List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut facts for kids

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This article describes National Historic Landmarks in the United States state of Connecticut. These include the most highly recognized historic sites in Connecticut that are officially designated and/or funded and operated by the U.S. Federal Government. There are no UNESCO-designated World Heritage Sites in Connecticut. There are many additional historic sites in Connecticut that are federally recognized by listing on the National Register of Historic Places, but only those NRHP-listed sites meeting particularly higher standards are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.

Current National Historic Landmarks

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	Richard Alsop IV House		January 16, 2009 (#70000686)	Middletown 41°33′30″N 72°39′22″W	Middlesex	This distinctive house was built in the late 1830s in a transitional Greek-Italianate style. It now belongs to Wesleyan University.
2	A. Everett Austin, Jr., House		April 19, 1994 (#94001189)	Hartford 41°46′51″N 72°42′33″W	Hartford	Social hotspot and home of innovative Wadsworth Atheneum director Arthur Everett Austin, Jr..
3	Henry Barnard House		December 21, 1965 (#66000803)	Hartford 41°45′25″N 72°40′33″W	Hartford	Home of educator instrumental in the development of the American public school system.
4	Birdcraft Sanctuary		April 19, 1993 (#82004371)	Fairfield 41°08′39″N 73°15′31″W	Fairfield	Oldest bird sanctuary in the U.S., where Mabel Osgood Wright originated "birdscaping".
5	Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland)		October 5, 1992 (#77001414)	Woodstock 41°56′50″N 71°58′36″W	Windham	Gothic revival summer cottage visited by three U.S. presidents.
6	Bush-Holley House		July 17, 1991 (#88002694)	Greenwich 41°02′05″N 73°35′53″W	Fairfield	Home of Cos Cob Art Colony, c.1890-1920.
7	Buttolph-Williams House		November 24, 1968 (#68000048)	Wethersfield 41°42′37″N 72°39′02″W	Hartford	Exemplifies traditional early New England design.
8	Charles W. Morgan (Bark)		November 13, 1966 (#66000804)	Mystic 41°21′39″N 71°57′55″W	New London	Only surviving wooden ship from the nineteenth-century American whaling fleet.
9	Cheney Brothers Historic District		June 2, 1978 (#78002885)	Manchester 41°45′52″N 72°31′32″W	Hartford	A nineteenth century silk mill and traditional company town.
10	Russell Henry Chittenden House		May 15, 1975 (#75001944)	New Haven 41°18′48″N 72°55′23″W	New Haven	Home of Russell Henry Chittenden, the "father of American biochemistry".
11	Coltsville Historic District		November 13, 1966 (#66000802)	Hartford 41°45′13″N 72°40′28″W	Hartford	Original designated solely to encompass Armsmear, the home of arms maker Samuel Colt, this historic district was expanded in 1988 to include the Colt Armory, as well as worker housing and Colt Park.
12	Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station		July 19, 1964 (#66000805)	New Haven 41°19′44″N 72°55′11″W	New Haven	Home of the first state agricultural experiment station
13	Connecticut Hall, Yale University		December 21, 1965 (#66000806)	New Haven 41°18′22″N 72°55′46″W	New Haven	Oldest building at Yale University
14	Connecticut State Capitol		December 30, 1970 (#70000834)	Hartford 41°45′44″N 72°40′58″W	Hartford	Designed by Richard Upjohn in Gothic and French Renaissance styles topped by gold leaf dome
15	Prudence Crandall House		July 17, 1991 (#70000696)	Canterbury 41°41′46″N 71°58′19″W	Windham	Home of the abolitionist and educator Prudence Crandall
16	James Dwight Dana House		January 12, 1965 (#66000874)	New Haven 41°18′48″N 72°55′25″W	New Haven	Home of Yale geologist James Dwight Dana, designed by Henry Austin.
17	Silas Deane House		November 28, 1972 (#70000835)	Wethersfield 41°42′42″N 72°39′10″W	Hartford	Home of Silas Deane, member of the Continental Congress and America's first diplomat
18	Oliver Ellsworth Homestead		December 20, 1989 (#70000707)	Windsor 41°52′43″N 72°37′29″W	Hartford	Home of Oliver Ellsworth, the third Chief Justice of the United States.
19	Emma C. Berry		October 12, 1994 (#94001649)	Mystic 41°21′35″N 71°57′59″W	New London	One of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in the United States.
20	First Church Of Christ		May 15, 1975 (#75002056)	Farmington 41°43′17″N 72°49′48″W	Hartford	Church of the La Amistad freed slaves.
