Hazardville Historic District
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Hazardville Historic District in the Hazardville
section of Enfield, Connecticut
dates from 1835. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
The district is an irregularly shaped area that surrounds two interior areas that are not historical and are not included in the district.
The four "dominant" buildings in the district are the school, the institute, the Episcopal Church, and the Methodist church. The Methodist church, built of brick and brownstone in 1872, is of Romanesque Revival style architecture (see accompanying photo #10) The
Hazardville Institute, 317 Hazard Street, is Italian-styled brownstone, and was built in 1869 (See accompanying photo#7).
Other significant contributing properties in the district include:
Hazardville, Connecticut
Hazardville is a section of the town of Enfield, Connecticut, in Hartford County. It is a census-designated place that had a total population of 4,900 as of the 2000 census.-History:...
section of Enfield, Connecticut
Enfield, Connecticut
Enfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 45,212 at the 2000 census. It sits on the border with Longmeadow, Massachusetts and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts to the north, Somers to the east, East Windsor and Ellington to the south, and the...
dates from 1835. 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 1980.
The district is an irregularly shaped area that surrounds two interior areas that are not historical and are not included in the district.
The four "dominant" buildings in the district are the school, the institute, the Episcopal Church, and the Methodist church. The Methodist church, built of brick and brownstone in 1872, is of Romanesque Revival style architecture (see accompanying photo #10) The
Hazardville Institute, 317 Hazard Street, is Italian-styled brownstone, and was built in 1869 (See accompanying photo#7).
Other significant contributing properties in the district include:
- 7 Cooper Street, from 1850
- 9 Cooper Street, from 1850
- 269-271 Hazard Street, Greek RevivalGreek Revival architectureThe Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
from 1840, with additional Greek Revival wing added later - 273-275 Hazard Street, vernacular with Greek Revival elements, from 1845
- 325 Hazard Street, 1850, Greek Revival and Italianate
- 329 Hazard Street, 1865, Italianate and Second Empire
- 353-355 Hazard Street, 1850, Greek Revival
- Town Hall, 359 Hazard Avenue, Renaissance Revival (but tower and pavilion replaced by an addition in 20th century)
- Old Methodist Church, 292-294-296-298 Hazard Avenue, c. 1830-1850, was prior Methodist church (see accompanying photo #9)
- 358 Hazard Avenue, 1850, Greek Revival
- Cedar Street Cemetery (see accompanying photo #8)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church (see accompanying photo #11)
- Superintendent's House (see accompanying photo #15)
- Queen Anne house on School Street (see accompanying photo #17)
- Worker's house on Cedar Street (see accompanying photo #19)
- Cottage with wave molding (bargeboards) on South Maple Street (see accompanying photo #21)