Form No. 10-300 REV, (9/77) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOWTO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS INAME HISTORIC Enfield District LOCATION /fob-- STREET. & NUMBER , • .. ?• 1121-1477, 1106-1492 Enfield Street —NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY, TOWN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Enfield _.VICINITY OF 6th - Toby Moffett STATE CODE COUNTY CODE Connecticut Hartford EfCLASSIFI CATION CATEGORY OWNERSHIP STATUS PRESENT USE ^DISTRICT _PUBLIC ^OCCUPIED _AGRICULTURE X.MUSEUM _ BUILDING(S) . _PRIVATE —UNOCCUPIED .^COMMERCIAL —PARK —STRUCTURE .XBOTH —WORK IN PROGRESS —EDUCATIONAL JLPRIVATE RESIDENCE —SITE PUBLIC ACQUISITION ACCESSIBLE —ENTERTAINMENT JLRELIGIOUS —OBJECT —IN PROCESS ' —YES: RESTRICTED —GOVERNMENT —SCIENTIFIC —BEING CONSIDERED —YES: UNRESTRICTED —INDUSTRIAL —TRANSPORTATION —NO —MILITARY —OTHER: See continuation sheet. STREET & NUMBER CITY, TOWN STATE __ VICINITY OF LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS/ETC. Town Hall STREET & NUMBER Enfield Street CITY, TOWN STATE Enfield, Connecticut 06082 I REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS Tl'TLE See continuation sheet. DATE —FEDERAL —STATE —COUNTY —LOCAL DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS CITY, TOWN STATE CONDITION CHECK ONE CHECK ONE X.EXCELLENT _DETERIORATED —UNALTERED ^.ORIGINAL SITE X.GOOD —RUINS —ALTERED —MOVED DATE. X.FAIR —UNEXPOSED DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE An 18th century town hall and a 19th century church form the center of interest of the Enfield National Register District. They are located across from one another north of the old parade ground on Enfield Street, which runs north and south on a ridge east of the Connecticut River, in the north central Connecticut town of Enfield. The street has always been a prime residential area and now is lined with good examples of domestic architecture in various styles from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. With the exception of four service establishments, all occupying buildings of the same scale and mass as neighboring houses, there is no commerce or industry in the district. There are 122 sites and structures in the district, three of which are considered not to add to its historic character. In 1972 a local historic district was established running along approximately two miles of Enfield Street. The district is bounded on the south by houses at the intersection of Enfield Street with Oliver Road and Old lying Street, beyond which are relatively open fields. The boundary on the north is a limited access highway, Route 190, which makes a convenient physical boundary line, although houses do continue along Enfield Street north of Route 190. The percentage of houses of historic quality does diminish north of Route 190. The east and west boundaries of the local district are the rear property lines of properties fronting on Enfield Street, or an imaginary line 250 feet from the edge of the highway right of way, whichever is closer to the street. An exception is made for the Thompson House, as explained below. The highway right of way itself, known as U. S. Route 5, is wide, varying from approximately 175 feet to 250 feet between mere- stones that define its width. The paved road that carries continuous heavy automobile traffic is bordered by broad bands of grassy lawns and trees between the roadway and intermittent side­ walks and the building lines. The local historic district does not include the highway right of way, but consists of two strips of land on either side of it. The arrangement of having the east and west boundaries not more than 250 feet deep from the highway markers serves a useful purpose by excluding several institutions and housing complexes that have access to the street but on historic and architectural grounds do not belong in the district. These institutions or groups of buildings include a nursing home, a housing project for the elderly, a convent and associated school, a residence for the poor, an apartment complex, and two public schools. Under the 250-foot rule, substantially all of these buildings are excluded from the district. If the usual procedure were followed of adopting as district boundaries the rear property lines of properties fronting on the street, all of these institutional buildings would be included in the district and declared non-contributing. As the purpose of the district is to memora- alize the historic and architectural qualities of the church, the town hall, and many houses along the street, it seems best to adopt the local historic district boundaries for the National Register district, with the exception that the highway right of way is included in the National Register dts* trict . Also, the 250-foot rule is amended from time to time to encompass outbuildings within the