Parker-Hutchinson Farm
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The Parker-Hutchinson Farm is a property on Parker Bridge Road in Coventry, Connecticut
, in Tolland County
. It includes the Samuel Parker House which dates from 1850. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1982. The listing included an 8 acres (3.2 ha) area with a "Cape" farmhouse, three other contributing buildings, and one other contributing structure.
The significance of the property is not for the architecture of its farmhouse, but rather as "an unusually intact site of several cottage industries associated with the development of Tolland County, Connecticut, as a major center of fiber and wool production.... The farm was "the site of small-scale production of both raw and finished materials, including flax, wool, cider, hats, barrels, and carpets for local mills and markets. The farmhouse itself is architecturally characteristic of eastern Connecticut dwellings built during the 18th century, and remains unusually intact both in its physical fabric and 19th-century farm setting.""
Outbuildings on the property include a horse barn, a sheep barn, and a shed, and there also are foundations of former buildings.
Historic function: domestic; industry/processing/extraction; agriculture/subsistence
Historic subfunction: single dwelling; animal facility; manufacturing facility
Coventry, Connecticut
Coventry is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 11,504 at the 2000 census. The birthplace of Captain Nathan Hale, Coventry is home to the Nathan Hale Homestead, which is now a museum open to the public....
, in Tolland County
Tolland County, Connecticut
Tolland County is a county located in the northeastern part of Connecticut. As of 2010, the population was 152,691.Counties in Connecticut have no governmental function: all legal power is vested in the state, city, and town governments...
. It includes the Samuel Parker House which dates from 1850. The property 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 1982. The listing included an 8 acres (3.2 ha) area with a "Cape" farmhouse, three other contributing buildings, and one other contributing structure.
The significance of the property is not for the architecture of its farmhouse, but rather as "an unusually intact site of several cottage industries associated with the development of Tolland County, Connecticut, as a major center of fiber and wool production.... The farm was "the site of small-scale production of both raw and finished materials, including flax, wool, cider, hats, barrels, and carpets for local mills and markets. The farmhouse itself is architecturally characteristic of eastern Connecticut dwellings built during the 18th century, and remains unusually intact both in its physical fabric and 19th-century farm setting.""
Outbuildings on the property include a horse barn, a sheep barn, and a shed, and there also are foundations of former buildings.
Historic function: domestic; industry/processing/extraction; agriculture/subsistence
Historic subfunction: single dwelling; animal facility; manufacturing facility