Historic Buildings of Connecticut - Exploring the Nutmeg State One Building at a Time

Care Endodontics (2007)

Care Endodontics PC, , a dental practice specializing in root canals, was founded in 2004 by Dr. Christopher Carrington and Dr. Lester Reid. They purchased an old house on Farmington Avenue in Hartford’s West End for their expanded practice, but eventually decided to raze the original structure and replace it with a retro-Victorian house that would fit in with other structures in the neighborhood. The building features Victorian-influenced siding which disguises the fact that it is made of vinyl. The practice opened its new facility in June of 2007.

George Dunham House (1868)

The Italianate house of George Dunham, on Lovely Street in Unionville, was built in 1868. The front portico with columns was added later. In 1860, together with A.S Upson, Dunham had acquired a company which produced nuts and bolts. Originally called Upson and Dunham, the company incorporated in 1865 as the Union (later the Upson) Nut Company. Dunham invented the Dunham forged nut machine and would go on to invent a number of others.

The Carroll-Phillips House (1850)

The home of Lucius Wyman Carroll, on Broadway in Norwich, remained in his family until it was acquired by the Phillips family in 1983. Carroll was an industrialist who owned textile mills. The construction date of 1850 (cited in a brochure PDF file) seems early for a Second Empire style house with a Mansard roof. Perhaps it was built later or the roof was added later.

Charles Leonard House (1886)

The Charles Leonard House, an 1886 Queen Anne style home on Walnut Street in Willimantic, features elements of the Stick style.

The William M Williams House (1878)

The William M. Williams House, on Broadway in Norwich, was built around 1878 and features elements of the Queen Anne and Stick styles. Williams was a partner with the Amos W. Prentice & Co hardware store in Norwich. The house is currently for sale.

The Eugene Kenyon Farmhouse (1870)

The first house to be built north of Farmington Avenue, in Hartford’s West End, was an 1870 farmhouse on Kenyon Street. The house was built by the developer Eugene Kenyon, who was laying out streets and planning to construct homes in what was then an area of farmland. Kenyon’s own home was on nearby Farmington Avenue and the farmhouse was soon purchased by its first owner, Maria K. Stanley. An economic downturn in the later 1870s stalled the development of the neighborhood and Kenyon lost his money, but by the 1880s, the pace of house construction in the West End accelerated. Many classic Victorian homes were constructed on Kenyon Street around 1900 and the older farmhouse was embellished over time, combining elements of the Gothic Revival and Italianate styles.

34 Evergreen Avenue, Hartford (1900)

The house at 34 Evergreen Avenue in Hartford was built around 1900 and is attributed to the architect William H. Scoville, who designed many homes in Hartford’s West End. The house has a Queen-Anne form, with siding in the Shingle Style and Colonial Revival porches. This post is Historic Buildings of Connecticut‘s 100th entry for Hartford!