Armsmear
Armsmear is a building in Hartford, Connecticut, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1966.
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- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
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History
Coltsville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Hartford, Connecticut. The district encompasses the factory, worker housing, and owner residences associated with Samuel Colt (1814-1862), one of the nation's early innovators in precision manufacturing and the production of firearms. It was the site of important contributions to manufacturing technology made by Colt and the industrial enterprise he created. Coltsville is a cohesive and readily identifiable 260-acre (110 ha) area, part of which was originally listed as the Colt Industrial District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008.
After a two decade-long campaign to designate the area as a National Historic Park, President Barack Obama signed a bill authorizing the Coltsville National Historic Park. The federal authorization laid the groundwork for a "new type of National Park," characterized by a small staff, modest property ownership by the National Park Service and dependence on community partnerships.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
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Nearby historic places
- Elizabeth Park West Hartford, CT · about 3 mi
- Webb, Joseph, House Wethersfield, CT · about 3 mi
- Old Wethersfield Historic District Wethersfield, CT · about 3 mi
- Newington Junction South Historic District Newington, CT · about 4 mi
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