Historic places in Litchfield, Connecticut

Litchfield in Litchfield County has 10 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 6 buildings, 3 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 2000. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, law, industry. 3 are National Historic Landmarks: Reeve, Tapping, House and Law School, Litchfield Historic District, Wolcott, Oliver, House. Open to visitors: Topsmead.

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Reeve, Tapping, House and Law SchoolLitchfield, CT · Building

Every National Register listing in Litchfield

1. Reeve, Tapping, House and Law School

   Listed October 15, 1966 · Building · National Historic Landmark (December 21, 1965) · National significance · Access information not verified

   Law

   The Litchfield Law School was a law school in Litchfield, Connecticut, that operated from 1774 to 1833. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #66000879

2. Litchfield Historic District (also See Also:66000879; 71001011)

   Listed November 24, 1968 · District · National Historic Landmark (November 24, 1968) · National significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   Roughly both sides of North and South Sts. between Gallows Lane and Prospect St. · NPS record #68000050

3. Wolcott, Oliver, House

   Listed November 11, 1971 · Building · National Historic Landmark (November 11, 1971) · National significance · Access information not verified

   Politics/Government

   It was built in 1753 by Founding Father Oliver Wolcott Sr., a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation, and a state militia leader in the American Revolutionary War. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #71001011

4. Bissell, Henry B., House

   Listed September 7, 1990 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   Built in 1850, it is one of the town's finest examples of stone Greek Revival architecture. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #90001288

5. Bull, Capt. William, Tavern (also Tollgate Hill Tavern)

   Listed June 30, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Architecture

   The Captain William Bull Tavern is a historic inn at 571 Torrington Road Route 202 in Litchfield, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

   CT 202 · NPS record #83001269

6. Catlin, J. Howard, House

   Listed August 6, 1993 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

   IndustryArchitectureConservation

   Built about 1879, it was a distinctive vernacular example of Carpenter Gothic architecture. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #93000672

7. Litchfield Historic District (also See Also:68000050; 71001011)

   Listed November 29, 1978 · District · National significance · Access information not verified

   Community Planning And DevelopmentExploration/SettlementLawArchitectureReligion

   Litchfield Historic District, in Litchfield, Connecticut, is a National Historic Landmark District designated in 1968 as a notable and well-preserved example of a typical late 18th century New England village. [Wikipedia]

   CT 25 and CT 63 · NPS record #78003456

8. Northfield Knife Company Site (also Site 74-30; Clark Bros. Cutlery Co.)

   Listed April 8, 1997 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

   Historic - Non-AboriginalIndustry

   Address not published · NPS record #97000275

9. Rye House

   Listed August 10, 2000 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

   ArchitectureSocial History

   Developed in 1910 for a wealthy New York City widow, it is a prominent local example of Tudor Revival architecture, and a major example of the trend of country estate development in the region. [Wikipedia]

   Town-level location only · NPS record #00000940

10. Topsmead (also Topsmead State Forest)

    Listed November 19, 1993 · Building · State significance · Open to visitors

    Architecture

    Topsmead State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the town of Litchfield. [Wikipedia]

    25 and 46 Chase Rd. · NPS record #93001243

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