National Register of Historic Places

Harvey, William H., House

Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Listed
September 14, 1988
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
88001503

About this property

The William Harvey House is a historic house at 1173 Windor Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut. Built in 1868, it is a good local example of Italianate architecture, executed in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The William Harvey House stands in southern Windsor, at the northwest corner of Windsor Avenue (Connecticut Route 189) and Hillcrest Road. Windsor Avenue is at this point the major north–south thoroughfare on the west side of the Connecticut River. The house is two stories in height, with a flat roof and brick walls. The eaves of the roof are elongated, projecting a significant distance beyond the walls. The front facade is three bays wide, with the main entrance in the rightmost bay. It is sheltered by flat-roof portico, and has sidelight and transom windows, with flanking pilasters. The ground floor windows are elongated, and the second-floor windows are of a more typical sash size, with sills and lintels of brownstone. On the side elevations there are small windows in the attic level. A two-story brick ell extends to the rear of the main block. The house was built about 1868 for William Harvey, a local tobacco merchant, and was in the family until at least the mid-20th century. The house is one a modest number of surviving Italianate homes in the town. National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor, Connecticut

Location

1173 Windsor Ave.
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
41.83979, -72.65147

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When was Harvey, William H., House listed on the National Register?

Harvey, William H., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 14, 1988.

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Harvey, William H., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Harvey, William H., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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