Connecticut
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Town of Hartford

Armsmear

Armsmear, also known as the Samuel Colt Home, is a historic house located at 80 Wethersfield Avenue in . It was the family home of firearm manufacturer Samuel Colt.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: United States historic place
  • Also known as: “Samuel Colt Home”
  • Address: 80 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple Beth Israel and South Park Inn.

Arts center
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, sometimes called Charter Oak Temple, is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue and later church building, now cultural center, located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue, in , , in the United States. … is situated 2,000 feet north of Armsmear.

Social service facility
is an emergency homeless shelter located at 75 Main Street in . It was founded in 1982. Before the building was a shelter, it was once the South Park Methodist Church. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Armsmear.

Fire station
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The South Green Fire Station, also known as the , is at 197 Main St. in downtown , . Built in 1927, it is an architecturally distinctive example of Classical and Collegiate Gothic Revival architecture, designed by a prominent local firm. is situated 1,700 feet north of Armsmear.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Congress Street and South Green Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a city street in the South Green neighborhood of . Extending for a single block from the South Green to Morris Street, it was developed in the 1850s with modest two-family residences, with infill development of larger apartment blocks around the turn of the 20th century.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses a predominantly 19th-century residential area near the South Green of . This area features a variety of residences in both high and common styles, from the elaborate home of armsmaker Samuel Colt to multi-unit apartment houses, many of which were built between about 1860 and 1900.

Neighborhood
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is a street on the south side of downtown . Laid out in the 1860s, its residential character is in marked contrast to the commercial development that predominates around it.

Armsmear

Latitude
41.75373° or 41° 45′ 13″ north
Longitude
-72.67413° or 72° 40′ 27″ west
Elevation
72 feet (22 metres)
Inception
1855
Open location code
87H9Q83G+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 916535703
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q4793880
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In Other Languages

From French to Persian—“Armsmear” goes by many names.
  • French: “Armsmear”
  • Persian: “آرمسمیر”

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