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Gillette Castle State Park straddles the towns of East Haddam and Lyme, Connecticut in the United States, sitting high above the Connecticut River. The castle was designed and built by William Gillette (1853–1937), an American actor most famous for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes on stage. Gillette lived here from 1919 until his death in 1937.
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Goshen Historic District is a historic district encompassing the town center village of Goshen, Connecticut. [2] Centered at the junction of Connecticut Routes 4 and 63, the village developed historically as a rural crossroads of two turnpikes, and has retained its rural character.
Construction of the castle commenced in the fall of 1895 and was completed in June 1899. Stone for the castle was quarried on the property and at Collins [4] quarry to the south on Brushy Hill Road, and was transported to the construction site by means of a narrow-gauge railroad. The castle's architect was Ernest G. W. Dietrich of New York.
Old Long Ridge Rd. bounded by the New York State Line, Rock Rimmon Rd., and Long Ridge Rd./CT 104 Boundary increase (listed October 20, 2011): 1-130 Mill Rd., 189-247 Old Long Ridge Rd., 1257-1306 Rock Rimmon Rd.
The ferry and dock were where shipments along the river would be received, primarily by not exclusively for Gillette Castle (Formerly Seventh Sister) during the late 1800s. The intersection of Route 82 and Route 148 is known as Hadlyme "Four Corners".
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The Middle Haddam Historic District is a historic district in the town of East Hampton, Connecticut, United States.It encompasses the village center of Middle Haddam, a riverfront community founded in the 17th century on the east bank of the Connecticut River.