Strong House, Coventry

Name: Strong House
Address: Coventry, United States

#3 among attractions in Coventry

History museum, Museum

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The Strong House, now the Strong-Porter Museum, is a historic house museum at 2382 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a center entry and two interior chimneys. The oldest portion of the house is estimated to date to 1710, early in the period of Coventry's settlement, and retains a significant number of period features. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It is now owned and operated by the Coventry Historical Society as a museum. In addition to exhibits in the house about local history, visitors can tour the carpenter shop, 19th century privy, carriage sheds and barn. ()

Built: 1710 (314 years ago)Coordinates: 41°45'58"N, 72°20'55"W

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Coventry United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Nathan Hale Homestead, Nathan Hale State Forest, Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Connecticut State Museum of Natural History.

~970 ftSE
History museum, Museum
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry
5 min walk • The Nathan Hale Homestead is a historic home located at 2299 South Street in Coventry, Connecticut. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and was also known as Deacon Richard Hale House.
~370 ftNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Nathan Hale State Forest, Coventry
2 min walk • Nathan Hale State Forest is a Connecticut state forest encompassing 1,455 acres in the towns of Coventry and Andover. The forest is managed to sustain a reliable source of forest products and renewable habitat for wildlife.
5.6 miNE
Music and shows, Theater, Concerts and shows
Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs
143 min walk • The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is a public performing arts venue located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut.
5.6 miNE
Education, Museum, Natural history museum
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, Storrs
143 min walk • The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History was located in Storrs, Connecticut, as part of the University of Connecticut. The small museum contained a variety of scientific and archaeological collections about the cultural history of southern New England.
2.2 miE
Memorial, Greek Revival architecture
Captain Nathan Hale Monument, Coventry
56 min walk • The Captain Nathan Hale Monument, is a 45-foot obelisk in Coventry, Connecticut, built in 1846 in honor of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero, who was born in Coventry.
5.6 miSW
National park
Gay City State Park
143 min walk • As visitors explore the park's network of trails, they will encounter remnants of the town of Gay City, a once-thriving 19th-century mill community. The historic ruins of old mill foundations and stone walls provide a glimpse into the area's rich industrial past...
5.1 miW
Town
Bolton
131 min walk • Bolton is a small suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential with an economy made up mostly of small businesses. The high school typically has between fifty and one hundred students per grade. The population was 4,858 as of the 2020 census.
5.7 miNE
Library
Homer D. Babbidge Library, Storrs
146 min walk • The Homer D. Babbidge Library is the main library on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs.
5.5 miNE
Museum
J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum, Storrs
140 min walk • The J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum is a public museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus at Storrs, Connecticut. The museum documents and celebrates UConn's intercollegiate athletics.
2.6 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Loomis-Pomeroy House, Coventry
67 min walk • The Loomis-Pomeroy House is a historic house at 1747 Boston Turnpike in Coventry, Connecticut. Built about 1833, it is a fine local example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture, with important family associations in local history.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Bolton Notch State Park
138 min walk • Bolton Notch State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Bolton, Connecticut, on the boundary between the Thames River and Connecticut River watersheds.