Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Connecticut - Tolland County - Historic Districts
Tolland County Connecticut (Historic Districts) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 17 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include March Route Rochambeau's Army--Hutchinson Road, March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Bailey Road, Bolton Green Historic District, Columbia Green Historic District and Coventry Glass Factory Historic District.

Several famous people are associated with these Tolland County historic places including John Warburton and Ephraim Gurley.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Tolland County places including Edwin Fitch, Malcom Robinson Knox, Albert Sharp, Charles N. Lowrie, Nathaniel O. Kellogg, Wilton E. Little, Charles A. et al Platt, Cudworth,Woodworth,& Thompson, Nelson Chaffee and Merrick Marcy. Prominent architectural styles found in Tolland Country are Greek Revival, Federal and Colonial.

Andover Center Historic District (added 2003 - - #03000236)
Roughly along Herbron Rd., Boston Hill Rd., and US 6 , Andover
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local, State
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Funerary, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, City Hall, Fire Station, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Bolton Green Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000357)
Roughly the Green, 219,220,222,228,233,266 Bolton Center Rd. and 3 Hebron Rd. , Bolton
Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Knox, Malcom Robinson
Architectural Style:
Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Agriculture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, City Hall, Plaza, Religious Structure, Restaurant, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, City Hall, Plaza, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Columbia Green Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001759)
Along CT 87 at jct. with CT 66 , Columbia
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Little,Wilton E.
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Landscape Architecture, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Religious Structure, Restaurant, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store
Coventry Glass Factory Historic District (added 1987 - - #87000806)
US 44 and N. River Rd. , Coventry
Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Early 19th C Industrial
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Eldredge Mills Archeological District (added 2000 - - #00000938)
Also known as Site No. 160-15
Address Restricted , Willington
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Processing
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Ellington Center Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001754)
Roughly, Maple St. from Berr Ave. to just W of the High School and Main St. from Jobs Hill Rd. to East Green , Ellington
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Chaffee,Nelson
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Cemetery, Library, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Library, Park, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Gurleyville Historic District (added 1975 - - #75001933)
N of Mansfield Center off CT 195 at jct. of Gurleyville and Chaffeeville Rds. , Mansfield Center
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fitch,Edwin
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Historic Person:
Gurley,Ephraim,et al.
Significant Year:
1875, 1735, 1831
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Industry, Social History
Cultural Affiliation:
American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Hebron Center Historic District (added 1993 - - #93000649)
Also known as See Also:Post, Augustus, House
Church, Gilead, Main, Wall and West Sts. and Marjorie Cir. , Hebron
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Religion, Architecture, Commerce, Politics/Government
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Library, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Library, Professional, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Mansfield Center Historic District (added 1972 - - #72001337)
Also known as See Also:Williams, Eleazar, House
Storrs Rd. , Mansfield
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Fitch,Edwin
Architectural Style:
Federal, Greek Revival, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Mansfield Hollow Historic District (added 1979 - - #79002667)
86-127 Mansfield Hollow Rd. , Mansfield
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple, Fitch,Edwin
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Mansfield Training School and Hospital (added 1987 - - #87001513)
Also known as Mansfield Training School
Jct. of CT 32 & CT 44 , Mansfield
TLSuda, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Cudworth,Woodworth,& Thompson
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Hospital, Institutional Housing, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Hospital, Institutional Housing, School, Single Dwelling
March Route Rochambeau's Army--Hutchinson Road (added 2002 - - #02000425)
Hutchinson Road, from jct. with Hendee Rd. southward to end , Andover
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Road-Related
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Bailey Road (added 2003 - - #02001677)
Bailey Rd. , Bolton
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Military, Engineering
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
Minterburn Mill (added 1984 - - #84001171)
215 E. Main St. , Vernon
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Gilbreth,Frank B.
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Rockville Historic District (added 1984 - - #84001173)
Roughly bounded by Snipsic St., Davis Ave., West and South Sts. , Rockville
Elipongo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Platt,Charles A. et al
Architectural Style:
Other, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Somers Historic District (added 1982 - - #82004389)
Main and Battle Sts., Bugbee Lane, and Springfield Rd. , Somers
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Somersville Historic District (added 1995 - - #95000401)
Roughly, along Main, Maple and School Sts., Pinney and Shaker Rd. and Quality Ave., Town of Somers , Somersville
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
South Coventry Historic District (added 1991 - - #91000482)
Also known as South Coventry;See Also:Capron-Phillips House
Roughly, Main St. and adjacent streets from Armstrong Rd. to Lake St. and Lake from High St. to Main , Coventry
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Business, Religious Structure
South Willington Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001860)
River Road roughly Battye Road to Fisher Hill Road, Willington
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development, Industry
Period of Significance:
1840-1954 AD
Spring Hill Historic District (added 1979 - - #08000500)
Roughly along Storrs Rd. , Spring Hill
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Area of Significance:
Social History, Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Agriculture, Economics
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Talcottville Historic District (added 1989 - - #88002959)
13--44 Elm Hill Rd. and 11--132 Main St. , Vernon
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering, Person
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Kellogg,Nathaniel O.
Architectural Style:
Other, Greek Revival, Italianate
Historic Person:
Warburton,John,et al.
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Community Planning And Development, Industry, Social History, Architecture
Cultural Affiliation:
Anglo-American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
Tolland Green Historic District (added 1997 - - #97000832)
Also known as See also:Tolland County Courthouse
Roughly along Old Post, Tolland Stage, and Cider Mill Rds. , Tolland
Gobeirne, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian, Federal, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, City Hall, Correctional Facility, Courthouse, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
City Hall, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Union Green Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001099)
Roughly, area N of jct. of Buckley Hwy. and Cemetery Rd. to jct. of Kinney Hollow and Town Hall Rds. , Union
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Marcy,Merrick
Architectural Style:
Italian Villa, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Politics/Government, Religion, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Government, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, City Hall, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
University of Connecticut Historic District--Connecticut Agricultural School (added 1989 - - #88003202)
Roughly CT 195/Storrs Rd. at Eagleville Rd. , Mansfield
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., Lowrie,Charles N.
Architectural Style:
Federal, Other, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Landscape Architecture, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1900-1750 AD
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility, College, Educational Related Housing, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility, College, Educational Related Housing, Library, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Willington Common Historic District (added 1990 - - #90001911)
Properties around Willington Common and E on Tolland Tnpk. pt Old Farms Rd. , Willington
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sharp,Albert
Architectural Style:
Mid 19th Century Revival, Colonial, Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Government, Landscape, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, City Hall, Plaza, Religious Structure
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Landscape, Religion, Social
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Plaza, Religious Structure, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
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