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Roughly bounded by W. Main St., Interstate 691, CT 66, Reservoir Ave., Edgewood Dr., and Berlin and Southington town lines: Meriden and, in Hartford County, Berlin and Southington: 1,800 acres (7.3 km 2) and home to Castle Craig. 92: Gen. David Humphreys House
He was a resident of Norwalk, CT who willed his estate to CAES, [20] proceeds from the sale of which went towards the purchase of 20 acres of land in the Mount Carmel area of Hamden, CT in 1909(12). During the mid-twentieth century, James G. Horsfall (former Station Director) used the farm to test organically-derived fungicides as a replacement ...
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Hamden, Connecticut" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Home of the first agricultural experiment station in the United States. It was started in 1875 in Middletown and moved to New Haven in 1877. Its Osborne Library, built during 1882-83, is oldest building of any such station. Located at top of Prospect Hill, the station was the center of early research on vitamins. [14] 11
First known use of the Spring Glen name, for J.J. Webb's farm, on an 1868 map of Hamden. A road on the ridge north of East Rock, now Ridge Road, was laid out in 1745 to access farms in the area now known as Spring Glen. The Cheshire Turnpike, now Whitney Avenue, was built in 1800, leading to farming of the land on the western side of the ridge.
The land that is now Brooksvale Park was once part of a farm owned by the Brooks family, who settled in the area in the early 18th century. In the early 20th century, the Brooks family began selling off parts of their land, and in 1958, the Town of Hamden purchased the remaining 54 acres to create a public park.
Home of the first U.S. Ambassador, now a museum. Partially rebuilt in 1733. NRHP. Hoyt-Barnum House: Stamford: 1699 Early Cape Cod Cottage, Stamford Historical Society museum. NRHP. [27] Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum: Stonington: 1700 A working farm for the last 350 years. NRHP. [28] [29] Eells-Stow House: Milford: 1700
The Town of Hamden provides all municipal services for the neighborhood. It is located in Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, the 11th state senate district, and the 88th state house district. Most of it is in the 1st district of the town legislative council, with smaller portions in the 4th and 9th. [9]