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 Colebrook Center Historic District - Colebrook CT Posted by:  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
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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