National Historic Landmark · East Granby, Connecticut

Old Newgate Prison

Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.

Old Newgate Prison
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeSite
AddressNewgate Rd., East Granby, CT
CountyHartford County
ListedOct 15, 1970
Listed forMilitary, Politics and government, Social history
Level of significanceNational
Also known asNewgate Prison and Copper Mine; Simsbury Mine
Reference number70000839
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

AddressNewgate Rd., East Granby, CT
Coordinates41.9619° N, 72.7456° W · Directions ↗
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Explore

Map

Local history books for Hartford County

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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Connecticut

Titles come from Open Library's catalog, matched by subject heading or by title.

Reference

Questions people ask

When was Old Newgate Prison listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1970. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Old Newgate Prison?

Newgate Rd., East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Old Newgate Prison?

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 70000839. 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.