East Granby Historic District

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East Granby Historic District
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Location Church and East Sts., Nicholson and Rainbow Rds., N. Main, School and S. Main Sts., East Granby, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°56′32″N72°43′28″W / 41.94222°N 72.72444°W / 41.94222; -72.72444 Coordinates: 41°56′32″N72°43′28″W / 41.94222°N 72.72444°W / 41.94222; -72.72444
Area 1,320 acres (530 ha)
Built 1987 (1987)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Colonial, Greek Revival
NRHP reference # 88001318 [1]
Added to NRHP August 25, 1988

The East Granby Historic District encompasses a predominantly rural and agricultural area of the town of East Granby, Connecticut. Extending northward from the town center and covering some two square miles, it includes one of the state's highest concentrations of surviving 18th and early 19th-century farmsteads, and a relatively little-altered landscape. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

East Granby, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

East Granby is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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Description and history

The town of East Granby, originally known as Turkey Hills, was settled in the early 18th century as part of Simsbury, was incorporated as part of Granby in 1786, and was separately incorporated in 1858. Throughout most of its history it has been an agricultural community, although there have been suburban development pressures beginning in the 20th century. Early settlers laid out strips of land along North and South Main Street, on which they lived and farmed, also engaging in other trades. It was a basically subsistence economy until the early 19th century, when more market-oriented agriculture began to take place. The town was bypassed by railroads, and had little industry, resulting in a slow pace of development. The town center has significant modern elements, but retains aspects of its early rural period, which are also part of the historic district. [2]

Simsbury, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 23,511 at the 2010 census. The town was incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670.

Granby, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Granby is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,282 at the 2010 census. The town center is defined as a census-designated place known as Salmon Brook. Other areas in town include North Granby and West Granby. Granby is a rural town, located in the foothills of the Litchfield Hills of the Berkshires, besides the suburban natured center, the outskirts of town are filled with dense woods and rolling hills and mountains. From the 1890s to the 1920s a large number of immigrants from Sweden came to reside in the town.

The historic district is roughly centered on the town center, extending southward from the Suffield town line to about one mile south of the center. Most of this area is still in agriculture, and the area north of the center has a large concentration of late 18th and early-to-mid-19th century farmsteads. Most of the early farmsteads have either colonial Georgian, or later Federal and Greek Revival styles; later buildings tend to be vernacular, lacking Victorian ornamentation. There are two institutional buildings in the district: the stone Congregational Church, located in the town center, and a school building that was repurposed as a library. Most of the buildings are wood frame; only two houses are brick. [2]

Suffield, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It had once been within the boundaries of Massachusetts. The town is located in the Connecticut River Valley with the town of Enfield neighboring to the east. In 1900, 3,521 people lived in Suffield; as of the 2010 census, the population was 15,735. The town center is a census-designated place listed as Suffield Depot in U.S. Census records.

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut Wikimedia list article

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut.

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