rathbun, a local contractor. The bridge was built at a higher elevation over the river (about 30 feet 9 inches (9.37 m) above the riverbed), necessitating the raising of the grade on the approaches. It became a local landmark, featured in period depictions of the city. In 1955 the river was enclosed and the highway built above it, and in 1955-57 the library was built on the adjacent plaza. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut References
Underwood Computing Machine Company Factory

The Underwood Computing Machine Company Factory is a historic industrial complex at 56 Arbor Street in the Parkville neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut. Developed beginning in 1917 by the Underwood Typewriter Company, it was used by that company and its successors for manufacturing, research, and development until 1969. It presently houses the artistic collaborative Real Art Ways and other organizations. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Description and history The former Underwood Computing Machine Company plant is located Southwest of Downtown Hartford in the Parkville Neighborhood, on 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) bounded by Arbor Street, Orange Street, and the CTfastrak busway. The main building is a four-story brick structure, 325 feet (99 m) in length, with projecting stair towers at the north end, and at the corner of Arbor and Orange. The towers have brownstone corner quoining, and windows set in recessed panels. The main walls consists mainly of rows of windows set in segmented-arch openings separated by brick piers. The principal building entrances are recessed in the bases of the towers, one of which has Art Deco stylistic elements. The Underwood Computing Machine Company was founded in New York City in 1909 by John T. Underwood, then president of the Underwood Typewriter Company. The company manufactured calculators and accounting and billing machines for commercial use. Its early production facilities were located in Hartford's Chamber of Commerce building on Hawthorne Street. In 1916 that building was acquired by another tenant, and the Underwood Computing Machine Company sought new quarters. This facility was built beginning in 1917 to serve its needs, under a lease agreement that ended with the company buying it in 1927. The company itself was acquired by Elliot-Fisher in 1928, which moved production to a larger facility on Capitol Avenue. This plant was converted into a training, research and development facility in 1936. The company was purchased by Olivetti in 1959, and this facility was closed by Olivetti in 1969. It has since been rehabilitated and repurposed, housing the Real Art Ways collaborative among other organizations. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Webster Memorial Building

The Webster Memorial Building is a historic house at 36 Trumbull Street in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1870 and extensively restyled in 1924, it is a rare example of Georgian Revival architecture in the downtown area, noted for its historical association with the Family Services Society, a prominent local charity. The building, now in other commercial use, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Description and history The Webster Memorial Building is situated at the Northeast Corner of Trumbull and Jewell Streets on the West Side of Hartford's Downtown area, facing one of the main entrances to Bushnell Park. It is a three-story brick structure with a flat roof and a decorative wooden carved cornice. The main facade spans five bays, with most windows set in rectangular openings featuring brownstone sills and lintels. The main entrance is recessed within the central bay and is framed by a projecting portico supported by paired Corinthian columns. These columns uphold a frieze bearing the building's name, above which rests a cornice and a step adorned with a pair of urns. The bay above the entrance showcases a window flanked by pilasters and crowned by a broken segmented-arch pediment. The building was originally constructed in 1870 as a private three-unit apartment house, designed in the then-popular Italianate style, featuring a bracketed cornice. In 1925, it was acquired by the Charity Organization Society, a philanthropic organization established in 1890. The purchase was made possible by a bequest from John Webster, a local insurance executive. The society decided to remodel the building for its own use and enlisted the Boston firm of Allen & Collens, renowned for their work on the Hartford Theological Seminary, to oversee the project. It is to Allen & Collens that the building owes its present exterior appearance. Renamed the Family Services Society, the organization has been at the forefront of social service endeavors in collaboration with other local charities since its inception. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Wethersfield Avenue Car Barn

