List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut

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This article describesNational Historic Landmarksin the United States state ofConnecticut.These include the most highly recognized historic sites in Connecticut that are officially designated and/or funded and operated by the U.S. Federal Government. There are no UNESCO-designatedWorld Heritage Sitesin Connecticut. There are many additional historic sites in Connecticut that are federally recognized bylisting on the National Register of Historic Places,but only those NRHP-listed sites meeting particularly higher standards are further designated as National Historic Landmarks.

Current National Historic Landmarks

	Landmark name	Image	Date designated	Location	County	Description
1	Richard Alsop IV House	Richard Alsop IV House	January 16, 2009 (#70000686)	Middletown 41°33′30″N72°39′22″W	Middlesex	This distinctive house was built in the late 1830s in a transitional Greek-Italianate style. It now belongs toWesleyan University.
2	A. Everett Austin House	A. Everett Austin House	April 19, 1994 (#94001189)	Hartford 41°46′51″N72°42′33″W	Hartford	Social hotspot and home of innovativeWadsworth AtheneumdirectorArthur Everett Austin Jr.
3	Henry Barnard House	Henry Barnard House	December 21, 1965 (#66000803)	Hartford 41°45′25″N72°40′33″W	Hartford	Home of educator instrumental in the development of the American public school system.
4	Barnum Institute of Science and History	Barnum Institute of Science and History	November 7, 1972 (#100009807)	820 Main St. 41°10′32″N73°11′18″W	Fairfield County, Connecticut	Only surviving building associated with influential 19th-century entertainerP.T. Barnum.
5	Birdcraft Sanctuary	Birdcraft Sanctuary	April 19, 1993 (#82004371)	Fairfield 41°08′39″N73°15′31″W	Fairfield	Oldest bird sanctuary in the U.S., whereMabel Osgood Wrightoriginated "birdscaping".
6	Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland)	Henry C. Bowen House (Roseland)	October 5, 1992 (#77001414)	Woodstock 41°56′50″N71°58′36″W	Windham	Gothic revival summer cottage visited by three U.S. presidents.
7	Bush-Holley House	Bush-Holley House	July 17, 1991 (#88002694)	Greenwich 41°02′05″N73°35′53″W	Fairfield	Home ofCos Cob Art Colony,c.1890-1920.
8	Buttolph–Williams House	Buttolph–Williams House	November 24, 1968 (#68000048)	Wethersfield 41°42′37″N72°39′02″W	Hartford	Exemplifies traditional early New England design.
9	Charles W. Morgan(Bark)	Charles W. Morgan(Bark)	November 13, 1966 (#66000804)	Mystic 41°21′39″N71°57′55″W	New London	Only surviving wooden ship from the nineteenth-century American whaling fleet.
10	Cheney Brothers Historic District	Cheney Brothers Historic District	June 2, 1978 (#78002885)	Manchester 41°45′52″N72°31′32″W	Hartford	A nineteenth century silk mill and traditionalcompany town.
11	Russell Henry Chittenden House	Russell Henry Chittenden House	May 15, 1975 (#75001944)	New Haven 41°18′48″N72°55′23″W	New Haven	Home ofRussell Henry Chittenden,the "father of American biochemistry".
12	Coltsville Historic District	Coltsville Historic District	November 13, 1966 (#66000802)	Hartford 41°45′13″N72°40′28″W	Hartford	Originally designated solely to encompassArmsmear,the home of arms makerSamuel Colt,this historic district was expanded in 1988 to include theColt Armory,as well as worker housing and Colt Park.
13	Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station	Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station	July 19, 1964 (#66000805)	New Haven 41°19′44″N72°55′11″W	New Haven	Home of the first stateagricultural experiment station
14	Connecticut Hall, Yale University	Connecticut Hall, Yale University	December 21, 1965 (#66000806)	New Haven 41°18′22″N72°55′46″W	New Haven	Oldest building atYale University
