The Riverton Historic District is a historic district in the town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It encompasses most of the historic 19th century industrial village of Riverton, whose mills were powered by the waters of the Still River and the East Branch Farmington River, which is located in the far Northwestern corner of the town.
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The Old Riverton Inn is a historic hotel and tavern at 436 East River Road in the Riverton village of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Built in 1811, it has been in continuous operation as a traveler's accommodation since then. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
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Riverton is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northwestern corner of the town, bordered to the north by the town of Hartland in Hartford County. The village sits at the confluence of the Still River with the West Branch of the Farmington River.
As of the 2020 census, Riverton had a population of 160.
Riverton was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. A total of 94 acres of the village center comprise the Riverton Historic District.
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The Union Church/St. Paul's Church is a historic church building at 3 Robertsville Road in the Riverton section of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Built in 1829 to be shared by multiple congregations, it is an architecturally distinguished example of Greek Revival design with Gothic features. It became an Episcopal church in 1880 which closed in 1971, and served for a time as a local history museum. It now houses a glass-blowing studio. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
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The William Moore Jr. House is a historic house at 5 Mountain Road in the Riverton village of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. Built about 1820, it is a good local example of Federal period architecture in brick, and is notable for its association with the Moore family, where both the father and son were involved in the early chair-making trade for which Riverton is well known. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
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The American Legion Forest CCC Shelter is a historic rustic log shelter, located on the west side of West River Road within the American Legion State Forest in Barkhamsted, Connecticut. It is the only surviving one of four such structures in the area built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and one of only two CCC-built shelters to survive in the state. The shelter was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
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