Migeon Avenue Historic District facts for kids
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Migeon Avenue Historic District
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Pease House, in 2010
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 Location in Connecticut
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| Location | Roughly along Migeon Ave. and part of Forest St., Torrington, Connecticut |
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| Area | 13 acres (5.3 ha) |
| Architect | Olmsted, Frederick Law, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000913 |
| Added to NRHP | September 6, 2002 |
The Migeon Avenue Historic District is a special area in Torrington, Connecticut. It has a group of beautiful old houses on one block of Migeon Avenue. These houses were once home to important business leaders in Torrington around 1900. The homes are very well-built and have interesting designs. Even their gardens were designed by famous landscape architects called the Olmsted Brothers. This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002, which means it's recognized as an important historical place.
Exploring the Migeon Avenue Historic District
The Migeon Avenue Historic District is located a bit northwest of downtown Torrington. It includes several properties on both sides of Migeon Avenue, between Gleason and Forest Streets. On the east side, there are three properties. Two of them have large gardens and their main houses are set back from the road. The third one, at the very north, had its original house replaced by a modern building.
Homes and Their History
The biggest property in the district is called Laurelhurst. It was first owned by Henry Migeon, who made textiles. Later, his son Achille Migeon built a large house there in the late 1890s. This house is built in the Shingle Style, which uses wooden shingles on the walls and roof. Achille also hired the Olmsted Brothers to design the beautiful gardens around the house.
Achille Migeon sold the land next to Laurelhurst to Thomas Bryant. Mr. Bryant built a house in the Colonial Revival style, which looks like older American colonial homes. He also had the Olmsted Brothers design his garden. Sadly, this house was taken down in 1966 to build a nursing home.
Another property south of Laurelhurst was sold by Achille to Luther Turner. Mr. Turner also built a large house in the Shingle Style. On the west side of Migeon Avenue, there are two more elegant Colonial Revival houses. These were built by Harlow Pease, a local builder, and Frank Travis, who was in charge of the local water and electric companies.
Images for kids
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Laurelhurst, from the side, in 2010
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Travis House
