National Register of Historic Places listings in Southington, Connecticut

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Southington, Connecticut.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and 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...

s on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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in Southington

Southington, Connecticut

Southington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of Connecticut's 1st congressional district. It is situated about 20 miles southwest of Hartford, about 80 miles northeast of New York City, 105 miles southwest of Boston and 77 miles west of Providence...

, Connecticut

Connecticut

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, United States

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. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in various online maps.

There are 411 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Hartford County, including 20 National Historic Landmark

National Historic Landmark

A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

s. The 40 properties and districts located in the town of Southington are listed below, while the 373 properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. The Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal

Farmington Canal

The Farmington Canal, also known as the New Haven and Northampton Canal, was a major private canal built in the early 19th century to provide water transportation from New Haven into the interior of Connecticut, Massachusetts and beyond. Its Massachusetts segment was known as the Hampshire and...

and the Marion Historic District

Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut)

The Marion Historic District is a historic district in the Marion section of Southington in Hartford County, Connecticut. The district also includes two houses on the Cheshire side of the town line between Southington and the town of Cheshire in New Haven County. The historic district was listed...

extend into other communities in Hartford County and appear in both lists.

Twenty-five early houses in Southington were covered in a Multiple Property Submission study in 1988, and are indicated by asterisks (*) here.

Current listings

Addresses are "Southington, CT" unless otherwise indicated.

