Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Hartford, United States

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 5.4 km
Ascend 96 m
Descend 75 m

Explore Hartford in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in HartfordIndividual Sights in Hartford

Sight 1: The Village for Families and Children

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The Village is a social service agency providing community services and resources for at-risk families and children in Hartford, Connecticut. With an organizational history dating to the early 19th century, it is one of the oldest such institutions in the state. Its architecturally distinguished campus, located 1680 Albany Avenue, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wikipedia: The Village (Hartford, Connecticut) (EN), Website, Heritage Website

1552 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 2: Connecticut Governor's Residence

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The Connecticut Governor's Residence serves as the official home of the governor of Connecticut. It is located at 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford.

Wikipedia: Connecticut Governor's Residence (EN), Heritage Website

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Prospect Avenue Historic District

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The Prospect Avenue Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area in western Hartford and eastern West Hartford, Connecticut. The 300-acre (120 ha) historic district extends along Prospect Avenue from Albany Avenue to Fern Street, including most of the area between those streets and the Park River to the east, and Sycamore Street and Sycamore Lane to the west. The district includes 240 contributing buildings and 48 non-contributing buildings, most of them residences built between 1880 and 1930. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Wikipedia: Prospect Avenue Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

747 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Elizabeth Park

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Elizabeth Park is a city park located in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. It covers 102 acres and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is owned by the City of Hartford, and jointly maintained by the City and the Elizabet Park Conservancy working together.

Wikipedia: Elizabeth Park, Hartford (EN), Heritage Website

965 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 5: Oxford–Whitney Streets Historic District

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The Oxford-Whitney Streets District is a historic district encompassing an early-20th century residential area in the West End neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut. It extends along the east side of Oxford Street between Elizabeth and Cone Streets, and along the west side of Whitney between Fern and Elizabeth, and includes the north side of Fern Street between Whitney and Oxford. Most of the housing, a combination of single and multi-family residences, was built between 1906 and 1919, a period later than the surrounding areas, and is predominantly Colonial Revival in character. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Wikipedia: Oxford-Whitney Streets Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

1985 meters / 24 minutes

Sight 6: West Hill Historic District

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The West Hill Historic District is a prestigious residential subdivision of the town of West Hartford, Connecticut. Originally the site of the estate of Cornelius J. Vanderbilt, son of transportation magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, it was developed as a planned subdivision of upper-class residences in the 1920s. It was established as a local historic district in 1988, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Wikipedia: West Hill Historic District (West Hartford, Connecticut) (EN), Heritage Website

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