Arthur G. Pomeroy House facts for kids
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Arthur G. Pomeroy House
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U.S. Historic district
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 Location in Connecticut
Location in the United States
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| Location | 490 Ann Uccello St., Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, High Victorian Gothic |
| Part of | Downtown North Historic District (ID04000390) |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004429 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 4, 1982 |
| Designated CP | May 6, 2004 |
The Arthur G. Pomeroy House is a special old house in Hartford, Connecticut. It was built in 1882 for a rich tobacco farmer. This house is unique because it mixes two old building styles: Queen Anne and High Victorian Gothic. It's made of brick and looks very grand. This important house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
What Makes This House Special?
The Arthur G. Pomeroy House is in Hartford's Clay-Arsenal neighborhood. You can find it on Ann Uccello Street. It's a two-and-a-half story building made of red brick. It also has fancy stone decorations.
Its Unique Design
The main part of the house has a sloped roof. In the middle, there's a flat section called a monitor. This monitor lets light into the house. The house also has many parts that stick out. These parts are typical of the Queen Anne style.
- Gables: Large triangular sections, called gables, stick out from the front and side. They have cool Gothic-style decorations.
- Porch: A porch with a sloped roof wraps around a corner of the house. It has fancy turned posts and a low railing.
- Turret: There's even a small tower, called a turret, on one corner!
A Look Back in Time
This house was built in 1882 for Arthur Pomeroy. He was a very successful tobacco farmer from Suffield, Connecticut. Back then, this area was a quiet neighborhood. It had many houses, but most were not as fancy as Pomeroy's.
Over the years, the area around the house changed a lot. A big highway was built nearby. Many old houses were replaced by apartment buildings or offices. The Arthur G. Pomeroy House is one of the few buildings left from that time. It reminds us of what the neighborhood used to be like. Today, the house is used for professional offices.
