Henry Barnard House

Henry Barnard House
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)

Location:	118 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°45′23.65″N 72°40′32.36″W / 41.7565694, -72.6756556Coordinates: 41°45′23.65″N 72°40′32.36″W / 41.7565694, -72.6756556
Built/Founded:	1807
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	No Style Listed
Designated as NHL:	December 21, 1965^[1]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	66000803
Governing body:	Private

Henry Barnard House, in Hartford, Connecticut, was the home of educator Henry Barnard. Barnard was instrumental (along with Horace Mann) in the development of the American public school system. This plain and tall, three-story brick building has a gable roof and an ionic-columned portico. It was built four years before Barnard was born.^[3]. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.^[1]^[3]^[4]

It is currently in use as a homeless shelter

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Henry Barnard 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 ["Henry Barnard House", December 30, 1974, by Blanche Higgins SchroerPDF (454 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1974-12-30).
^ [Henry Barnard House--Accompanying 4 photos, exterior and interior, from 1965 and 1974.PDF (667 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (1974-12-30).

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