Charles H. Norton House

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Charles H. Norton House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	132 Redstone Hill, Plainville, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°39′32.19″N 72°53′5.83″W / 41.6589417, -72.8849528Coordinates: 41°39′32.19″N 72°53′5.83″W / 41.6589417, -72.8849528
Built/Founded:	1922
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Colonial Revival, Other
Designated as NHL:	May 11, 1976^[1]
Added to NRHP:	May 11, 1976^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	76002139
Governing body:	Private

Charles H. Norton House (also known as Sharpenhoe) in Plainville, Connecticut, was the home of the inventor and machinist Charles Hotchkiss Norton, born November 23, 1851 in Plainville. Norton designed heavy-duty precision grinding machines important for development of the automobile industry. The Georgian revival house was built in 1922 and Norton lived there until his death in 1942.^[3] The house was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.^[1],^[3],^[4]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Charles H. Norton House. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ^a ^b ["Charles H. Norton House", August 1975, by James SheirePDF (376 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1975-08).
^ [Charles H. Norton House--Accompanying 1 photo, exterior, from 1975.PDF (164 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1975-08).

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