National Register of Historic Places listings in West Hartford, Connecticut

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

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

Historic district (United States)

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West Hartford, Connecticut

West Hartford is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town was incorporated in 1854. Prior to that date, the town was a parish of Hartford....

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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 32 properties and districts located in the town of Southington include two National Historic Landmarks and are listed below. The 379 properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county are listed separately. Six properties and districts straddle the border between West Hartford and Hartford and appear in both lists.

Current listings

	Landmark name	Location	Summary
1	Charles E. Beach House Charles E. Beach House The Charles E. Beach House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1900 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1990.-References:...	18 Brightwood Ln. 41°43′57"N 72°44′35"W
2	Beardsley-Mix House Beardsley-Mix House Beardsley—Mix House is a historic house at 81 Rockledge Drive in West Hartford, Connecticut.It was built in 1775 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986....	81 Rockledge Dr. 41°49′31"N 72°44′30"W
3	Moses Brace-Uriah Cadwell House Moses Brace-Uriah Cadwell House Moses Brace-Uriah Cadwell House is a historic house at 11 Flagg Road in West Hartford, Connecticut.It was built in 1766 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986....	11 Flagg Rd. 41°47′6"N 72°45′0"W
4	James Butler House James Butler House The James Butler House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1800 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	239 N. Main St. 41°46′40"N 72°44′48"W
5	Benjamin Colton House Benjamin Colton House The Benjamin Colton House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1770 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	25 Sedgewick Rd. 41°45′4"N 72°44′46"W
6	Elizabeth Park Elizabeth Park, Hartford Elizabeth Park is a city park located in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. It is covers and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places....	Asylum Ave. 41°46′20"N 72°43′4"W	Extends into Hartford
7	Samuel Farnsworth House Samuel Farnsworth House The Samuel Farnsworth House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1790 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	537 Mountain Rd. 41°46′50"N 72°45′59"W
8	Asa Gillett House Asa Gillett House The Asa Gillett House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1760 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	202 S. Main St. 41°44′55"N 72°44′48"W
9	Timothy Goodman House Timothy Goodman House The Timothy Goodman House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1750 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	567 Quaker Ln., S. 41°44′42"N 72°43′50"W
10	Hartford Golf Club Historic District	Roughly bounded by Simsbury Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., Northmoor Rd., Albany Ave., and Mohegan Dr. 41°47′33"N 72°43′31"W	Extends into Hartford
11	Sarah Whitman Hooker House Sarah Whitman Hooker House The Sarah Whitman Hooker House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1720 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 1, 1979.-References:...	1237 New Britain Ave. 41°43′53"N 72°44′35"W
12	Daniel Hosmer House Daniel Hosmer House The Daniel Hosmer House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1774 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	253 N. Main St. 41°46′44"N 72°44′50"W
13	House at 847 Main Street, North House at 847 Main Street, North The House at 847 Main Street, North is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1777 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986....	847 Main St., N. 41°47′26"N 72°44′52"W
14	Edward W. Morley House Edward W. Morley House Edward W. Morley House in West Hartford, Connecticut was the home of the scientist Edward W. Morley from 1906 to 1923. Morley is famous for his collaboration with Albert A...	26 Westland Ave. 41°45′21"N 72°45′36"W	Home of the scientist known for the Michelson-Morley experiment Michelson-Morley experiment The Michelson–Morley experiment was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and Edward Morley at what is now Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Its results are generally considered to be the first strong evidence against the theory of a luminiferous ether and in favor of special... and for his work on the atomic weights of hydrogen and oxygen.
15	Mount St. Joseph Academy Mount St. Joseph Academy (West Hartford, Connecticut) The Mount St. Joseph Academy is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The building was built in 1905 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983....	235 Fern St. 41°46′5"N 72°43′26"W
16	Old Center Burying Yard	30 N. Main St. 41°45′58"N 72°44′30"W
17	Prospect Avenue Historic District Prospect Avenue Historic District Prospect Avenue Historic District is a historic district in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985....	Roughly bounded by Albany Ave., N. Branch Park River, Elizabeth and Fern Sts., Prospect and Asylum Aves., and Sycamore Rd. 41°46′43"N 72°42′38"W	Extends into Hartford
18	Revolutionary War Campsite	Address Restricted	A campsite and hospital of the French general Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
19	Elisha Seymour, Jr. House	410 and 412 Park Rd. 41°45′19"N 72°44′0"W
20	The Spanish House The Spanish House The Spanish House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1928 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 14, 1979....	46 Fernwood Rd. 41°46′16"N 72°43′28"W
21	Stanley-Woodruff-Allen House	37 Buena Vista Rd. 41°44′58"N 72°46′0"W
22	Allyn Steele House Allyn Steele House The Allyn Steele House was built in 1775. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.-References:...	114 N. Main St. 41°46′11"N 72°44′37"W
23	Temple Beth Israel	701 Farmington Ave. 41°45′53"N 72°43′12"W
24	Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School The Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School is located in both Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. The buildings were built in 1881 and were added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1995...	140, 180 and 190 Bloomfield Ave. 41°47′24"N 72°42′45"W	Extends into Hartford
25	Noah Webster Birthplace	227 S. Main St. 41°44′46"N 72°44′47"W	Home of the American lexicographer.
26	Noah Webster Memorial Library	7 N. Main St. 41°45′41"N 72°43′7"W
27	John Wells, Jr. House John Wells, Jr. House The John Wells Jr. House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1766 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986.-References:...	505 Mountain Rd. 41°46′42"N 72°45′59"W
28	West End North Historic District	Roughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Lorraine, Elizabeth, and Highland Sts. 41°46′9"N 72°42′44"W	Extends into Hartford
29	West End South Historic District	Roughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Whitney and S. Whitney Sts., West Boulevard, and Prospect Ave. 41°45′47"N 72°42′52"W	Extends into Hartford
30	West Hill Historic District West Hill Historic District (West Hartford, Connecticut) West Hill Historic District is a prestiguous, residential subdivision of the town of West Hartford, Connecticut. Also known as Vanderbilt Estate, it was first established as a local historic district in 1988 and later listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.West Hill Drive is the...	West Hill Dr. bounded by Farmington Ave. 41°45′59"N 72°43′28"W
31	Whiting Homestead Whiting Homestead The Whiting Homestead is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1790 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1987....	291 N. Main St. 41°46′50"N 72°44′50"W
32	Whitman House Whitman House The Whitman House is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The house was built in 1764 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1986....	208 N. Main St. 41°46′33"N 72°44′43"W

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