Hazardville Historic District

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Hazardville Historic District
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Hazardville Institute, March 2013
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Location CT 190 and CT 192, Hazardville, Connecticut and vicinity
Coordinates 41°58′33″N72°31′54″W / 41.97583°N 72.53167°W / 41.97583; -72.53167
Area1,075 acres (435 ha)
Built1835
ArchitectGraham, Chauncey; Multiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Renaissance, Italian Villa
NRHP reference No. 80004061 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 19, 1980

The Hazardville Historic District is a historic district in the Hazardville section of Enfield, Connecticut, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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Description

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Hazardville United Methodist Church, February 2011

The district consists of what was essentially a company village associated with the manufacture of gunpowder between 1835 and 1913. It is an irregularly shaped area of historic resources that surround two interior areas that are not historical. [2]

The historic district encompasses a section of Hazard Avenue (Connecticut Route 190 and adjacent roads, as well as a now-parklike section of the banks of the Scantic River, where the operations of the Hazard Powder Company were located. The district is dominated by four public buildings constructed of brick with brownstone trim: a public school, the Hazardville Institute, the former St. Mary's Episcopal Church, now incorporated as Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, [3] and the Hazardville United Methodist Church. [2] :33–34 The school and the institute are both of Italian Renaissance Revival design and were built in 1864 and 1869, respectively. The Episcopal church is a Gothic Revival structure built in 1863. The Methodist church, built in 1872, is in the Romanesque Revival style. [2] :29

The public school is now used as a day care center. A former horse barn of the Hazard Powder Company, located at 32 South Maple Avenue, was turned into a square dancing hall in 1959 and is now used as a venue for special events. [4] [5] The foundations of 21 buildings of the original gunpowder factory complex (originally 200 buildings) can still be found near the Scantic River within Scantic River State Park.

The Hazardville Institute building, at the corner of Hazard and Maple avenues, was used for many years as a public hall and community center. It was abandoned in the 1970s and was saved from demolition when it was leased to the Hazardville Institute Conservancy. The building is currently[ needs update ] undergoing renovation. When renovation is complete, there are plans for the building to include an exhibit about the history of the Hazard Powder Company. [4] [6]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

Partial building listing

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Hazardville Town Hall, March 2013

Other significant contributing properties in the district include:

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ransom, David F. (February 18, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hazardville Historic District". nps.gov. National Park Service . Retrieved November 29, 2018. and Accompanying 24 photos, from 1979
  3. "山东科源化工有限公司".
  4. 1 2 Town of Enfield Plan of Conservation and Development, November 2009. Hazardville Historic District, pages 165-166.
  5. Powder Mill Barn website, accessed August 11, 2010.
  6. Around the State: Hazardville, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, undated news story, retrieved August 11, 2010