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Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate

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and was active in Republican Party politics. As state insurance commissioner he oversaw important reforms to the state's insurance regulations. The house passed to Gertrude Fyler Hotchkiss and Edward Hotchkiss, who was also prominent in local politics and business. The adjacent Italianate house,
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The Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate is located north of Torrington's central business district, on the east side of Main Street north of city hall and the Catholic church. The estate complex includes two houses and a carriage house, set back from the street. The main house is a large
827: 922: 858: 842: 294:, its main house is a well-preserved and distinctive example of Chateauesque Victorian architecture. It is also significant for its association with Orsamus Fyler, a prominent local politician and businessman. The property was listed on the 1013: 377: 832: 973: 917: 863: 504: 1018: 884: 786: 817: 751: 716: 791: 696: 656: 481: 756: 746: 741: 721: 988: 837: 671: 586: 706: 701: 576: 796: 761: 666: 641: 781: 731: 711: 686: 676: 661: 651: 636: 616: 591: 581: 571: 801: 776: 681: 621: 601: 596: 566: 556: 736: 691: 631: 606: 561: 868: 766: 646: 611: 1008: 822: 771: 726: 626: 534: 519: 998: 474: 993: 550: 978: 1003: 952: 467: 145: 942: 79: 104: 514: 48: 227: 490: 405: 295: 39: 431:"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate / Torrington Historical Society, Hotchkiss-Fyler House" 905: 983: 348: 360: 329: 910: 889: 322: 287: 133: 524: 529: 509: 410: 283: 52: 333: 436: 332:
for Orsamus Fyler. Fyler was a prominent local businessman and politician, who served in the
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part of the original purchase by Orsamus Fyler, was used by the family as a rental property.
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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Accompanying 18 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986 and 1985
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate is located in Connecticut
Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate is located in the United States
Torrington, Connecticut
41°48′15″N 73°7′19″W / 41.80417°N 73.12194°W / 41.80417; -73.12194
Downtown Torrington Historic District
ID88002978
87000129
historic house museum
Torrington, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
Chateauesque
William H. Allen
American Civil War
Carriage house
Carson House
National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service



"National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Fyler–Hotchkiss Estate / Torrington Historical Society, Hotchkiss-Fyler House"
Accompanying 18 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986 and 1985

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