district, as set forth in the Verbal Boundary Description. The center of interest of the district, south of the geographic center, is the intersection where South Road approaches from the east and dead ends into Enfield Street. The church is on the northeast corner of this intersection with an imposing monument in front of it. The town hall is across Enfield Street from the church, and the district's grandest house is across South Road. Form No 10-300a (Hev 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Enfield National Register District Enfield, Connecticut CONTINUATION SHEET Property Owners ITEM NUMBER 4 PAGE 1 Properties considered not to add to the historic quality of the district are designated NC. Structures known to have been moved are marked with an asterisk. All street numbers are Enfield Street unless otherwise noted. All addresses are Enfield, CT 06082, unless otherwise noted. Mailing address of property owner is the same as the property unless a different mailing address is shown. Number Owner Date East side None State of Connecticut, State Office Building, Capitol Avenue, Land Hartford, CT 06106 None Conn. Water Co., Main St. Box 359, Clinton, CT Land 1121* Gaudet, Margaret C. 1772 1123 Jonaitis, Peter A., Jr., & Mary U. 1850 1125 Trappe, John A. & Evelyn M. 1830 1133 Fahey, Francis J. 1956 1139 DiMaria, Pete & Marmelina 1880 1143 O'Brien, Helen T. 1910 1145 Mallard, Douglas H. & Dorothy F. 1905 None First Heathcare Corp., 747 Main St., Concord, MA 01742 Land Gosman, Abraham D., 880 Worcester Ave., Wellesley, MA 02181 1165 Dater, Inc. 1900 1173 Wallace, Leona F. 1880 None Enfield Cemetery Assoc., Inc., 78 Maple Ridge Dr., Somers, CT 06071 Enfield St. Cemetery Association, Enfield, CT 06082 1197 Smyth, Anna Marie & 1900 George William et al 1201 Smyth, Edwin & Rhoda G. 1890 1203 Pease, Howard S., Jr., & Mildred F., Stratford Forest, Greenville, 1890 S. C. 29602 1207/1209 Richards, James M., Josephine C., James M., Jr., & Pearl C. 1800 1221 Troiano, Frank J. 1850 1227 Nuccio, Sandra H. 1975 1229 Quinn, Doris N., 116 Marbern Dr., Suffield, CT 1800 1231 Smith, Ethel F. 1900 Form No. 10-300a (Hev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Enfield National Register District Enfield, Connecticut CONTINUATION SHEET Property Owners ITEM NUMBER 4 PAGE 2 Number Owner Date None Wojnar, Mary, 1231 Enfield St. Land 1235 Robert, Edith B. , 118 Gilbert Rd. , Newington CT 1760 1239 Smith, Wesley A. & Helen T. 1880 1241 Raissi, Kyriakos 1950 1243 Belden, Edward Lewis, 67 Weymouth School Rd. 1920 None Housing Authority, Town of Enfield Land 1255 Vesce, Angelo L. & Rose M. 1970 1259 Smyth, Wayne & Nancy 1970 1269 Santacroce, Joseph & Matilda 1830 1275 Cimino, Joseph G. & Barbara A. 1950 1277 Cimino, Joseph F. 1900 1279 Cimino, Joseph F. 1900 1283 Pagano, Clementina 1850 1289 Moore, Harold G. & Anne I. 1950 1291 Enfield Congregational Church 1860 Monument Town of Enfield 1916 None Felician Sisters, Order of St. Francis 1832 None Home for the Aged of the Little Sisters of the Poor Land 1371 Olson, D. and L. , & Field, Elaine 1832 1375 Knight, James T. 1855 NC 1379 Knight, James T. 1912 1387* Enfield Historical Society, Inc. 1782 1395 Enfield Congregational Church 1966 1405 Rochette, Robert N. & Marion C. 1830 1409 Chamberlain, Rudolf C. & Eleanor 1856 1415 Myers, Roy C. & Gladys 1830 1427 Mechachonis, Walter & Susie, c/o Libby, Nathan & Joan 1870 1100 Poquonock Ave., Windsor, CT. 1431* Angelica, Lillian 450 Enfield St. 1910 ,: 1435 Watson, Shir ley G. W. 1910 1439 Dickman, Anthony J. & Anne C. 1900 1443 Ingraham, Roger S. 1870 1445* Ingraham, Edward D. , Jr. 1838 1445A Ingraham, Edward D. , II, & Filomena C. 1967 Form No 10-300a (Hev. 10-74) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM Enfield National Register District Enfield, Connecticut CONTINUATION SHEET Property Owners ITEM NUMBER 4 PAGE 3 Number Owner Date 1447 Edmonds, Olivine B. 1960 1449 Sapsuzian, Elizabeth 1962 1463 Merriman, Elizabeth F. 1830 None Wojnar, Joseph H. & Mary D. Land 1467 Colgan, Helen Ann 1963 1475 Smith, Estelle S. 1964 1477 Wojnar, Joseph H. 1840 1489* Smyth, Thomas 1831 Enfield Street West side 1106 Tatoian, Lena J. 1955 1116 Best, Harriet D. & E. Elizabeth 1910 1120 Reed, Margherita (trustee) & DiLorenzo, Anthony (trustee) 1907 J 1124 O'Brien, William J. , Jr. , & Mary T. 1940 1126 O'Neil, Mary E. Browne 1936 1130 Bissonnette, Raymond H. & Marjorie, 970 Enfield St. 1900 1132 Bissonnette, Raymond H. & Marjorie, 970 Enfield St. 1900 1134 Beckman, Robert B. & Kathleen F. 1880 1136 Beckman, Robert B. & Kathleen F. 1880 1140 Rinkavage, James B. 1795 1144 Tucker, Richard J. & Martha D. 1890 1146 Edgar, Howard A. , Sr. , & Dorothy 1957 1150 Me Govern, Thomas J. , Jr. , & Dorothy 1929 1152 Carson, Milford L. & Adeline Y. 1910 1156 Buoniconti, Martin B. & Susan K. 1930 , 1162 Bloom, Frederick N. et al 1910 1176 No sal, Barbara O.