New Hartford Town Hall - New Hartford, CT
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The New Hartford Town Hall is located at 530 Main Street in New Hartford, CT.
Waymark Code: WM16Q08
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2022
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The New Hartford Town Hall is composed of two brick buildings joined by an arched entrance and a breezeway. The town hall was built in 1999. Both building are 2½ stories high and have gable roofs. The north building is slightly shorter than the south building.
The north building has three double windows with granite sills and headers on the lower and upper levels. Below the gable roof is a circular window. The basement level is covered with a stone veneer. Extending to the north is a two bay long by three bay wide, 1½ story extension. Each bay has double windows with granite sills and headers. There is a fan window at the attic level.
Between the north and south building is a atone arch which is inscribed NEW HARTFORD TOWN HALL. Beyond is a recessed entrance covered by a green canopy. Above is a large plate glass window with a granite arch header.
The south building has a small rectangular window and a large plate glass window on the lower level and three double hung windows on the upper level. Below the gable roof is a circular window.
About New Hartford:
The Town of New Hartford is located in Litchfield County and has a population was 6,658 according to the 2020 census. The town has four distinct residential sections: the Villages of Pine Meadow, Bakerville, Nepaug and New Hartford Center.
Originally an agriculture community the population shifted to New Hartford Center with the construction of mills by the Farmington River.
A two sided historical marker gives the history of New Hartford, CT. The marker is inscribed:
{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
NEW HARTFORD
In 1732 the Connecticut General Assembly gave
Hartford and Windsor permission to. establish
seven towns in the the colony's Western Lands.
New Hartford was given to l82 Hartford tax-
payers who became the new town’s proprietors.
They organized .and hired surveyors to lay out
suitable home lots and highways. Settlement
They organized and hired surveyors to lay out
suitable home lots and highways. Settlement
began in 1734 on.Town Hill and West Hill.
A meetinghouse was completed by 1749 at the
town’s center, on Town Hill.
While farming was the main occupation, grist
and saw mills soon arrived on the Windsor
(now Farmington) and Nepaug (or Nepaug)
Rivers. In the early 1800s economic
interest shifted from agricultural to indus-
trial and population. centers moved from the
hilltops to the river valleys.
Major industries sprang up in New Hartford
Centre (now: Nepaug), Bakerville, Satan's
Kingdom, Kelloggville (Pine meadow). and
North Village (now New Hartford Center)
(Continued on other side)
{Seal of the State of Connecticut}
STATE OF CONNECTICUT
(Continued from other side)
NEW HARTFORD
The Greenwoods Company produced cotton duck
for the United States military and for the
sails of the Vigilant, defender in the
America's Cup races. Others included the
Chapin Stevens Company, which made planes,
levels, and rules; and D. B. Smith Company.
Two railroads had lines in town. In 1901 the
Greenwoods Company cotton mills moved to the
South. By the time of the Great Depression
most industries had collapsed and people
moved elsewhere, leaving only small, family-
run businesses. The town changed rapidly:
the railroads were removed; several major
floods caused serious damage; two dams with
reservoirs and three major highways were
built. Today, new industries have located
here, including Waring, Ovation Instruments,
and Hitchcock Chair Company. Marcus H.
Holcomb, Governor of Connecticut 1915-1921.
was born here. Elias Howe built the first
practical general purpose sewing machine here,
patented in 1846.
Erected by the Town of New Hartford
the New Hartford Historical Society, Inc.
and the Connecticut Historical Commission
1977