Hadlyme Ferry Historic District
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The Hadlyme Ferry Historic District, in Hadlyme village in the town of Lyme, Connecticut
, at the site of the Chester–Hadlyme Ferry, is a 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) historic district
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1994.
It includes six contributing buildings as well as the ferry slip site. It includes examples of Federal
and Colonial architecture. The district was listed on the National Register for significance in the areas of transportation and architecture.
The district has architectural significance.
The contributing properties include:
Non-contributing structures in the district include four garages from early 20th century and assorted small buildings associated with the ferry. Note, unlike in some other NRHP-listed historic districts around ferry sites, the course of the ferry itself is not included in the district. The modern ferry is regarded as a periodic intrusion into views of the historic district.
Lyme, Connecticut
Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,016 at the 2000 census. Lyme and its neighboring town Old Lyme are the namesake for Lyme disease.-Geography:...
, at the site of the Chester–Hadlyme Ferry, is a 11.5 acres (4.7 ha) historic district
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1994.
It includes six contributing buildings as well as the ferry slip site. It includes examples of Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
and Colonial architecture. The district was listed on the National Register for significance in the areas of transportation and architecture.
The district has architectural significance.
The contributing properties include:
- Samuel Brooks House, 151 Ferry Road, c. 1760, Colonial in form but with a "fine Federal doorway surround" (photo #1 in accompanying photo set)
- Isaac Spenser House, 162-1 Ferry Road, 1790, also Colonial in its 5 bay form, with a Federal style doorway including fanlightFanlightA fanlight is a window, semicircular or semi-elliptical in shape, with glazing bars or tracery sets radiating out like an open fan, It is placed over another window or a doorway. and is sometimes hinged to a transom. The bars in the fixed glazed window spread out in the manner a sunburst...
in doorway's pedimentPedimentA pediment is a classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure , typically supported by columns. The gable end of the pediment is surrounded by the cornice moulding...
(photo #2, photo #3 front) - William Spencer House, 1805, (photo #4)
- 159 Ferry Road, c. 1800, gable-fronted (photo #3 rear)
- Comstock House, 150 Ferry Road, c. 1820, gable-fronted, later Federal style house with a fanlight in its tympanumTympanum (architecture)In architecture, a tympanum is the semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance, bounded by a lintel and arch. It often contains sculpture or other imagery or ornaments. Most architectural styles include this element....
(photo #5) - Ferry House, 162-2 Ferry Road, c. 1780
- Ferry slip site (photo #6)
Non-contributing structures in the district include four garages from early 20th century and assorted small buildings associated with the ferry. Note, unlike in some other NRHP-listed historic districts around ferry sites, the course of the ferry itself is not included in the district. The modern ferry is regarded as a periodic intrusion into views of the historic district.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut