Peoples State Forest Nature Museum
Peoples Forest Museum | |
Location | Greenwood Rd., Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted, Connecticut |
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Area | 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) |
Built | 1935 |
Architectural style | Rustic |
MPS | Connecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR |
NRHP reference No. | 86001737[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
Peoples State Forest Nature Museum is museum on Greenwood Road in the Peoples State Forest in Barkhamsted, Connecticut. It features displays on forestry, plants and animals native to Connecticut, local history, rocks and minerals, and insects. The museum is open seasonally from Friday through Monday.
The rustic style building was constructed in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "American Legion and Peoples State Forests". CT DEEP. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
- Buildings and structures completed in 1935
- Museums in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut
- Natural history museums in Connecticut
- Barkhamsted, Connecticut
- Connecticut Registered Historic Place stubs