Colt Industrial District | |
 The East Armory Building | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Wawarme, Wethersfield, Hendricxsen, Van Dyke Aves., and Stonington, Masseek, and Sequassen Sts., Hartford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°45′23.43″N 72°39′50.76″W / 41.7565083°N 72.6641000°W |
| Area | 130 acres (53 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Part of | Coltsville Historic District (ID66000802) |
| NRHP reference No. | 76001987[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 8, 1976 |
| Designated NHLDCP | July 22, 2008 |
The Colt Armory is a historic factory complex for the manufacture of firearms, created by Samuel Colt. It is located in Hartford, Connecticut along the Connecticut River, and as of 2008 is part of the Coltsville Historic District,[2] named a National Historic Landmark District.[3] It is slated to become part of Coltsville National Historical Park, now undergoing planning by the National Park Service.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ O'Connell, PhD, James C.; Bruce Clouette (August 31, 2007). "National Historic Landmark Nomination, NPS Form 10-900" (PDF). United States National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2008.
- ^ Coltsville Study, CT Trust for Historic Preservation web site Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 21 July 2008.