15	Connecticut State Capitol	Connecticut State Capitol	December 30, 1970 (#70000834)	Hartford 41°45′44″N72°40′58″W	Hartford	Designed byRichard Upjohnin Gothic and French Renaissance styles topped by gold leaf dome
16	Prudence Crandall House	Prudence Crandall House	July 17, 1991 (#70000696)	Canterbury 41°41′46″N71°58′19″W	Windham	Home of the abolitionist and educatorPrudence Crandall
17	James Dwight Dana House	James Dwight Dana House	January 12, 1965 (#66000874)	New Haven 41°18′48″N72°55′25″W	New Haven	Home of Yale geologistJames Dwight Dana,designed byHenry Austin.
18	Silas Deane House	Silas Deane House	November 28, 1972 (#70000835)	Wethersfield 41°42′42″N72°39′10″W	Hartford	Home ofSilas Deane,member of theContinental Congressand America's first diplomat
19	Oliver Ellsworth Homestead	Oliver Ellsworth Homestead	December 20, 1989 (#70000707)	Windsor 41°52′43″N72°37′29″W	Hartford	Home ofOliver Ellsworth,the thirdChief Justice of the United States.
20	Emma C. Berry	Emma C. Berry	October 12, 1994 (#94001649)	Mystic 41°21′35″N71°57′59″W	New London	One of the oldest surviving commercial vessels in the United States.
21	First Church of Christ	First Church of Christ	May 15, 1975 (#75002056)	Farmington 41°43′17″N72°49′48″W	Hartford	Church of theLa Amistadfreed slaves.
22	First Presbyterian Church	First Presbyterian Church	January 13, 2021 (#100006271)	Stamford 41°03′47″N73°32′19″W	Fairfield	Aka the Fish Church, a major Modernist church design
23	Fort Shantok Archeological District	Fort Shantok Archeological District	April 12, 1993 (#86000469)	Montville 41°28′40″N72°04′40″W	New London	Mohegansettlement and home of the seventeenth centurysachemUncas.
24	Florence Griswold House and Museum	Florence Griswold House and Museum	April 19, 1993 (#93001604)	Old Lyme 41°19′31″N72°19′35″W	New London	Boarding house frequented byAmerican impressionistartists such asHenry Ward Ranger,Childe Hassam,andWillard Metcalf.
25	Grove Street Cemetery	Grove Street Cemetery	February 16, 2000 (#97000830)	New Haven 41°18′49″N72°55′39″W	New Haven	Final resting place of many Yale and New Haven notables includingRoger Sherman,Noah WebsterandEli Whitney.
26	Hill–Stead	Hill–Stead	July 17, 1991 (#91002056)	Farmington 41°43′11″N72°49′29″W	Hartford	Colonial revival house and art museum located in theFarmington Historic District
27	Samuel Huntington Birthplace	Samuel Huntington Birthplace	November 11, 1971 (#71001009)	Scotland 41°41′55″N72°05′08″W	Windham	Boyhoodsaltboxhome of the American statesmanSamuel Huntington,a signer of theDeclaration of Independence,Governor of Connecticutand first presiding officer of theCongress of the Confederation
28	Philip Johnson Glass House	Philip Johnson Glass House	February 18, 1997 (#97000341)	New Canaan 41°08′33″N73°31′46″W	Fairfield	Modern masterpiece of glass and steel; designed and occupied by architectPhilip Johnson.
29	Kimberly Mansion	Kimberly Mansion	May 30, 1974 (#74002178)	Glastonbury 41°41′21″N72°36′22″W	Hartford	Home ofAbbyandJuliaSmith, suffragists who successfully fought the town of Glastonbury on the issue oftaxation without representation.
30	L. A. Dunton(schooner)	L. A. Dunton(schooner)	November 4, 1993 (#93001612)	Mystic 41°21′23″N71°57′58″W	New London	Classic fishing schooner and one of the last sail-powered fishing vessels built.
31	Litchfield Historic District	Litchfield Historic District	November 24, 1968 (#68000050)	Litchfield 41°44′51″N73°11′25″W	Litchfield	Well-preserved late 18th-early 19th century New England town that was the state's first historic district.
32	Lockwood–Mathews Mansion	Lockwood–Mathews Mansion	November 30, 1970 (#70000836)	Norwalk 41°06′36″N73°25′05″W	Fairfield	Second Empirestyle mansion built in 1864.
33	Othniel C. Marsh House	Othniel C. Marsh House	January 12, 1965 (#66000875)	New Haven 41°19′18″N72°55′24″W	New Haven	Home of Yale paleontologistOthniel Marsh;now part of theYale School of Forestry(Marsh Hall).
