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Coltsville Historic District

1855 establishments in Connecticut2014 establishments in ConnecticutBuildings and structures in Hartford, ConnecticutHistoric American Buildings Survey in ConnecticutHistoric districts in Hartford County, Connecticut
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in ConnecticutNRHP infobox with nocatNational Historic Landmarks in ConnecticutNational Register of Historic Places in Hartford, ConnecticutProtected areas established in 2014
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Coltsville Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District in Hartford, Connecticut. The district encompasses the factory, worker housing, and owner residences associated with Samuel Colt (1814-1862), one of the nation's early innovators in precision manufacturing and the production of firearms. It was the site of important contributions to manufacturing technology made by Colt and the industrial enterprise he created. Coltsville is a cohesive and readily identifiable 260-acre (110 ha) area, part of which was originally listed as the Colt Industrial District on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008.After a two decade-long campaign to designate the area as a National Historic Park, President Barack Obama signed a bill authorizing the Coltsville National Historic Park. The federal authorization laid the groundwork for a "new type of National Park," characterized by a small staff, modest property ownership by the National Park Service and dependence on community partnerships.

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Coltsville Historic District
Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford Downtown Hartford

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Wethersfield Avenue 81
06114 Hartford, Downtown Hartford
Connecticut, United States
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