Glover House, Newtown

Name: Glover House
Address: Newtown, United States

#4 among attractions in Newtown

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The Glover House, also known as the Budd House, is a historic house at 50 Main Street in Newtown, Connecticut. Built in 1869, it is a good local example of Second Empire architecture, and is further notable for the long tenancy of a single prominent local family. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ()

Built: 1869 (155 years ago)Coordinates: 41°24'55"N, 73°18'36"W

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Glover House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Rose of Lima Church, Bethel United Methodist Church, Brookfield Craft Center, St. Joseph Church.

0.5 miE
Church
St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown
14 min walk • St. Rose of Lima Church is a Roman Catholic parish church at 46 Church Hill Road in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. It is under the authority of the Diocese of Bridgeport, and was founded under the patronage of St.
6.1 miSW
Church
Bethel United Methodist Church, Bethel
156 min walk • Bethel United Methodist Church is a United Methodist Church located on Greenwood Avenue in Bethel, Connecticut. The church building was dedicated in 1861. The church parsonage is on Governor’s Lane in Bethel. The pastor is Pastor John Parille.
6.9 miNW
Arts and crafts, Art gallery, Museum
Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield
176 min walk • Brookfield Craft Center, located in Brookfield, Connecticut, is a 501 not-for-profit organization, founded in 1954 with the mission "to teach and preserve the skills of fine craftsmanship and enable creativity and personal growth through craft education." Subjects taught at the...
5.3 miNW
Church
St. Joseph Church, Brookfield
135 min walk • St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic church in Brookfield, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
5.4 miNW
Neighbourhood
Brookfield Center Historic District, Brookfield
138 min walk • The Brookfield Center Historic District in Brookfield, Connecticut is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the vicinity of the junction of Route 133 and Route 25.
6.6 miNE
Park
Larkin State Park Trail, Southbury
170 min walk • Larkin State Park Trail is a Connecticut rail trail that follows the former New York & New England Railroad roadbed across the towns of Southbury, Oxford, Middlebury, and Naugatuck.
4.8 miSW
Church
Saint Mary Church, Bethel
124 min walk • St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Bethel, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
6.4 miSW
Park
Putnam Memorial State Park
164 min walk • Putnam Memorial State Park is a history-oriented public recreation area in the town of Redding, Connecticut. The state park preserves the site that Major General Israel Putnam chose as the winter encampment for his men in the winter of 1778/1779 during the American Revolutionary War.
0.4 miE
Archaeological site
Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, Newtown
11 min walk • Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, also known as Site No. 97-87D, is an historical archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
6.2 miSW
Library, Greek Revival architecture
Bethel Public Library, Bethel
158 min walk • The Seth Seelye House, now the Bethel Public Library, is a historic building at 189 Greenwood Street in Bethel, Connecticut. Built in 1842, the house is gable-fronted, with four relatively slender Doric style columns in a portico supporting the gable-front pediment above. A modern two-story wing extends the building to the rear.
5.4 miE
National park
Kettletown State Park
139 min walk • One of the main attractions at Kettletown State Park is the opportunity for water-based activities. Visitors can enjoy swimming, boating, and fishing in the crystal-clear waters of Lake Zoar. The park also features a designated swimming area with a sandy beach, making...

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Which popular attractions are close to Glover House?

Nearby attractions include Cyrenius H. Booth Library, Newtown (6 min walk), Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, Newtown (11 min walk), St. Rose of Lima Church, Newtown (14 min walk).