Bush Hill Historic District
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| Location | Parts of Bush Hill Rd., CT 169, and Wolf Den Rd., Brooklyn, Connecticut |
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| Area | 350 acres (140 ha) |
| Built | 1740 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000012[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 10, 1987 |
The Bush Hill Historic District is a historic district in Brooklyn, Connecticut along parts of Bush Hill Road, CT 169, and Wolf Den Road. It encompasses a rural agricultural area with a remarkable concentration of farmhouses and agricultural outbuildings dating to the eary 19th century or earlier. The twenty houses that appear in the district are typically post-and-beam construction, with a large central chimney and a side-gable roof. Most of the properties are located on two ridges, one traversed by CT 169, and the other by Wolf Den Road, with Bush Hill Road providing a connection between them.[2]
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Bush Hill Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
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