Gurleyville Historic District
The Gurleyville Historic District encompasses a formerly industrial rural crossroads village in Mansfield, Connecticut. Centered on Gurleyville and Chaffeeville Roads, it includes a collection of mainly vernacular 19th-century residences, a stone gristmill dating to about 1749, and the archaeological remains of later industrial endeavours.Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: historic district in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Gurleyville”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Codfish Falls and Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.
Codfish Falls
Waterfall
Codfish Falls is a series of close-knit plunges and cascades, ending in a fan, that is fed by Fishers Brook, in Storrs, Connecticut. It can be accessed by a trail from a road of the same name.
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Museum
Photo: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is a public museum of puppetry operated by the University of Connecticut. The museum is located near the main UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut.
William Benton Museum of Art
Museum
Photo: Topshelvr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The William Benton Museum of Art is a public fine arts museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Benton houses a permanent collection of over 6,500 artistic works and hosts special exhibitions, concerts, campus art walks, and other events. William Benton Museum of Art is situated 1½ miles west of Gurleyville Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Storrs and Spring Hill.
Storrs
Storrs is a village and census-designated place in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Spring Hill
Hamlet
The Spring Hill Historic District encompasses a rural 19th-century village stretching along Storrs Road in Mansfield, Connecticut. Spring Hill developed as a rural waystation on an early 19th-century turnpike, and has seen only modest development since the late 19th century. Spring Hill is situated 2 miles south of Gurleyville Historic District.
Mansfield
Town
Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 25,892 at the 2020 census. Mansfield is situated 2½ miles south of Gurleyville Historic District.
Gurleyville Historic District
- Categories: historic district and locality
- Location: Town of Mansfield, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.81427° or 41° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
-72.22119° or 72° 13′ 16″ westElevation
341 feet (104 metres)Open location code
87H9RQ7H+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 158837478OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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