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Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate: Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate: February 12, 1987 : 192 Main St. ... South of Norfolk off CT 272 at Dennis Hill Park
The 240 acres (97 ha) that make up Dennis Hill State Park were once the estate of Frederic S. Dennis (1850-1934). Dennis was a successful New York City doctor who summered in Norfolk for many years. He called his estate "Tamarac," and in 1908 retained architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor to design the bungalow at the summit of Dennis Hill.
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Haystack Mountain [3] is a 1,680-foot-high (510 m) mountain topped with an observation tower that is the chief features of Haystack Mountain State Park, a 354-acre [4] public recreation area in the town of Norfolk, Connecticut. [5]
Hillside is a historic house at 310 Litchfield Road in Norfolk, Connecticut.The house was built in 1908 for an heiress of the Remington Arms business fortune, and is one of the most spectacular designs of Alfredo S.G. Taylor, a prominent New York City architect who designed many summer properties in the community.
It was rented by Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney in 1879 who later bought it and the surrounding estate in 1891. [1] It has been passed down the Romney family and remains the seat of the present earl, Julian Charles Marsham, 8th Earl of Romney. [1] The gardens are open to the public. [2]
As with listed buildings, parks and gardens are graded on a scale: Grade I being internationally significant sites; these are therefore the most important and constitute around 10% of the total number. Historically important gardens are Grade II* (about 30% of the total), and the remainder are of regional or national importance and are Grade II ...
Norfolk is in northwestern Connecticut, in the Litchfield Hills.It includes the Norfolk Historic District, which covers the historic center of the village, but also extends west to include Old Colony Road, Blackberry Street, and Valley View Road, north to include Shepard Road, east to include Laurel Way and Beacon Lane, and south to include Highfield Road, Grant Street, and Battell Road. [2]