34	Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District	Mashantucket Pequot Reservation Archeological District	April 12, 1993 (#86001323)	Ledyard 41°27′32″N71°58′22″W	New London	Expansive district on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation containing archaeological remains relevant toPequothistory.
35	Stephen Tyng Mather Home	Stephen Tyng Mather Home	November 27, 1963 (#66000877)	Darien 41°06′45″N73°28′27″W	Fairfield	Home of conservationistStephen Tyng Mather,who was instrumental in the formation of theNational Park Serviceand served as its first director.
36	Lafayette B. Mendel House	Lafayette B. Mendel House	January 7, 1976 (#76002138)	New Haven 41°18′40″N72°55′06″W	New Haven	Home of Yale biochemistLafayette Mendel;designed by Henry Austin
37	James Merrill House	James Merrill House	October 31, 2016 (#13000618)	Stonington 41°20′01″N71°54′24″W	New London	Home ofJames Merrill,one of the most significant American writers of the second half of the 20th century.
38	Monte Cristo Cottage(Eugene O'Neill House)	Monte Cristo Cottage	July 17, 1971 (#71001010)	New London 41°19′56″N72°05′45″W	New London	Home of theNobel prize-winning playwrightEugene O'Neill.
39	Edward W. Morley House	Edward W. Morley House	May 15, 1975 (#75002057)	West Hartford 41°45′27″N72°45′12″W	Hartford	Home of physicistEdward W. Morley,known for theMichelson–Morley experimentand for his work on the atomic weights of hydrogen and oxygen.
40	USSNAUTILUS(nuclear submarine)	USSNAUTILUS(nuclear submarine)	May 20, 1982 (#79002653)	Groton 41°23′13″N72°05′17″W	New London	The world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine.
41	New Haven Green Historic District	New Haven Green Historic District	December 30, 1970 (#70000838)	New Haven 41°18′29″N72°55′37″W	New Haven	Large town green includes three historic churches.
42	Charles H. Norton House	Charles H. Norton House	May 11, 1976 (#76002139)	Plainville 41°39′37″N72°53′07″W	Hartford	Home ofCharles H. Norton,the inventor of precision grinding equipment.
43	Old New-Gate Prison	Old New-Gate Prison	November 28, 1972 (#70000839)	East Granby 41°57′36″N72°44′44″W	Hartford	Colonial prison;Loyalistswere held here during theAmerican Revolutionary War
44	Old State House	Old State House	December 18, 1960 (#66000878)	Hartford 41°45′57″N72°40′24″W	Hartford	Federal style building designed byCharles Bulfinchand completed in 1796.
45	Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House	Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House	June 19, 1996 (#96000971)	Stonington 41°20′34″N71°54′23″W	New London	Home of the pioneeringAntarcticexplorer and seal hunterNathaniel Palmer.
46	Portland Brownstone Quarries	Portland Brownstone Quarries	May 16, 2000 (#00000703)	Portland 41°34′32″N72°38′36″W	Middlesex	These quarries, active since 1690, were the source of vast quantities of brownstone for New York City, Philadelphia, Boston, other urban areas' buildings.
47	Tapping Reeve House and Law School	Tapping Reeve House and Law School	December 21, 1965 (#66000879)	Litchfield 41°44′31″N73°11′20″W	Litchfield	First law school in the United States separate from a college or university, its influential graduates includedAaron Burr,Jr. andJohn C. Calhoun.
48	Frederic Remington House	Frederic Remington House	December 21, 1965 (#66000880)	Ridgefield 41°17′05″N73°30′59″W	Fairfield	Home of painter and sculptorFrederic Remington,famous for his depictions of theAmerican West.
49	John Rogers Studio	John Rogers Studio	December 21, 1965 (#66000881)	New Canaan 41°09′00″N73°29′51″W	Fairfield	Studio of the popular nineteenth century sculptorJohn Rogers.
50	Samuel Wadsworth Russell House	Samuel Wadsworth Russell House	August 7, 2001 (#70000688)	Middletown 41°33′37″N72°39′20″W	Middlesex	Greek Revival mansion, designed byIthiel Town;now part ofWesleyan University.
