Union Village Historic District, Manchester

Name: Union Village Historic District
Address: Manchester, United States

#7 among attractions in Manchester

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture

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The Union Village Historic District encompasses the core of a historic 19th-century residential mill village in Manchester, Connecticut. Radiating north and west from the junction of Union Street and North Main Street, the area was developed in the first half of the 19th century has a company town, but evolved into a mixed working-class community in the 20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ()

Area: 100 acres (0.1562 mi²)Coordinates: 41°47'47"N, 72°31'43"W

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RobertsonManchester United States

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Union Village Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Rentschler Field, Hop River State Park Trail, Lutz Children's Museum.

1.1 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, Manchester
30 min walk • The Shoppes at Buckland Hills, formerly and commonly known as Buckland Hills Mall is a shopping mall located in Manchester, Connecticut and is currently owned by Spinoso Real Estate Group.
5.3 miSW
Arenas and stadiums, Football, Sport venue
Rentschler Field, East Hartford
135 min walk • Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field is a stadium in East Hartford, Connecticut. It is primarily used for football and soccer, and is the home field of the University of Connecticut Huskies.
1.1 miE
Park
Hop River State Park Trail, Manchester
29 min walk • Hop River State Park Trail is a Connecticut rail trail that winds for 20.8 miles eastward from Colonial Drive in the town of Manchester to the Air Line State Park Trail S. in the town of Windham. The trail parallels the Hop River for much of its length.
2.9 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester
73 min walk • The Lutz Children's Museum is a non-profit children's museum located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Originally known as the Lutz Junior Museum, it was developed on March 4, 1953 by a vote of the Manchester Parent Teacher Association Council.
2.5 miW
Park
Wickham Park, Manchester
65 min walk • Wickham Park is a nonprofit, private foundation in Manchester and a small part of East Hartford, Connecticut. The park contains 280 acres of gardens, open fields, woodlands, ponds, picnic areas and sports facilities, among other attractions.
6.7 miSE
National park
Gay City State Park
171 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...
5.2 miW
History museum, Museum
Makens Bemont House, East Hartford
132 min walk • The Makens Bemont House, commonly called the Huguenot House, is a historic house museum at 307 Burnside Avenue in East Hartford, Connecticut.
0.7 miN
Lake, Park
Northwest Park, Manchester
17 min walk • Northwest Park is a baseball field located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. The field is the former home of the Manchester Silkworms of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. It played host to the Silkworms between 2000 and 2009. The field's location places Union Pond behind a stand of trees located past the outfield.
4.7 miSE
Town
Bolton
120 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.
2.1 miS
Neighbourhood
Cheney Brothers Historic District, Manchester
53 min walk • The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century.
6.8 miSW
Neighbourhood
Naubuc Avenue-Broad Street Historic District, Hartford
175 min walk • The Naubuc Avenue-Broad Street Historic District encompasses a largely agrarian village area of southwestern East Hartford, Connecticut. Extending along Naubuc Avenue from the Glastonbury line to Broad Street, and along Broad to Main Street, its architecture encapsulates the area's history between the 18th and early 20th centuries.