Coventry Glass Factory Historic District

Coventry Glass Factory Historic District

House at the corner
of US Route 44 and North River Road
Location US 44 and N. River Rd., Coventry, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°47′56″N 72°21′2″W / 41.79889°N 72.35056°W / 41.79889; -72.35056Coordinates: 41°47′56″N 72°21′2″W / 41.79889°N 72.35056°W / 41.79889; -72.35056
Area 32 acres (13 ha)
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Federal; Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 87000806[1]
Added to NRHP August 27, 1987

The Coventry Glass Factory Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district in Coventry, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The listing encompasses ten historically significant houses, clustered near the site of the former Coventry Glass Factory, in a linear district along what was the Boston Turnpike, now U.S. Route 44. The Skungamaug River is a creek cutting through the district. The glassworks operated here between 1813 and about 1845, and most of these houses date to that time, exhibiting largely vernacular Federal and Greek Revival styles. The most sophisticated and best-preserved house is that of Nathaniel Root, at 1044 Boston Turnpike. The ground in the area of the glassworks (of which no structures survive) is littered with melted glass fragments and burnt brick fragments.[2]

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Bruce Clouette; Matthew Roth; Robert Griffith; John Herzan (October 27, 1986). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Coventry Glass Factory Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986 (see photo map page 17 of text document)


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