Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #9 in Hartford, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 62 m
Descend 73 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: Engine Company 2 Fire Station

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The Engine Company 2 Fire Station is a firehouse at the corner of Main and Belden streets in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is a brick structure built in the early 20th century, the second firehouse built for the company. Architect Russell Barker, who designed many public buildings in the city, used the Italian Renaissance Revival style, unusual for a firehouse. The front facade boasts intricate brickwork. It is one of two remaining firehouses in the city originally designed to accommodate both men and horses. In 1989, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places along with several other city firehouses. It continues to serve its original function, housing Engine Company 2 of the Hartford Fire Department.

Wikipedia: Engine Company 2 Fire Station (EN), Heritage Website

623 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Clay Hill Historic District

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Clay Hill Historic District

The Clay Hill Historic District in Hartford, Connecticut is a 60-acre (24 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983, and expanded in 1984. Northwest of Downtown Hartford, the district is roughly bounded by Main, Mather, Garden, and Walnut Streets. The district contains examples of Queen Anne, Italianiate and Neoclassical Revival architecture.

Wikipedia: Clay Hill Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

856 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Old North Cemetery

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The Old North Cemetery is a cemetery on Main Street in the Clay-Arsenal neighborhood north of downtown Hartford, Connecticut. It was established in 1807, and was the city's second municipal cemetery. It was the principal burying ground for the city's elites for many years, and has a fine collection of 19th-century funerary art. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. Although burials continue to take place there occasionally, they only take place on existing plots.

Wikipedia: Old North Cemetery (Hartford, Connecticut) (EN), Heritage Website

1748 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 4: Keney Tower

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Keney Tower is a memorial tower located in a small public park at Main and Ely Streets north of downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Built in 1898 as a memorial to family members by the locally prominent Keney family, it is a distinctive local example of Collegiate Gothic architecture, and is the city's only free-standing tower. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Wikipedia: Keney Tower (EN), Heritage Website

1831 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 5: Xfinity Theatre

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Xfinity Theatre is an outdoor/indoor amphitheatre located in Hartford, Connecticut, owned by Live Nation. The capacity of the venue is 30,000. The indoor area holds 7,500 and the outdoor lawn area holds an additional 22,500 during the summer months making it one of the largest amphitheatres in the country. Live Nation predecessor SFX bought the theatre in 1997.

Wikipedia: Xfinity Theatre (EN)

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