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The '''University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural School''' is a {{convert|105|acre|adj=on}} [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] including the historic core of the [[University of Connecticut]] campus at Storrs. It is located [[Storrs, Connecticut|Storrs]] in the town of [[Mansfield, Connecticut]], flanking Storrs Road ([[Connecticut Route 195]]). The principal elements of the district are 23 masonry buildings erected between 1906 and 1942, in Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival styles. There are also 18 residential structures, some dating to the 18th century, and including the President's House, built in 1940. These are located in an area historically known as Faculty Row, which is now part of Whitney and Gilbert Roads. The master plan for the campus was drafted in the early 20th century by [[Charles N. Lowrie]], a landscape architect, and was followed to a substantial degree by subsequent development. The only non-university buildings in the district are those associated with the Storrs Community Church.<ref name="nrhpinv3">{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/88003202.pdf
The '''University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural School''' is a {{convert|105|acre|adj=on}} [[Historic district (United States)|historic district]] including the historic core of the [[University of Connecticut]] campus at Storrs. It is located [[Storrs, Connecticut|Storrs]] in the town of [[Mansfield, Connecticut]], flanking Storrs Road ([[Connecticut Route 195]]). The principal elements of the district are 23 masonry buildings erected between 1906 and 1942, in Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival styles. There are also 18 residential structures, some dating to the 18th century, and including the President's House, built in 1940. These are located in an area historically known as Faculty Row, which is now part of Whitney and Gilbert Roads. The master plan for the campus was drafted in the early 20th century by [[Charles N. Lowrie]], a landscape architect, and was followed to a substantial degree by subsequent development. The only non-university buildings in the district are those associated with the Storrs Community Church.<ref name="nrhpinv3">{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=88003202}}
|title=NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Connecticut Agricultural School / University of Connecticut Historic District |author=Jan Cunningham |date=May 7, 1988 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}} and [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/88003202.pdf ''Accompanying 19 photos from 1988 (see photo captions page 25 of text document)'']</ref>
|title=NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Connecticut Agricultural School / University of Connecticut Historic District |author=Jan Cunningham |date=May 7, 1988 |publisher=[[National Park Service]]}} and {{NRHP url|id=88003202|title=''Accompanying 19 photos from 1988 (see photo captions page 25 of text document)''|photos=y}}</ref>


The district was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris"/>
The district was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1989.<ref name="nris"/>

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University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural School
The Wilbur Cross Library
University of Connecticut Historic District is located in Connecticut
University of Connecticut Historic District
LocationRoughly CT 195/Storrs Rd. at Eagleville Rd., Mansfield, Connecticut
Area105 acres (42 ha)
ArchitectLowrie,Charles N.; Et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals; Federal; Collegiate Gothic
NRHP reference No.88003202[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1989

The University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural School is a 105-acre (42 ha) historic district including the historic core of the University of Connecticut campus at Storrs. It is located Storrs in the town of Mansfield, Connecticut, flanking Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195). The principal elements of the district are 23 masonry buildings erected between 1906 and 1942, in Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival styles. There are also 18 residential structures, some dating to the 18th century, and including the President's House, built in 1940. These are located in an area historically known as Faculty Row, which is now part of Whitney and Gilbert Roads. The master plan for the campus was drafted in the early 20th century by Charles N. Lowrie, a landscape architect, and was followed to a substantial degree by subsequent development. The only non-university buildings in the district are those associated with the Storrs Community Church.[2]

The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Jan Cunningham (May 7, 1988). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Connecticut Agricultural School / University of Connecticut Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 19 photos from 1988 (see photo captions page 25 of text document)


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