Armsmear

Samuel Colt Home
Armsmear
Armsmear is located in Connecticut
Armsmear
Armsmear is located in the United States
Armsmear
Location80 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°45′13.89″N 72°40′29.03″W / 41.7538583°N 72.6747306°W / 41.7538583; -72.6747306
Built1855
Architectural styleItalianate
Part of
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1966[1]
Designated NHLDCPNovember 13, 1966[2]
Designated CPNovember 17, 1977

Armsmear ("meadow of arms"), also known as the Samuel Colt Home, is a historic house located at 80 Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. It was the family home of firearm manufacturer Samuel Colt. Armsmear was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1976; this designation was expanded in 2008 to form the Coltsville Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Samuel Colt Home". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007. Retrieved September 30, 2007.