21	Fort Shantok Archeological District		April 12, 1993 (#86000469)	Montville 41°28′40″N 72°04′40″W	New London	Mohegan settlement and home of the seventeenth century sachem Uncas.
22	Florence Griswold House and Museum		April 19, 1993 (#93001604)	Old Lyme 41°19′31″N 72°19′35″W	New London	Boarding house frequented by American impressionist artists such as Henry Ward Ranger, Childe Hassam, and Willard Metcalf.
23	Grove Street Cemetery		February 16, 2000 (#97000830)	New Haven 41°18′49″N 72°55′39″W	New Haven	Final resting place of many Yale and New Haven notables including Roger Sherman, Noah Webster and Eli Whitney.
24	Hill-Stead		July 17, 1991 (#91002056)	Farmington 41°43′11″N 72°49′29″W	Hartford	Colonial revival house and art museum located in the Farmington Historic District
25	Samuel Huntington Birthplace		November 11, 1971 (#71001009)	Scotland 41°41′55″N 72°05′08″W	Windham	Boyhood saltbox home of the American statesman Samuel Huntington, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Connecticut and first presiding officer of the Congress of the Confederation
26	Philip Johnson Glass House		February 18, 1997 (#97000341)	New Canaan 41°08′33″N 73°31′46″W	Fairfield	Modern masterpiece of glass and steel; designed and occupied by architect Philip Johnson.
27	Kimberly Mansion		May 30, 1974 (#74002178)	Glastonbury 41°41′21″N 72°36′22″W	Hartford	Home of Abby and Julia Smith, suffragists who successfully fought the town of Glastonbury on the issue of taxation without representation.
28	L. A. Dunton (schooner)		November 4, 1993 (#93001612)	Mystic 41°21′23″N 71°57′58″W	New London	Classic fishing schooner and one of the last sail-powered fishing vessels built.
29	Litchfield Historic District		November 24, 1968 (#68000050)	Litchfield 41°44′51″N 73°11′25″W	Litchfield	Well-preserved late 18th-early 19th century New England town that was the state's first historic district.
30	Lockwood-Mathews Mansion		November 30, 1970 (#70000836)	Norwalk 41°06′36″N 73°25′05″W	Fairfield	Second Empire style mansion built in 1864.
31	Othniel C. Marsh House		January 12, 1965 (#66000875)	New Haven 41°19′18″N 72°55′24″W	New Haven	Home of Yale paleontologist Othniel Marsh; now part of the Yale School of Forestry (Marsh Hall).
32	Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District		April 12, 1993 (#86001323)	Ledyard 41°27′32″N 71°58′22″W	New London	Expansive district on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation containing archaeological remains relevant to Pequot history.
33	Stephen Tyng Mather Home		November 27, 1963 (#66000877)	Darien 41°06′45″N 73°28′27″W	Fairfield	Home of conservationist Stephen Tyng Mather, who was instrumental in the formation of the National Park Service and served as its first director.
34	Lafayette B. Mendel House		January 7, 1976 (#76002138)	New Haven 41°18′40″N 72°55′06″W	New Haven	Home of Yale biochemist Lafayette Mendel; designed by Henry Austin
35	James Merrill House		October 31, 2016 (#13000618)	Stonington 41°20′01″N 71°54′24″W	New London	Home of James Merrill, one of the most significant American writers of the second half of the 20th century.
36	Monte Cristo Cottage(Eugene O'Neill House)		July 17, 1971 (#71001010)	New London 41°19′56″N 72°05′45″W	New London	Home of the Nobel prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill.
37	Edward W. Morley House		May 15, 1975 (#75002057)	West Hartford 41°45′27″N 72°45′12″W	Hartford	Home of physicist Edward W. Morley, known for the Michelson-Morley experiment and for his work on the atomic weights of hydrogen and oxygen.
38	USS NAUTILUS (nuclear submarine)		May 20, 1982 (#79002653)	Groton 41°23′13″N 72°05′17″W	New London	The world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine.
39	New Haven Green Historic District		December 30, 1970 (#70000838)	New Haven 41°18′29″N 72°55′37″W	New Haven	Large town green includes three historic churches.
40	Charles H. Norton House		May 11, 1976 (#76002139)	Plainville 41°39′37″N 72°53′07″W	Hartford	Home of Charles H. Norton, the inventor of precision grinding equipment.
41	Old New-Gate Prison		November 28, 1972 (#70000839)	East Granby 41°57′36″N 72°44′44″W	Hartford	Colonial prison; Loyalists were held here during the American Revolutionary War
42	Old State House		December 18, 1960 (#66000878)	Hartford 41°45′57″N 72°40′24″W	Hartford	Federal style building designed by Charles Bulfinch and completed in 1796.
