page_title: Coltsville Historic District
hierarchical_section_title: Coltsville Historic District
caption_attribution_description: Photograph of 'Armsmear' (Samuel Colt's House) — in Hartford, Connecticut. This is an oblique view of the front facade. 1967 photo from the HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of Connecticut
context_page_description: Coltsville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Hartford, Connecticut. The district encompasses the factory, worker housing, and owner residences associated with Samuel Colt, one of the nation's early innovators in precision manufacturing and the production of firearms. It was the site of important contributions to manufacturing technology made by Colt and the industrial enterprise he created. Coltsville is a cohesive and readily identifiable 260-acre area, part of which was originally listed as the Colt Industrial District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008.
  After a two decade-long campaign to designate the area as an official National Historic Park, President Barack Obama signed a bill authorizing the Coltsville National Historic Park. The federal authorization lay the groundwork for a "new type of National Park," characterized by a small staff, modest property ownership by the National Park Service and dependence on community partnerships.
context_section_description: Coltsville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Hartford, Connecticut. The district encompasses the factory, worker housing, and owner residences associated with Samuel Colt (1814-1862), one of the nation's early innovators in precision manufacturing and the production of firearms. It was the site of important contributions to manufacturing technology made by Colt and the industrial enterprise he created. Coltsville is a cohesive and readily identifiable 260-acre (110 ha) area, part of which was originally listed as the Colt Industrial District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008.
  After a two decade-long campaign to designate the area as an official National Historic Park, President Barack Obama signed a bill authorizing the Coltsville National Historic Park. The federal authorization lay the groundwork for a "new type of National Park," characterized by a small staff, modest property ownership by the National Park Service and dependence on community partnerships.
caption: Armsmear
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