List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut

List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut

This article describes National Historic Landmarks, Connecticut State Historic Sites, and National Park Service areas in Connecticut, which overlap.

National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut

There are 59 National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut:

Former Connecticut NHLs

* Christeen (sloop) was listed at Essex, Connecticut when added to the National Register of Historic Places, but is located in New York State now.
* Lightship No. 112 Nantucket was listed at Bridgeport, Connecticut when added to the National Register of Historic Places, but is located in New York State now.

Connecticut State Historic Sites

The [http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?a=2127&q=302272 Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism's Historic Preservation and Museum Division] "functions under state and federal law as Connecticut's State Historic Preservation Office. The division administers a broad range of federal and state programs that identify, register and protect the buildings, sites, structures, districts and objects that comprise Connecticut's cultural heritage." The division administers six historic sites. Three of these are also NHLs, and are listed above; these are Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, Henry Whitfield State Museum, and Prudence Crandall Museum. The additional three are:

National Park Service Areas in Connecticut

Also of interest is:
* Weir Farm National Historic SiteThere are no other National Historic Sites, National Battlefields, or other National Park Service administered sites in Connecticut.

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Connecticut
*List of National Historic Landmarks by state

References

External links

*cite web|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/CT01.pdf |title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Connecticut (59)|accessdate=2007-10-03
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/ National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/designations/listsofNHLs.htm National Park Service listings of National Historic Landmarks]