Simsbury Center Historic District

	Simsbury Center Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Capt. Jacob Pettibone House, in 2010
Location	Roughly, Hopmeadow St. from West St. to Massaco St., Simsbury, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°52′31″N 72°48′11″W / 41.87528°N 72.80306°W
Area	75 acres (30 ha)
Architect	Keller, George, et al.; Hapgood, Melvin P., et al.
Architectural style	Colonial, Early Republic, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	96000356
Added to NRHP	April 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

Significant contributing buildings include:

Simsbury Free Library, 1887, 749 Hopmeadow Street^[2]^: 8 (see #1 in photos accompanying NRHP nomination)
Eno Memorial Hall, 1932, 754 Hopmeadow Street, Colonial Revival architecture^[2]^: 8
Pettibone House, c. 1790, 741 Hopmeadow Street, a five bay central-chimney house modified later to Colonial Revival style

^[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

Schoolhouse
Schoolhouse bell
Meetinghouse
Barn
18th Century Cottage
Simsbury Cemetery
Simsbury Cemetery Main Entrance
Carriage House
Ice House

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^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)
^ 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.

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv3-2] 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)

[Boyle2006-3] 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.

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