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Simsbury Center Historic District
Capt. Jacob Pettibone House, in 2010
Simsbury Center Historic District is located in Connecticut
Simsbury Center Historic District
LocationRoughly, Hopmeadow St. from West St. to Massaco St., Simsbury, Connecticut
Area75 acres (30 ha)
ArchitectKeller, George, et al.; Hapgood, Melvin P., et al.
Architectural styleColonial, Early Republic, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.96000356[1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1996

The Simsbury Center Historic District is a 75-acre (30 ha) historic district located in the town center area of Simsbury, Connecticut. It encompasses seven blocks of Hopmeadow Street, as well as the cluster of commercial, civic, and residential buildings along Railroad, Station, and Wilcox Streets, and Phelps Lane. Although its oldest element is the cemetery (established 1688), most of its buildings were built in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] [2]: 2 

Simsbury Free Library

Significant contributing buildings include:

[2]: 8 

Buildings and sites include, also:

  • First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow Street (accompanying Photo #1)
  • 750-760 Hopmeadow Street (the Simsbury Bank and Trust Company Building) (Photo #2)
  • Simsbury Center Cemetery, 755 Hopmeadow Street (Photo #4)
  • 783-835 Hopmeadow Street (Photo #5)
  • Methodist Episcopal Church, 799 Hopmeadow Street (Photo #6)
  • Massacoh Plantation,[3] 800 Hopmeadow Street (Photo #7)
  • Titus Barber House, 920 Hopmeadow Street (Photo #8)
  • Horace Belden School / Simsbury Town Office Building, 933 Hopmeadow Street (see Photo #9)
  • Bronze plaque at Pent Road (Photo #10)
  • St. Mary's Church and Rectory, 944 and 940 Hopmeadow Street (Photo #11)
  • The Simsbury Railroad Depot, Railroad and Station Streets

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d David F. Ransom (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Simsbury Center Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 11 photos, from 1995 (see captions pages 18-19 of text document)
  3. ^ Doe Boyle (1 June 2006). Fun with the Family Connecticut: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids. Globe Pequot. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-0-7627-4032-1. Retrieved 23 September 2010.