Hurley Road Historic District facts for kids
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Hurley Road Historic District
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 Location in Connecticut
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| Location | 6 and 17 Hurley Rd., Southbury, Connecticut |
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| Area | 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) |
| Built | 1820 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000662 |
| Added to NRHP | July 29, 1993 |
The Hurley Road Historic District is a special place in Southbury, Connecticut. It's home to two old properties built in the 1800s by the same family. These properties have cool old houses and other buildings. They show what life was like a long time ago. This historic area was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Discovering the Hurley Road Historic District
The Hurley Road Historic District is in a quiet, countryside part of Southbury. It covers about 11.5 acres (4.7 ha), which is like 11 football fields! The district is found where Strongtown Road and Hurley Road meet. It stretches all the way to Eight Mile Brook.
Historic Homes and Buildings
On the north side of Hurley Road, you'll find a house built in the Greek Revival style. This style was popular in the 1800s and often looked like ancient Greek temples. This house is a 1-1/2 story "Cape" style home. There are also two old barns nearby. This property once had a dam on the brook. The dam created a pond for a mill.
South of Strongtown Road, there is another house. This one is a 2-1/2 story home built in the Federal style. This style was common in the United States from about 1780 to 1830. It often looked grand and balanced. This property also has a 19th-century barn. There is even a small summer cottage from around 1900.
The Curtiss Family Legacy
This area was first given to Israel Curtiss way back in 1670. This was when Old Woodbury, the town Southbury came from, was divided. Later, two of Israel Curtiss's relatives, cousins Jason and Japhet, built the two main houses.
Jason Curtiss built the Federal style house around 1820. Japhet Curtiss built the Greek Revival Cape house around 1835. The people who lived in Japhet Curtiss's house also helped run a mill. This mill was located across the brook in Oxford. The mill is not there anymore, but its history lives on.
