West District
West District is a hamlet in Town of Farmington, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. West District is situated nearby to the village Unionville, as well as near the hamlet River Glen.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tunxis Hose Firehouse and Farmington High School.
Tunxis Hose Firehouse
Historic building
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 Newsweek's 2005 poll, FHS was ranked #1 in Connecticut and #271 in the nation, scoring high on both the challenge index and the equity and excellence index.
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. Pine Grove Historic District is situated 2 miles northeast of West District.
Farmington
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Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
West District
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Farmington, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.74399° or 41° 44′ 38″ northLongitude
-72.88566° or 72° 53′ 8″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
87H9P4V7+HPOpenStreetMap ID
node 158853172OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4845397
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