Colebrook Center Historic District - Colebrook CT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member nomadwillie
N 41° 59.378 W 073° 05.762
18T E 657711 N 4650377
Colebrook is located in northwestern Connecticut, situated in a small valley surrounded by wooded hills. The center is an isolated cluster of historic buildings.
Waymark Code: WMKXKY
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 2

The majority of the buildings in the district are located on Colebrook Road and contains 63 contributing buildings principally built before 1880. Other the coming of cars, the town remains very much like it was in the mid 19th century.

While agricultural in nature, Colebrook centered on raising cattle for the production of leather. There were several tanneries in the area, because of the availability of charcoal and the raw materials for bark mills. The land in Colebrook was not generally suitable for planting crops.
Street address:
Roughly, jct. of Rockwell, Colebrook, Schoolhouse and Smith Hill Rds. and CT 183
Colebrook, CT


County / Borough / Parish: Litchfield

Year listed: 1991

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Historic function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Current function: Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Privately owned?: yes

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

Hours of operation: Not listed

Secondary Website 1: Not listed

Secondary Website 2: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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