Town of Farmington Open Space

Town of Farmington Open Space is a nature reserve in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Town of Farmington Open Space is situated nearby to the suburb Unionville, as well as near the hamlet West District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tunxis Hose Firehouse and Farmington High School.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harts Corner Historic District and Pine Grove Historic District.

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.

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.

Town of Farmington Open Space

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.75796° or 41° 45′ 29″ north

Longitude

-72.90518° or 72° 54′ 19″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

87H9Q35V+5W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 864011599

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

GeoNames ID

4844362

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Property of Marilyn P. Cohen and Town of Farmington Open Space.

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