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The Enfield Town Meetinghouse occupies a prominent location in the historic town center of Enfield, on the west side of Enfield Street (United States Route 5) just north of its junction with South Street, and across the street from the fourth building used by the Enfield Congregational Church. It is a two-story wood frame structure, with a ...
National Purple Heart Museum, Enfield - proposed museum, never completed [43] [44] [45] Nehemiah Royce House , Wallingford - now private Neil's American Dream Museum, West Hartford [ 46 ] New York Times, "WEST HARTFORD JOURNAL; A Museum Enshrines a Simpler Era's Dreams", January 21, 1993
The Enfield settlement, was founded in the 1780s, and lasted until 1917. There were three distinct centers of development, called "families" by the Shakers. [3] In 1930, 1600 acres of the former settlement were purchased by the State of Connecticut to establish a new prison farm[3]; eventually becoming the state's largest prison complex.
The historic district is essentially linear, running along Enfield Street for 2 miles (3.2 km) from Connecticut Route 190 in the north to the junction of Old King Street and Oliver Road in the south. Residential architecture predominates in the district, with wood frame houses 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 stories in height.
Hazardville Town Hall, March 2013. Other significant contributing properties in the district include: 7 Cooper Street, from 1850 [2]: 5 ; 9 Cooper Street, from 1850 [2]: 5
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Permanent exhibits include "Making Connecticut", about the history of Connecticut, [1] and "Inn & Tavern Signs". [25] There are also galleries for temporary exhibitions. Recent exhibit topics include the American School for the Deaf, women and needlework, [26] the Kellogg brothers lithography firm, women's basketball, [27] the Amistad, [28] a history of cleanliness, [29] the Civil War [30] and ...
The Palestine Museum US is a museum in Woodbridge, Connecticut, featuring the history, art, and culture of the Palestinian people. [1] It is the first Palestinian-themed museum in the United States and the first in the Americas. The museum was founded in 2018 by Palestinian American businessman Faisal Saleh, who owns the property. [2]