Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry
National Register of Historic Places

Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry

Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Listed
June 5, 2003
Type
Site
Ref No.
03000315

About this property

The Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry, more recently the Castellucci Quarry, is a historic granite quarry on Quarry Road in Branford, Connecticut. Opened in 1887 by the Norcross Brothers construction firm, it supplied granite to a number of high-profile construction projects, including the Statue of Liberty and the Marshall Field and Company Building, and was in operation until 1980. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, and is now owned by the town as a passive recreation area.

Location

Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut
41.28428, -72.74204

Categories

INDUSTRY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Burning of New Haven
1779Revolutionary War
9.8 mi
Raid on New Haven (Connecticut)
1779Revolutionary War
9.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry listed on the National Register?

Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry?

Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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