	Landmark name	Location	Summary
1	Luman Andrews House Luman Andrews House The Luman Andrews House was built in 1745. Its property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Included in the listing is one contributing building and two contributing sites. Architecture represented includes Greek Revival, Colonial, and New England Colonial.The house... *	469 Andrews St. 41°37′23"N 72°49′52"W	Colonial house built in 1745; property is also important as location where volcanic rock suited for Portland cement Portland cement Portland cement is the most common type of cement in general use around the world because it is a basic ingredient of concrete, mortar, stucco and most non-specialty grout... was discovered.
2	Atwater Manufacturing Company Atwater Manufacturing Company Atwater Manufacturing Company is a property in Southington, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.Also known as Rex Forge Division, J.J...	335 Atwater St., Plantsville, CT 41°34′43"N 72°53′54"W
3	Selah Barnes House	282 Prospect St., Plantsville, CT 41°35′29"N 72°54′1"W
4	Barnes-Frost House Barnes-Frost House The Barnes-Frost House in Marion section of Southington, Connecticut, was built in 1795. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.It was included as a contributing building in the Marion Historic District.... *	1177 Marion Ave., Marion, CT 41°33′56"N 72°55′31"W	Built in 1795, significant in part as it is a preserved example of Colonial architecture, and also because it was home of the Barnes and Frost families. The house shows a "high-style 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... embellishment", namely a "diamond and ellipse frieze band pattern".
5	Blakeslee Forging Company	100 W. Main St., Plantsville, CT 41°34′38"N 72°53′36"W
6	Icabod Bradley House	537 Shuttle Meadow Rd. 41°38′55"N 72°50′40"W
7	Clark Brothers Factory No. 1	1331 S. Main St., Milldale, CT 41°34′3"N 72°54′10"W
8	Clark Brothers Factory No. 2	409 Canal St., Milldale, CT 41°34′15"N 72°53′46"W
9	Avery Clark House	1460 Meriden Ave. 41°33′48"N 72°51′12"W
10	Capt. Josiah Cowles House Josiah Cowles House The Josiah Cowles House was the residence of Captain Josiah Cowles, one of the early settlers of Southington, Connecticut. Cowles was born in Farmington, Connecticut on November 20,1713. He settled in an area that would become the town of Southington, in an area called Plantsville.Cowles was a...	184 Marion Ave., Plantsville, CT 41°35′5"N 72°54′12"W	Residence, c. 1750, of an early settler, who was born in Farmington, Connecticut Farmington, Connecticut Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census. It is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel... on November 20,1713. Cowles was a justice of the peace and a captain in the local militia. He held a number of town offices, and was viewed as a leading man in town. At the very first town meeting after the incorporation of Southington, held November 11,1779, the residents appointed Cowles, along with Jonathan Root to a committee to "provide for the families of officers and soldiers in the field." In 1774, Cowles was appointed to a committee to deliver provisions to Boston, in response to the British blockade of Boston harbor.
11	Ebenezer Evans House	17 Long Bottom Rd. 41°37′50"N 72°50′3"W
12	Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal	Roughly from Suffield in Hartford County to New Haven New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and... in New Haven County 41°35′59.7"N 72°53′0.5"W	First a canal, later a railroad, and now a multi-use trail.
13	Levi B. Frost House Levi B. Frost House The Levi B. Frost House, also known as Asa Barnes Tavern, is an historic house at 1089 Marion Avenue in the Marion section of Southington, Connecticut, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural and historic significance.Asa Barnes established a tavern in this...	1089 Marion Ave., Marion, CT 41°34′5"N 72°55′29"W
14	Stephen Grannis House	1193 West St. 41°37′14"N 72°53′58"W
15	Timothy Hart House	521 Flanders Rd. 41°37′9"N 72°50′43"W
16	House at 1010 Shuttle Meadow Road	1010 Shuttle Meadow Rd. 41°38′58"N 72°51′12"W
17	House at 590 West Street	590 West St. 41°36′16"N 72°53′57"W
18	Hurwood Company	379 Summer St., Plantsville, CT 41°35′22"N 72°53′26"W
19	Lake Compounce Carousel	West of Southington Center on Lake Ave. 41°38′21"N 72°55′22"W
20	Marion Historic District Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut) The Marion Historic District is a historic district in the Marion section of Southington in Hartford County, Connecticut. The district also includes two houses on the Cheshire side of the town line between Southington and the town of Cheshire in New Haven County. The historic district was listed...	Along Marion Ave. and Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, in town of Southington and in town of Cheshire Cheshire, Connecticut Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 28,543 at the 2000 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009 Cheshire was ranked 72 in Money Magazine's 100 Best Places to Live.Likewise, in 2011 Cheshire was ranked 73 in... (in New Haven County New Haven County, Connecticut New Haven County is a county located in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2010 Census, the county population is 862,477 making it the third most populated county in Connecticut. There are 1,340 people per square mile... ) 41°33′50"N 72°55′29"W
21	Meriden Avenue-Oakland Road Historic District Meriden Avenue-Oakland Road Historic District The Meriden Avenue-Oakland Road Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places district covering a residential section of Southington, Connecticut, located south of the center of town. At the time of the listing, in 1988, there were 113 buildings within the boundaries of the district,...	Roughly Oakland Rd. between Meriden and Berlin Aves., and Meriden Ave. between Oakland Rd. and Delhunty Dr. 41°35′31"N 72°52′26"W
22	Roswell Moore II House	1166 Andrews St. 41°36′18"N 72°49′44"W
23	Peck, Stow & Wilcox Factory	217 Center St. 41°36′8"N 72°52′59"W
24	Plantsville Historic District	Roughly bounded by Prospect St., Summer St., the Quinnipiac River Quinnipiac River The Quinnipiac River is a river in the New England region of the United States, located entirely in the state of Connecticut.It rises in west central Connecticut from Dead Wood Swamp west of the city of New Britain... , Grove St., S. Main St., W. Main St., and West St. 41°35′26"N 72°53′35"W
25	Dr. J. Porter House	391 Belleview Ave. 41°35′5"N 72°52′7"W
26	Pultz & Walkley Company	120 W. Main St., Plantsville, CT 41°35′12"N 72°53′34"W
27	Jonathan Root House Jonathan Root House The Jonathan Root House was the residence of Jonathan Root, one of the early settlers of Southington, Connecticut. The town was first settled in the late 17th century. The area was first known as Panthorne then became known as South Farmington and finally, as Southington. The area was formally...	140-142 N. Main St. 41°36′16"N 72°52′43"W
28	Dr. Henry Skelton House	889 S. Main St. 41°35′2"N 72°53′32"W
29	H. D. Smith Company Building	24 West St., Plantsville, CT 41°35′19"N 72°53′56"W
30	Southington Center Historic District Southington Center Historic District The Southington Center Historic District is a National Register of Historic Places district covering a major portion of the center of Southington, Connecticut. The area includes a considerable number of resources, many of which are buildings, commercial, governmental, religious and residential, but...	Roughly N. Main St. north from Vermont Ave., and Berlin St. from Main St. to Academy Ln. 41°36′12"N 72°52′41"W
31	Southington Public Library	239 Main St. in Southington Center 41°35′48"N 72°52′41"W
32	Horace Webster Farmhouse	577 South End Rd., Plantsville, CT 41°34′1"N 72°52′27"W
33	West Street School	1432 West St. 41°37′39"N 72°54′3"W
34	Rev. John Wightman House	1024 Mount Vernon Rd. 41°35′56"N 72°55′32"W
35	Valentine Wightman House	1112 Mount Vernon Rd. 41°36′4"N 72°55′32"W
36	Woodruff House	377 Berlin St. 41°35′49"N 72°51′21"W
37	Capt. Samuel Woodruff House	23 Old State Rd. 41°35′52"N 72°50′51"W
38	Ezekiel Woodruff House	1152 East St. 41°35′41"N 72°50′32"W
39	Jotham Woodruff House	137-139 Woodruff St. 41°36′7"N 72°52′13"W
40	Urbana Woodruff House	1096 East St. 41°35′37"N 72°50′31"W

Current listings

See also