51	Sabino(Passenger Steamboat)	Sabino(Passenger Steamboat)	October 5, 1992 (#92001887)	Mystic 41°21′32″N71°58′02″W	New London	One of only two surviving members of the American "mosquito fleet",small steamers that served the inland waters of the United States.
52	Stanley-Whitman House	Stanley-Whitman House	October 9, 1960 (#66000882)	Farmington 41°43′23″N72°49′25″W	Hartford	Classic seventeenth century New Englandsaltbox.
53	The Steward's House, Foreign Mission School	The Steward's House, Foreign Mission School	October 31, 2016 (#16000858)	Cornwall 41°50′38″N73°19′51″W	Litchfield	The first and last experiment in a domestically located "foreign" mission and represents educational and social politics concerning racial tolerance, Asian and Native American migration, and American identity in the early 19th century.
54	Harriet Beecher Stowe House	Harriet Beecher Stowe House	February 27, 2013 (#70000710)	Hartford 41°46′01″N72°42′03″W	Hartford	Home of 19th century abolitionist writer and reform advocateHarriet Beecher Stowe,author ofUncle Tom's Cabin.
55	Jonathan Sturges House (The Cottage)	Jonathan Sturges House (The Cottage)	April 19, 1994 (#84000247)	Fairfield 41°08′47″N73°16′00″W	Fairfield	EarlyGothic-revivalcottage
56	Ida Tarbell House	Ida Tarbell House	April 19, 1993 (#93001602)	Easton 41°17′12″N73°19′35″W	Fairfield	Home of themuckrakingjournalist and authorIda Tarbell.
57	John Trumbull Birthplace	John Trumbull Birthplace	December 21, 1965 (#66000883)	Lebanon 41°38′03″N72°12′56″W	New London	Home of Connecticut GovernorJonathan Trumbulland birthplace of his sonJohn Trumbull,the "painter of the Revolution"
58	Mark Twain Home	Mark Twain Home	December 29, 1962 (#66000884)	Hartford 41°46′03″N72°42′05″W	Hartford	Home of author, lecturer, and satiristMark Twainfrom 1874 to 1891.
59	Joseph Webb House	Joseph Webb House	January 20, 1961 (#66000885)	Wethersfield 41°42′43″N72°39′10″W	Hartford	Site of the 1781American Revolutionary Warconference between GeneralGeorge Washingtonand French GeneralRochambeau.
60	Noah Webster Birthplace	Noah Webster Birthplace	December 29, 1962 (#66000886)	West Hartford 41°44′50″N72°44′45″W	Hartford	Home of the American lexicographerNoah Webster.
61	Henry Whitfield House	Henry Whitfield House	September 25, 1997 (#72001327)	Guilford 41°16′39″N72°40′35″W	New Haven	The oldest house in Connecticut, built in 1639
62	Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House	Austin F. Williams Carriagehouse and House	August 6, 1998 (#98001190)	Farmington 41°43′04″N72°50′02″W	Hartford	Temporary quarters for theAmistadAfricans and a "station" on theUnderground Railroad
63	William Williams House	William Williams House	November 11, 1971 (#71001012)	Lebanon 41°38′03″N72°12′46″W	New London	Home ofWilliam Williams,a signer of theDeclaration of Independence.
64	Oliver Wolcott House	Oliver Wolcott House	November 11, 1971 (#71001011)	Litchfield 41°44′36″N73°11′16″W	Litchfield	Home of the soldier and politicianOliver Wolcott,a signer of theDeclaration of IndependenceandGovernor of Connecticut
65	Yale Bowl	Yale Bowl	February 27, 1987 (#87000756)	New Haven 41°18′47″N72°57′38″W	New Haven	Bowl stadium, model forRose Bowland others. Home of theBulldogsandThe Game.

Former National Historic Landmarks

	Landmark name	Image	Date listed	Locality	County	Description
1	First Telephone Exchange		January 29, 1964	New Haven	New Haven	Location of the first commercial telephone exchange. Building was demolished in 1973 and replaced by a parking garage

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut
• List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
• List of National Natural Landmarks in Connecticut

External links

• "National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Connecticut (59)"(PDF).National Park Service.RetrievedOctober 3,2007.
• National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service
• National Park Service listings of National Historic Landmarks