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New entries are added to the official Register on a weekly basis. [4] Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number.
The Enfield Shaker community was the only Shaker settlement in Connecticut (others were in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky) and was significant for its garden-seed business. The Enfield settlement, was founded in the 1780s, and lasted until 1917.
The Connecticut Siting Council is often the focus of controversy because it typically deals with infrastructure installations, such as power plants, that are perceived as making undesirable neighbors—and because the Council preempts the authority of municipal zoning commissions and challenges Connecticut's long-standing tradition of home rule ...
New Britain's terrain is mostly made up of gentle, rolling hills and young Connecticut forest. The many parks are populated with trees, and in small, undeveloped areas, there are also brushy woods. New Britain's streets also have many trees lining the sides of the roads. Many front yards in the northern half of the city have at least one tree.
Mayor Erin Stewart used a 52,000-pound excavator Wednesday morning to rip into the brick walls of the long-vacant Burritt Bank building, an early step in developer Avner Krohn’s plan to replace ...
The West End Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut.Forming a rough C shape around the west part of Walnut Hill Park, the area was developed in the late 19th century as one of its premier upper-class neighborhoods, home to business and civic leaders, with a fine array of late 19th and early 20th century architecture.
Palace Theater Waterbury, CT City Hall, New Britain CT. Palace Theater, Waterbury [37] St. Thomas Seminary, Bloomfield [38] New Britain City Hall, New Britain [39] Gates Building, New Britain [40] Connecticut Building on the Avenue of States at The Big E, Springfield, MA [13] Long Lane School, Middletown [13]
Downtown New Britain is located in the south-central portion of the municipal boundaries, on both sides of Connecticut Route 72 and west of Connecticut Route 9, both limited-access roads serving the city. Near its center is City Hall, located in the former Russwin Hotel building on the north side of Central Park, where the city's Soldiers ...