HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY - BUILDING AND STRUCTURES
Please send completed form to: Stacey Vairo, National Register and State Register Coordinator,
Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism, One Constitution Plaza, 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
* Note: Please attach any additional or expanded information on a separate sheet.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Smith Sisters' Residence
Building Name (Common) ______________________________________________________________________
Kimberly Mansion
Building Name (Historic) _______________________________________________________________________
1625 Main Street
Street Address or Location ______________________________________________________________________
Hartford County
Glastonbury
Town/City __________________________
Village ________________________ County ___________________
Wesley Miller Brown
Owner(s) _______________________________________________________________
Public
Private
PROPERTY INFORMATION
Residence
Present Use: _________________________________________________________________________________
Residence
Historic Use: _________________________________________________________________________________
Accessibility to public: Exterior visible from public road?
Interior accessible?
Yes
Yes
No
No If yes, explain __________________________________________________
Georgian
Early 1700s
Style of building _______________________________________________
Date of Construction ____________
Material(s) (Indicate use or location when appropriate):
✔ Clapboard
Asbestos Siding
Brick
Wood Shingle
Asphalt Siding
Fieldstone
Board & Batten
Stucco
Cobblestone
Aluminum Siding
Concrete (Type ______________)
Cut Stone ( Type ______________)
Other ______________
Structural System
✔ Wood Frame
Post & Beam
Balloon
Load bearing masonry
Structural iron or steel
Other _______________________
Roof (Type)
✔ Gable
Gambrel
(Material)
Wood Shingle
Flat
Mansard
Monitor
Sawtooth
Shed
Hip
Round
Other ___________________________
Roll Asphalt
Tin
Slate
Tile
Other ____________________
Built up
✔ Asphalt Shingle
2.5
48x24'
Number of Stories: __________
Approximate Dimensions __________________________________________
Structural Condition:
Exterior Condition:
Excellent ✔ Good
Excellent ✔ Good
Location Integrity:
On original site
Alterations?
No
Yes
Fair
Deteriorated
Fair
Moved
Deteriorated
When? _____________
Rear two story ell addition
If yes, explain: _______________________________________________________
FOR OFFICE USE: Town #_______
District:
S
Site # _______
NR
UTM ______________________________________
If NR, Specify:
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Historic Resources Inventory
PROPERTY INFORMATION (CONT’D)
Related outbuildings or landscape features:
Barn
Garage
Shop
Garden
✔ Shed
✔ Carriage House
Other landscape features or buildings: _______________________________________________________
Surrounding Environment:
Open land
Woodland
High building density
Residential
Commercial
Industrial
✔ Scattered buildings visible from site
Rural
• Interrelationship of building and surroundings:
Largely wooded vicinity.
• Other notable features of building or site (Interior and/or Exterior)
Well preserved early 18th cent. residence.
Architect ______________________________________ Builder _______________________________________
• Historical or Architectural importance:
This was the home of the Smith sisters: Hannah Hadassah, Hancy Zephina, Cyrinthia Sacretia, Laurilla Aleroyla, Julia Evelina,
and Abby Hadassah. The sisters were abolitionists, suffragists and feminists. The Smiths were known for their advocacy of
education, abolition and women’s rights. The sisters challenged the prevailing attitudes toward women in the 19th century and
became increasingly involved in the struggle for suffrage. The home, known as the Kimberly Mansion, is a designated National
Historic Landmark. The sisters drew national attention in 1872 when the Town of Glastonbury attempted to raise taxes only on
the Smith sisters and two other widows in town, and not on any male citizens. Julia and Abby refused to pay their taxes and
took the town to court, ultimately winning their case.
• Sources:
http://cwhf.org/inductees/reformers/smiths-glastonbury
David C. Berg
3/2012
Photographer __________________________________________________________
Date _________________
Smith Sisters' Residence, View to South.
View __________________________________________________________
Negative on File _______________
Name ________________________________________________________________ Date _________________
The Ottery Group
Organization ________________________________________________________________________________
3420 Morningwood Drive Olney, Maryland 20832
Address ____________________________________________________________________________________
• Subsequent field evaluations:
Threats to the building or site:
✔ None known
Deterioration
Highways
Vandalism
Zoning
Other ________________
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Developers
Renewal
Private
Explanation ________________