National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Hattertown Historic District
Roughly, jct. of Aunt Park Ln., Castle Meadow, Hattertown, and Hi Barlow Rds., Newtown, CT Local significance of the district: Architecture; Social History; Industry
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The first public art museum in the United States was founded in Connecticut. The Wadsworth Atheneum, located in Hartford, opened its doors to the public in 1844.