Town of Farmington Open Space

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

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 Burlington and Collinsville.

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.

Collinsville

Neighborhood

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Collinsville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Collinsville had a population of 3,721.

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.

Town of Farmington Open Space

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

41.7638° or 41° 45′ 50″ north

Longitude

-72.9022° or 72° 54′ 8″ west

Open location code

87H9Q37X+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 864011600

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Unionville and Lovely Street.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Property of Marilyn P. Cohen and 1780s dam site.

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