J. B. Williams Co. Historic District
The J. B. Williams Co. Historic District encompasses a historic 19th-century factory complex and related family housing in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Located on and around Hubbard, Williams, and Willieb Streets, the area includes a mid-19th century frame factory as well as later brick buildings, and houses belonging to its owners, members of the Williams family.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Gideon Welles House and Welles-Turner Memorial Library.
Gideon Welles House
Historic building
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The Gideon Welles House is a historic house at 17 Hebron Avenue in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1783, it was home to generations of the locally prominent Welles family, whose most famous member was Gideon Welles, the United States Secretary of the Navy under Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War.
Welles-Shipman-Ward House
Museum
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The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is a historic house museum at 972 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1755, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture, with the largest period fireplace in Connecticut. Welles-Shipman-Ward House is situated 2½ miles south of J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glastonbury Center and Glastonbury Historic District.
Glastonbury Center
Hamlet
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Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place that constitutes the densely populated center of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,387 at the 2010 census, out of a total town population of 34,427.
Glastonbury Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Glastonbury Historic District encompasses a streetscape dating to the 17th century, along Main St. from Hebron Ave. to Talcott Rd. in Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Glastonbury
Town
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Glastonbury is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States, formally founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England.
J. B. Williams Co. Historic District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Connecticut, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.70378° or 41° 42′ 14″ northLongitude
-72.59844° or 72° 35′ 54″ westOpen location code
87H9PC32+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8143662321OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q46999939
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