Terry's Plain Historic District

Roughly bounded by Pharos, Quarry and Terry's Plain Rds. and the Farmington R., Simsbury, Connecticut. County/parish: Hartford.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places December 10, 1993. NRIS 93001417.

27 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Terry's Plain Historic District

The Terry's Plain Historic District is a 325-acre (132 ha) historic district in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. The district is significant as a preserved rural landscape. It included 27 contributing buildings of various architectural styles, including Greek Revival, Federal and Late Victorian architecture, and 17 non-contributing buildings.

Thirteen houses that were parts of farm complexes and 14 agricultural outbuildings ranging from sheds to large tobacco barns.

Contributing sites include:

  • A field where the militia drilled in 1683 (or 1685)
  • 24 Ferry Lane, barn from c. 1840, house non-contributing (see #2 in photos accompanying NRHP nomination): 7 
  • Lucius D. Goodrich House, 36 Ferry Lane, c. 1836, Federal/Greek Revival: 7 
  • 64 Terry's Plain Road, Late Victorian: 8 
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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132354655

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