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Glastonbury–Rocky Hill Ferry Historic District

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Architect
  
multiple

Area
  
93 ha

NRHP Reference #
  
05001046

Added to NRHP
  
21 September 2005

Glastonbury–Rocky Hill Ferry Historic District

Location
  
Roughly along Tryon St., Ferry Ln. and Glastonbury Ave., Meadow and Riverview Rds., Glastonbury, Connecticut

Architectural style
  
Colonial, Federal, et al.

The Glastonbury-Rocky Hill Ferry Historic District is a historic district in Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, Connecticut. It includes the ferry landings and water traversed by the Rocky Hill – Glastonbury Ferry, one of the longest-running ferry services the nation. Included in this are the farmscapes of the Great Meadows in South Glastonbury that preserve 17th-century land use patterns and Colonial and Greek Revival farmhouses, as well as the homes of shipbuilders and merchant traders near the two landings, including several examples of Colonial and Italianate architecture.

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

References

Glastonbury–Rocky Hill Ferry Historic District Wikipedia