Peoples State Forest Nature Museum

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Peoples Forest Museum
Peoples State Forest Nature Museum is located in Connecticut
Peoples State Forest Nature Museum
LocationGreenwood Rd., Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted, Connecticut
Area6.5 acres (2.6 ha)
Built1935 (1935)
Architectural styleRustic
MPSConnecticut State Park and Forest Depression-Era Federal Work Relief Programs Structures TR
NRHP reference No.86001737[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "American Legion and Peoples State Forests". CT DEEP. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

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