Lake Garda

Places of Interest

Tunxis Hose Firehouse

Historic building

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The Tunxis Hose Firehouse is an historic firehouse at Lovely Street and Farmington Avenue in the center of Unionville, Connecticut. BUilt in 1893, it is a well-preserved example of a late 19th-century rural firehouse with Queen Anne Victorian features.

Farmington High School

School

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Farmington High School is a public high school in Farmington, Connecticut, that serves grades 9-12. In June 2017, a town vote to build a new school occurred. Farmington High School is situated 1½ miles east of Lake Garda.

Gridley-Parsons-Staples Homestead

Building

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The Gridley-Parson-Staples House is a historic house museum at 1554 Farmington Avenue in Farmington, Connecticut. Probably built about 1760, it is the oldest surviving house in northwestern Farmington, and a fine example of 18th century Georgian architecture. Gridley-Parsons-Staples Homestead is situated 1½ miles east of Lake Garda.

Places in the Area

Harts Corner Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Hart's Corner Historic District encompasses a microcosm of 19th-century agricultural history in southeastern Burlington, Connecticut. Set at the corner of Stafford and Monce Roads are three farmsteads, dating in age from the 1790s to 1874, all of which are well-preserved specimens of their style.

Pine Grove Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Pine Grove Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of primarily 19th-century farmsteads, located near one another and a local district school building in Avon, Connecticut. Pine Grove Historic District is situated 2½ miles northeast of Lake Garda.

Burlington

Village

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Burlington is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Situated at the foot of the Berkshires and bordering the Farmington River, it is a scenic hill town, rural in nature, located 20 miles west of Hartford. Burlington is situated 3½ miles northwest of Lake Garda.

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