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Captain William Bull Tavern

1760 establishments in the Thirteen ColoniesColonial Revival architecture in ConnecticutCommercial buildings completed in 1760Houses in Litchfield County, ConnecticutLitchfield, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BULL TAVERN, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT
CAPTAIN WILLIAM BULL TAVERN, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT

The Captain William Bull Tavern is a historic inn at 571 Torrington Road in Litchfield, Connecticut. It is part of the Tollgate Hill Inn and Restaurant, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is significant both as an excellent local example of Colonial architecture, and for its role in early architectural preservation efforts in the region.

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Captain William Bull Tavern
Torrington Road,

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Torrington Road 571
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Connecticut, United States
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CAPTAIN WILLIAM BULL TAVERN, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT
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Torrington, Connecticut
Torrington, Connecticut

Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States. The city population was 35,515 according to the 2020 census. The city is located roughly 23 miles (37 km) west of Hartford, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Springfield, Massachusetts, 67 miles (108 km) southeast of Albany, New York, 84 miles (135 km) northeast of New York City, and 127 miles (204 km) west of Boston, Massachusetts. Torrington is a former mill town, as are most other towns along the Naugatuck River Valley. Downtown Torrington is home to the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, which trains ballet dancers and whose Company performs in the Warner Theatre, a 1,700-seat auditorium built in 1931 as a cinema by the Warner Brothers film studio. Downtown Torrington hosts the largest Lodge of Elks in New England. Elks Lodge #372 supports many community activities and events. Downtown Torrington also hosts KidsPlay, a children's museum which was founded in 2012 and expanded their location in 2015 after purchasing the adjacent building.Torrington has two radio stations, WAPJ 89.9 FM, operated by the non-profit Torrington Community Radio Foundation, and WSNG 610 AM, owned by Buckley Broadcasting. Torrington has two daily newspapers. The Republican-American, which circulates a Litchfield County edition and has a bureau on Franklin Street, and The Register Citizen, which serves Torrington and Winsted, in addition to most of the Northwest Corner. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital has also developed into an important health care resource for the area. In 2008, Torrington was named by Bizjournals as the number one "Dreamtown" (micropolitan statistical area) out of ten in the United States to live in.