Colebrook Store - Colebrook CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Colebrook store is one of the more prominent buildings that make up the center of Colebrook. The store has undergone various changes such as the installation of gas pumps out front to service automobiles and they have been removed subsequently. It also had the post office connected to the side of the building. The post office has moved across the street. The building itself is a 2 story framed structure with a pediment supported by 4 Tuscan columns. Colebrook was mainly an agricultural town and the store served as a place to exchange products, purchase of supplies and manufactured goods.

It was built by Captain William Swift in 1812, a carpenter, who spent most of his life turning out bedsteads. Thru his travels or guidebooks, he mastered the Adam style of architecture. He used his skills in other towns. The Colebrook is advanced form of Adams style, whereas other buildings of this nature, the style was achieved by simply tacking on Adam style ornamentation.

Street address: CT 183 Colebrook, MA County / Borough / Parish: Litchfield Year listed: 1976 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1800-1824 Historic function: Commerce/Trade Current function: Commerce/Trade, Domestic 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

Visit Instructions:
Please give the date and brief account of your visit. Include any additional observations or information that you may have, particularly about the current condition of the site. Additional photos are highly encouraged, but not mandatory.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.