Charles H. Norton House
Built 1922. Added to the National Register in 1976, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Register name | Norton, Charles H., House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 132 Redstone Hill, Plainville, CT |
| County | Hartford County |
| Listed | May 11, 1976 |
| Listed for | Industry, Invention |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Sharpenhoe |
| Reference number | 76002139 |
| Built | 1922 · more from the 1920s |
| Style | Colonial Revival architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 132 Redstone Hill, Plainville, CT |
| Coordinates | 41.6589° N, 72.8850° W · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Charles H. Norton House listed on the National Register?
May 11, 1976. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Charles H. Norton House built?
1922, in the Colonial Revival architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Charles H. Norton House?
132 Redstone Hill, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Charles H. Norton House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 76002139. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.