NFS tam 1O«0»« OUB Afpn** Ho. f <B+007« United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ___ Page ___ SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD NRIS Reference Number: 88002959 Date Listed: 1/5/89 Talcottville Historic District Tolland Connecticut Property Name County State Multiple Name This property is listed in tlie National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included inAthe nomination documentation. Si^hature/15f7the\ Keeper Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: Item 8: Significance Statement. The district is not eligible under Criterion D because its research potential has not been discussed. Item 7: Description The dedication date for the Mt. Hope Cemetery of 1967 was a typographical error; the date should read 1867. Verified by phone with: John Herzan Connecticut Historical Commission DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Rev. 8-86) RECEIVED United States Department of the Interior National Park Service V2 11988 National Register of Historic Places NATIONAL Registration Form REGISTER This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. See instructions in Guidelines for Completing National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin 16). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the requested information. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the instructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form 10-900a). Type all entries. 1. Name of Property________________________________________________ historic name TALCOTTVILLE HISTORIC DISTRICT other names/site number 2. Location street & number to 44 ELM HILL ROAD: 11 to 1?? MAIM 5?TPF,T?Tl I not for publication N/A city, town VERNON T I vicinity N/A state CONNECTICUT code 09 county TOLLAND code zip code 06066 3. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property PT| private I I building(s) Contributing Noncontributing nn public-local fXl district "i 7 buildings PH public-State I I site ____ sites I I public-Federal I I structure ____ structures I I object ____ ____ objects 111 17 Total Name of related multiple property listing: >T /, Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 0______ 4. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, I hereby certify that this lx| nomination I I request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opiniqg^.the j^pperty [x] meets EH doej^et meet the NationalRegister criteria. EH See continuation sheet. u^i jL»"u*j»3»^^*^r ____________ November 16, 1988 Signature£f€er\\ty\ng official ^ Date Director , Connecticut Historical Commission_____________________________________ State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion, the property EJ meets EJdoes not meet the National Register criteria. EJsee continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official Date 5. National Park Service Certification I, hereby, certify that this property is: [^entered in the National Register. I | See continuation sheet. I | determined eligible for the National Register. I I See continuation sheet. I I determined not eligible for the National Register. I I removed from the National Register. EH other, (explain:) ___________ Signature of the Keeper Date of Action 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) INDUSTRY: manufacturing facility DOMESTIC: single dwellings.______ TNDUSTKT: water works DOMESTIC: multiple dwellings DOMESTIC: single dwellings INDUSTRY: manufacturing facility DOMESTIC: multiple dwellings RELIGION: religious structure 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (enter categories from instructions) (enter categories from instructions) foundation Brick; stone;: granite Greek Revial walls Wo od: we at her b o ar d; brick; Italianate stucco _______________________ Other: lenticular truss bridge roof Asphalt: stone; slate________ other Metal: iron_________________________ Describe present and historic physical appearance. The Talcottville Historic District is located in the southwest corner of Vernon, Connecticut, and it consists of about 92 acres of land. The village of Talcottville is set on a plateau slightly above the western plain at the confluence of the Tankerhoosen and Hockanum Rivers. The Tankerhoosen River bisects the northern portion of the district, flowing westerly from Dobson Road and the Talcottville Gorge through the mill pond to the property of Cuno, Inc., and Hartford Turnpike. The land rises steadily from the village main street to the railroad right-of-way on the eastern edge of the district. The village street pattern is a simple T, consisting of two streets, with Main Street running from south-to-north, terminating in a cul-de-sac on the north shore of the Tankerhoosen Pond, and Elm Hill Road running from west-to-east uphill to, and across, the railroad right-of-way. The district, including the village, the mill pond and the iron bridge, the Talcottville Gorge, dam and headrace, and the Mount Hope Cemetery, is representative of both nineteenth-century architecture and industrial community development. The district is remarkable for its integrity of design, setting, feeling, and association, which convey the image of a small manufacturing village. The district contains 38 contributing primary resources, six of which are sites or structures other than buildings, and three contributing secondary resources. Further, the district contains 17 non-contributing resources consisting of 2 primary and 15 secondary buildings. The non- contributing primary resources (2 of 40) equal 5% of all primary resources within the district. (The 17 non-contributing primary and secondary resources equal 29-3% of all resources within the district.) The primary resources within the district attain a moderately high level of integrity of design, materials, and workmanship. Alterations are minimal; intrusions are few. The district developed primarily between 1802 and 1913 with two periods of intense development. The first, between 1835 and 1840, followed purchase of the mill site and its environs by Nathaniel 0. Kellogg; the second, between 1854 and 1870, followed purchase of the mill village by the Talcott brothers, Charles D. and Horace W. Talcott. See continuation sheet NPS Form lO*00-« Qua **»»* Ho. 1034-OOIt (« ) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Taicottviiie Historic Distric National Register of Historic Places Vernon ' ct Continuation Sheet Section number 2 Page 2 Elm Hill Road 13, 19, 25, 26, 26,. 31, 36-38, 44 - Hartford Turnpike 64 Main Street 11, 17, 19, 36, 47, 48, 56, 66, 67, 72, 74, 76, 79, 82, 85, 86, 90, 96, 97, 100, 106, 107-109, 110, 116, 120, 126, 132 NPS Form 10-«00* United States Department of the Interior Talcottviile Historic District National Park Service Vernon, ct . National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 6 Page 2 Historic Functions (con.) Social: meeting hall Education: school Religion: religious structure Funerary: cemetery Transportation: road-related (vehicular) Current Functions (con.) Education: school Funerary: cemetery Transportation: road-related (vehicular) NPS Form !&*»* OM8 Appro** Wo. 1024-00/5 <M«) United States Department of the Interior Taicottviile Historic Distric National Park Service Vernon, ct. National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page ? The earliest extant building, the John Warburton House, c.l802, at 19 Main Street (Photograph 1), is a vernacular Federal-style house, constructed of brick with a center-chimney plan and a symmetrical facade. It is located on the north shore of Tankerhoosen Pond between the iron bridge and the dam. Several buildings remain from the decade of development under Nathaniel Kellogg. These are located on Main Street, south of its intersection with Elm Hill Road. They include numbers 76, 82, and 86 Main Street and are exemplified by the Greek Revival house, c.l840, at 79 Main Street (Photograph 6). These 1^-story houses are marked by prominent entry porticos with Doric pilasters, a projecting cornice, and sidelights. All have a second-story window at the street-facing gable which is flanked by Doric pilasters and crowned by a projecting cornice. The Nathaniel 0. Kellogg House, c.l840, at 85 Main Street, is set prominently on a large lot on the west side of the street. It is a 2^-story Greek Revival house with pedlmented gables, a three-part entablature, and Doric pilasters. It features a Queen Anne veranda and a south-facing angled window bay, which date from the late nineteenth century. It has a 1-story detached frame garage, constructed in 1971, which is located on the south side of the house, toward the rear of the lot, to minimize its intrusion