If you’ve never walked around the town where you live, I highly recommend that you do. They say familiarity breeds contempt but I think it breeds blindness. I took some time today to walk around the Simsbury Center National Historic District because I’ve always been intersted in the architecture along Hopmeadow Street. I was lucky to find a Hopmeadow Walk brochure right outside the gates of the Simsbury Cemetery. I was surprised to discover that so many of the buildings are either on the National Register of Historic Places or on the State Register. I wrapped up my walk at Plan B Burger Bar on Railroad Street. It’s in the old Simsbury Train Station, another National Historic Register site. I plan on going back in the summer to capture more shots of these beautiful buildings. I’d also like to get a look at the interior of the Methodist Church because it has stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany. You can find out more about the Hopmeadow Walk and tourism in Simsbury at www.simsbury-ct.gov/tourism. The Tourism Committee sponsors a cell phone walking tour that I’ll check out on my next visit.
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| Titus Barber House, 1812, Simsbury, Connecticut, Georgian style (National Register of Historic Places)
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| Adelaide Wilcox House “Elmstead”, 1852, Simsbury, Connecticut, Italianate features (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| 17th Century Meetinghouse, Reproduction, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Light Fixture, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Sundial, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Bell, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Bell, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| One-Room School House Door, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Simsbury Sycamores, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Architectural Tree, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Dormant, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Sycamore Sky, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Probate Building, 1876, Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury, Connecticut, Gothic Revival pattern (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Simsbury Bank and Trust Company, 1918, Simsbury, Connecticut, Colonial Revival style (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Eno Memorial Hall, 1932, Simsbury, Connecticut, Colonial Revival styel, (National Register of Historic Places)
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| Stick Style, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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| Elisha Phelps House “Eaglewood”, 1822, Simsbury, Connecticut, Georgian and Adamesque influences (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Elliptical Window, Simsbury Free Library, 1890, Simsbury, Connecticut, Colonial Revival (State Register of Historic Places) |
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| Elliptical Window, Simsbury Free Library, 1890, Simsbury, Connecticut, Colonial Revival (State Register of Historic Places) |
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| Simsbury Cemetery, 1688, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Simsbury Cemetery Civil War Memorial, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Simsbury Cemetery Civil War Memorial, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Ironwork Gates, Simsbury Cemetery Civil War Memorial, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Methodist Church, 1908, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Berries at Methodist Church, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Methodist Church, 1908, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Methodist Church, 1908, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Methodist Church, 1908, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Methodist Church, 1908, Simsbury, Connecticut (National Register of Historic Places) |
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| Cool Light Fixtures, Plan B Burger Bar, Simsbury, Connecticut |
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