Coventry Glass Factory Historic District

Coventry Glass Factory Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	US 44 and N. River Rd., Coventry, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°47′56″N 72°21′2″W / 41.79889°N 72.35056°W / 41.79889; -72.35056Coordinates: 41°47′56″N 72°21′2″W / 41.79889°N 72.35056°W / 41.79889; -72.35056
Area:	32 acres (13 ha)
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style:	Federal; Greek Revival
Governing body:	Private
NRHP Reference#:	87000806[1]
Added to NRHP:	August 27, 1987

Coventry Glass Factory Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district in Coventry, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

The listing included 10 contributing buildings, two contributing sites, three non-contributing buildings, and one non-contributing structure.^[1]

The district consists of a set of historic houses clustered near the site of the former Coventry Glass Factory, in a linear district along what was the Boston Turnpike, now U.S. Route 44. The Skungamaug River is a creek cutting through the district. The houses include elements of Federal and Greek Revival styles.^[2]

The Nathaniel Root House is a well-preserved Federal house.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Bruce Clouette, Matthew Roth, Robert Griffith, and John Herzan (October 27, 1986). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Coventry Glass Factory Historic District". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/87000806.pdf.  and Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986 (see photo map page 17 of text document)