The Wethersfield Avenue Car Barn, also known locally just as the Trolley Barn, is a historic trolley barn at 331 Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Built in 1902, it is the only surviving building used exclusively for the area's extensive electrified street car network in the first half of the 20th century. Now converted to other uses, it was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1983. Description and history The Wethersfield Avenue Car Barn is located in Hartford's southern Barry Square neighborhood, occupying most of a city block's frontage on the west side of Wethersfield Avenue, between Elliot and Benton Streets. It is a multi-section brick structure, ranging in height from two to four stories. A tall central section is flanked by four-story towers, with two-story flanking wings that have projecting pavilions at the ends. The styling is a fairly typical early 20th-century commercial Italianate, with multi-story round-arch windows, brick corbelling, and terra cotta panels. Trolley service began in Hartford in 1862, and this location is where the Hartford and Wethersfield Horse Railway, operators of the service, had its main facility. Originally horsecar service, the company began electrifying its routes in 1888, and changed its name to the Hartford Street Railway Company in 1893, reflecting a move away from horse-drawn services. This facility was built to replace the previous one, because of the reduced demand for horse care and increased demand for trolley maintenance and storage. As the company expanded, it also established maintenance facilities on Vernon and State Streets; only one of these survives in much-altered form as a bus facility. This facility survived until 1941, when trolley service was discontinued in favor of buses, and was sold. It was converted into a sporting arena, used primarily for boxing events. It has since been repurposed for other uses, including housing social service agencies. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Widows' Home

The Widows' Home is a historic social service facility at 1846-1860 North Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1864–65, its buildings are among the oldest in the city's North End, and a rare surviving example of a mid-19th-century facility for indigent women. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The buildings have been adapted to other uses. Description and history The former Widows' Home is located in Hartford's northern Clay-Arsenal neighborhood, on the East Side of North Main Street, opposite the Old North Cemetery between Mather and Pavilion Streets. It consists of two similar 3+1⁄2-story brick buildings, each covered by a side gable roof. Their facades are five bays wide, with sash windows set in rectangular openings that have brownstone sills and lintels. Each has an entrance at the center, sheltered by a rectangular hood with bracketed cornice. The doorways are framed by sidelight windows and a transom flanked by brackets. The buildings have retained some original interior features, including woodwork and fireplace surrounds. The Widows' Home was one of a significant number of social service welfare organizations established in Hartford in the mid-19th century. This charity was established with a bequest from Lawton Ives, a local textile manufacturer active in the city's civic, social, and religious affairs. He arranged for the land on which the structures were built to be transferred to the Pearl Street Congregational Church (which he helped found), and left a bequest for the cost of the buildings, which were completed in 1864 and 1865, before his death in 1867. The home was operated by a church committee until 1969, when changing demographics and increased maintenance costs prompted its closure. The buildings were acquired by the city, and have been converted into multiunit residences. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut References
Clara T. O'Connell School

The Clara T. O'Connell School is a historic school building at 122 Park Street in Bristol, Connecticut. Built in 1914, the school served the city until 2012. After a period of vacancy, the city sold it and the also-closed Clarence A. Bingham School to developers for conversion to senior housing in 2015. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. Also in 2017 some delinquent set fire to the top. The whole building was not destroyed. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut References
Bennett’s Pond State Park

Bennett's Pond State Park ist ein State Park auf dem Gebiet von Ridgefield im US-Bundesstaat Connecticut. 1914 gestaltete der Aluminiumfolie-Magnat und Baumliebhaber Louis D. Conley einen Landsitz mit 1000 Acre Umland, den er Outpost Farm nannte. Das Anwesen entwickelte sich zu einer der führenden Baumschulen an der Ostküste der Vereinigten Staaten. Heute findet man verschiedene seltene Bäume, die er gepflanzt hat, auch wenn die meisten anderen Überbleibsel des Landguts und des Landhauses mit 34 Räumen verschwunden sind. Der Bennett's Pond ist durch kleine Bachläufe verbunden mit dem nahe gelegenen Wataba Pond (Rainbow Pond) und entwässert selbst zum Saugatuck River. Nach Norden schließt sich der Wooster Mountain State Park an. Im Park gibt es die Möglichkeiten zu wandern, zu angeln, Fahrrad zu fahren und zu bestimmten Jahreszeiten gibt es Angebote, mit Pfeil und Bogen zu jagen. Siehe auch State Parks in Connecticut Weblinks Bennett's Pond State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bennett's Pond State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Einzelnachweise
Bennett's Pond State Park

