Academy Hall (Rocky Hill, Connecticut)
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Academy Hall in Rocky Hill, Connecticut
is a Federal style
building from 1803. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1977.
When listed on the NRHP it was believed to be one of few original Federal style buildings in Connecticut that had been little altered in its exterior. The building has been used for educational purposes from 1803 to 1941. In 1977, it was again being used educationally, as the Academy Hall Museum, which is operated by the Rocky Hill Historical Society.
Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 17,966 at the 2000 census. Rocky Hill was part of Wethersfield, the neighboring town to the north, until it was independently incorporated in 1849....
is a Federal style
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
building from 1803. It 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 1977.
When listed on the NRHP it was believed to be one of few original Federal style buildings in Connecticut that had been little altered in its exterior. The building has been used for educational purposes from 1803 to 1941. In 1977, it was again being used educationally, as the Academy Hall Museum, which is operated by the Rocky Hill Historical Society.