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Tolland County Courthouse

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61: 75: 1013: 100: 307:. The roof is topped by a two-story tower, with a square base and an octagonal louvered belfry capped by a round cupola. The main building facade is three bays wide, with corner pilasters rising to an entablature and gabled pediment. The main entrance is flanked by pilasters and topped by a half-round transom window and gabled pediment. The interior has been restored, with the second floor resembling its original appearance as a courtroom. 1024: 107: 82: 1078: 318:. Starting in 1899, the courthouse housed the town's public library. In 1930, the courthouse was sold for $ 1 to Samuel Simpson, who promptly donated the building to the Tolland Public Library Association. The building continued to house the probate courts for Tolland and neighboring 902: 997: 933: 917: 1053: 907: 1083: 346: 992: 938: 579: 959: 861: 1058: 892: 826: 791: 866: 771: 731: 556: 831: 821: 816: 796: 912: 746: 661: 781: 776: 651: 871: 836: 741: 716: 337:, which oversaw its restoration and conversion to a museum. The first floor of the courthouse also houses the library and offices of the French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut. 856: 806: 786: 761: 751: 736: 726: 711: 691: 666: 656: 646: 876: 851: 756: 696: 676: 671: 641: 631: 811: 766: 706: 681: 636: 943: 841: 721: 686: 897: 846: 801: 701: 609: 594: 549: 625: 1068: 1027: 542: 147: 1017: 74: 1063: 99: 1073: 589: 43: 453: 565: 374: 326: 262: 250: 34: 980: 60: 274: 190: 329:
until 1985, when the library moved to the renovated and expanded Hick Municipal Building and Library Complex, formerly the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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The courthouse was built in 1822, when Tolland was the county seat of
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The Old Tolland County Courthouse is located on the west side of the
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Interactive map showing the location of Tolland County Courthouse
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Tolland: The History of an Old Connecticut Post Road Town
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Tolland County Courthouse is located in Connecticut
Tolland County Courthouse is located in the United States
Tolland, Connecticut
41°52′18″N 72°22′11″W / 41.87167°N 72.36972°W / 41.87167; -72.36972
Tolland Green Historic District
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courthouse
Tolland, Connecticut
Tolland Public Library
museum
Tolland Historical Society
National Register of Historic Places
Tolland Green
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Federal style
Palladian window
Tolland County
Rockville
Ellington
Tolland Public Library
Hicks Memorial School
Tolland Historical Society
National Register of Historic Places listings in Tolland County, Connecticut

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