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Coventry (/ ˈ k ɑː v ə n t r i / KAH-vən-tree) is a town in Tolland County and in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,235 at the 2020 census. [1] The birthplace of Captain Nathan Hale, Coventry is home to the Nathan Hale Homestead, which is now a museum open to the public.
The South Coventry Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village center of South Coventry in the town of Coventry, Connecticut. The village, settled in the early 18th century, has served as Coventry's civic center, and also served as an economic center, with textile mills operating in the 19th century.
The Coventry Glass Factory Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district in Coventry, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The listing encompasses ten historically significant houses, clustered near the site of the former Coventry Glass Factory, in a linear district along what was the ...
Event Measurement Date Location Highest Temperature: 106 °F (41 °C) 23 August 1916 Torrington, CT [1] 15 July 1995 Danbury, CT: Lowest Temperature: −32 °F (−36 °C) 16 February 1943 Norfolk, CT “The Ice Box of CT” [1] 22 January 1961 Coventry, CT
The Captain Nathan Hale Monument is a 45-foot (14 m) obelisk in Coventry, Connecticut, built in 1846 in honor of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero, who was born in Coventry. It was one of the first war memorials to be built in the United States, and is a significant work of both architect Henry Austin and builder Solomon Willard .
The Brick School House is a local history museum in Coventry, Connecticut. The small brick building functioned as a one-room school from 1825 to 1953. It is the only one-room schoolhouse open to the public in Connecticut. [1] The Brick School House is owned and managed by the Coventry Historical Society. The interior features nineteenth-century ...
Museum of Connecticut Glass. The Museum of Connecticut Glass is a museum about 19th Century glass Coventry, Connecticut, founded on February 12, 1994. It is located in the Captain John Turner House (1813) [1] [2] [3]
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