43	Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House		June 19, 1996 (#96000971)	Stonington 41°20′34″N 71°54′23″W	New London	Home of the pioneering Antarctic explorer and seal hunter Nathaniel Palmer.
44	Portland Brownstone Quarries		May 16, 2000 (#00000703)	Portland 41°34′32″N 72°38′36″W	Middlesex	These quarries, active since 1690, were the source of vast quantities of brownstone for New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, other urban areas' buildings.
45	Tapping Reeve House and Law School		December 21, 1965 (#66000879)	Litchfield 41°44′31″N 73°11′20″W	Litchfield	First law school in the United States separate from a college or university, its influential graduates included Aaron Burr, Jr. and John C. Calhoun.
46	Frederic Remington House		December 21, 1965 (#66000880)	Ridgefield 41°17′05″N 73°30′59″W	Fairfield	Home of painter and sculptor Frederic Remington, famous for his depictions of the American West.
47	John Rogers Studio		December 21, 1965 (#66000881)	New Canaan 41°09′00″N 73°29′51″W	Fairfield	Studio of the popular nineteenth century sculptor John Rogers.
48	Samuel Wadsworth Russell House		August 7, 2001 (#70000688)	Middletown 41°33′37″N 72°39′20″W	Middlesex	Greek Revival mansion, designed by Ithiel Town; now part of Wesleyan University.
49	Sabino (Passenger Steamboat)		October 5, 1992 (#92001887)	Mystic 41°21′32″N 71°58′02″W	New London	One of only two surviving members of the American "mosquito fleet", small steamers that served the inland waters of the United States.
50	Stanley-Whitman House		October 9, 1960 (#66000882)	Farmington 41°43′23″N 72°49′25″W	Hartford	Classic seventeenth century New England saltbox.
51	The Steward's House, Foreign Mission School		October 31, 2016 (#16000858)	Cornwall 41°50′38″N 73°19′51″W	Litchfield	The first and last experiment in a domestically located “foreign” mission and represents educational and social politics concerning racial tolerance, Asian and Native American migration, and American identity in the early 19th century.
52	Harriet Beecher Stowe House		February 27, 2013 (#70000710)	Hartford 41°46′01″N 72°42′03″W	Hartford	Home of 19th century abolitionist writer and reform advocate Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
53	Jonathan Sturges House (The Cottage)		April 19, 1994 (#84000247)	Fairfield 41°08′47″N 73°16′00″W	Fairfield	Early Gothic-revival cottage
54	Ida Tarbell House		April 19, 1993 (#93001602)	Easton 41°17′12″N 73°19′35″W	Fairfield	Home of the muckraking journalist and author Ida Tarbell.
55	John Trumbull Birthplace		December 21, 1965 (#66000883)	Lebanon 41°38′03″N 72°12′56″W	New London	Home of Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull and birthplace of his son John Trumbull, the "painter of the Revolution"
56	Mark Twain Home		December 29, 1962 (#66000884)	Hartford 41°46′03″N 72°42′05″W	Hartford	Home of author, lecturer, and satirist Mark Twain from 1874 to 1891.
57	Joseph Webb House		January 20, 1961 (#66000885)	Wethersfield 41°42′43″N 72°39′10″W	Hartford	Site of the 1781 American Revolutionary War conference between General George Washington and French General Rochambeau.
58	Noah Webster Birthplace		December 29, 1962 (#66000886)	West Hartford 41°44′50″N 72°44′45″W	Hartford	Home of the American lexicographer Noah Webster.
59	Henry Whitfield House		September 25, 1997 (#72001327)	Guilford 41°16′39″N 72°40′35″W	New Haven	The oldest house in Connecticut, built in 1639
60	Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House		August 6, 1998 (#98001190)	Farmington 41°43′04″N 72°50′02″W	Hartford	Temporary quarters for the Amistad Africans and a "station" on the Underground Railroad
61	William Williams House		November 11, 1971 (#71001012)	Lebanon 41°38′03″N 72°12′46″W	New London	Home of William Williams, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
62	Oliver Wolcott House		November 11, 1971 (#71001011)	Litchfield 41°44′36″N 73°11′16″W	Litchfield	Home of the soldier and politician Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Connecticut
63	Yale Bowl		February 27, 1987 (#87000756)	New Haven 41°18′47″N 72°57′38″W	New Haven	Bowl stadium, model for Rose Bowl and others. Home of the Bulldogs and The Game.

Former National Historic Landmarks

	Landmark name	Image	Date listed	Locality	County	Description
1	First First Telephone Exchange		January 29, 1964	New Haven	New Haven	Location of the first commercial telephone exchange. Building was demolished in 1973 and replaced by a parking garage