Bennett's Pond State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut. The state park occupies a portion of the estate once owned by industrialist Louis D. Conley. The park features the 56-acre pond for which it is named and many miles of hiking trails in a pristine woodland environment. It is contiguous with Wooster Mountain State Park and is crossed by the Ives Trail. In addition to hiking, the park offers fishing, biking, and seasonal bow hunting. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. History In 1914, tinfoil magnate and arboreal philanthropist Louis D. Conley (1874-1930) retired to Connecticut and the 1500-acre estate that he called Outpost Farm. Among other improvements on the estate grounds, Conley initiated the creation of what would become one of the leading nurseries on the East Coast of the United States. After Conley's death from meningitis at the age of 56, nursery operations continued for another 15 years. Examples of the tree species nurtured here can be found throughout the park, though most other signs of the estate have disappeared. In the 1970s, the estate passed into the hands of computer giant IBM, which razed Conley's 34-room mansion in 1974 and sold a large portion of the land to a commercial developer, Eureka V LLC, in 1997. Local opposition to the developer's plans for a golf course, hotels, conference centers and condominiums resulted in protracted legal maneuvering that ended with the town acquiring 458 acres from Eureka through eminent domain in 2001. With the assistance of a two-million-dollar grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund, the state subsequently purchased the land from the town, creating Bennett’s Pond State Park in 2002. References External links Bennett's Pond State Park Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bennett's Pond State Park Map Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library

The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is a public library in Berlin, Connecticut. The original library was founded in 1829. The library was relocated to a new facility at 234 Kensington Road in 1989. The library serves a population of 20,137. The total collection consists of 107,364 items (94,646 print). Special collections include town histories of Berlin, East Berlin and Kensington in the David and Ann Borthwick Local History Room. References
The Stark Building

The Stark Building, known until 2018 as The Hartford Trust Company Building, is a 1920 skyscraper located in downtown Hartford, Connecticut. History The Hartford Trust Company Building, now known as The Stark Building, was built across from the Old State House in downtown Hartford, CT, and is an example of 1920s Colonial Revival skyscrapers. Incorporating the architectural style based on the classical column, the detailing is meant to link the building stylistically to the Old State House. The building was designed by the firm of Morris & O’Connor and built in 1920. Design was led by the architect Benjamin Wistar Morris. The lobby entrance has brass, glass, wood, and marble floors, and a large walk-in safe in the basement remains as a testament to the history of the building. The building was also the location for the World's first pay telephone – a marker appears on the building as designation. In 1998 the building was purchased by Boxer Properties of Houston for $1.5 million, and in 2017 the building was acquired by Stark Office Suites for $4.3 million. It was renamed The Stark Building in November 2018. References External links Stark Office Suites Historic building listing Historical marker
Day Kimball Hospital

Day Kimball Hospital is an acute care facility located in the West End of Putnam, Connecticut. Day Kimball Hospital was established in 1894. The hospital campus is located on Pomfret St in Putnam, and is directly adjacent to the main office of the Day Kimball Healthcare building. Background The hospital opened in 1894 after Mrs. M. Day Kimball donated $5,000 for the construction of the infirmary building in memory of her recently deceased son, Day Kimball, with the condition that the hospital be named after him. Other family members made donations which came to a total of $9,000. The hospital is now a 104-bed acute care community hospital that specializes in hip and knee replacement, specialty care maternity, and primary stroke. They have been awarded 4 stars for their standards of care on medicare.gov. See also List of hospitals in Connecticut References External links Official Website Connecticut History