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Jul. 14—TOLLAND — For 25 years, Monet's Table has provided locally-sourced meals in its cozy 18th-century farmhouse on Tolland Stage Road. "It's like a flash in the bucket," said owner Debra ...
Location of Tolland County in Connecticut. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tolland County, Connecticut. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The locations of National Register ...
First settled about 1692, it is one of the oldest settlements in Tolland County, and retains a strong sense of 18th century colonial layout. It extends along Storrs Street ( Route 195 ) extending from Chaffeeville Road in the north to Centre Street in the south, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Route 195 serves as the Tolland Green's western boundary, while the street known as Tolland Green serves as the eastern boundary. Route 74 cuts through the Green from east to west. [4] On either side of the Green at the south end are two town halls, the Old Town Hall (1879) and the present Town Hall (1909).
It was built in 1720 and has been operated by the Tolland Historical Society as a museum since 1970. [2] Along with the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum, the Tolland County Courthouse, and the Hicks-Stearns Family Museum, the Benton Homestead is one of Tolland's four major historic landmarks. [3]
Tolland (/ ˈ t ɑː l ə n d / TAH-lənd) is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region . The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census .
Tolland was a junction point for multiple turnpikes, and when the Stafford Pool Turnpike (c. 1803) and Worcester and Stafford Turnpike (1810) opened, the Hartford and Tolland Turnpike formed an important segment in the major route between Hartford and Boston via Worcester, Massachusetts.
The Old Tolland County Jail and Museum is a historic jail in Tolland, Connecticut.It is located at 52 Tolland Green. The present jail was in use from 1856-1968. [2] The Jail served as the county jail in the 19th and 20th century for criminals who were convicted of a crime or were awaiting a trial at the courthouse across the street.