Underneath that blue dome lies the east armory of a factory once owned by a man who changed American history, the innovator of the revolver, Samuel Colt. Sprawling around the crumbling red brickwork of the old Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company, once the largest private armory in the world, are the remnants of Coltsville, the utopian village he built for his workers.

A model of 19th century industrial paternalism, Coltsville included a church, a social hall for dances and lectures, workers’ housing, a giant landscaped park home to deer and peacocks, sculpted botanical gardens, and thousands of feet of greenhouses filled with tropical fruit and flowers. Samuel Colt felt such responsibility for the welfare of his workers outside the factory that he went so far as to build Potsdam Village, to replicate the feel of the German village from which he imported his skilled craftsmen to work in his willow ware factory.

The National Park Service began having on-site presence in 2015, with workshops and tours, including up into the Blue Onion Dome which affords magnificent views of downtown Hartford, the Connecticut River and Colt Park, formerly the back yard of Armsmear, Samuel & Elizabeth Colt’s mansion. By 2016, an NPS ranger had taken up residence in the South Armory and was giving walking tours of Coltsville.

The old South, East and North armories are under renovation and the two 1855 brownstone buildings, the oldest structures on site, will become the National Park Service Visitor Center. The armories themselves have been or are being renovated into apartments, offices and education facilities.

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17.3 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

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17.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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Courtyard by Marriott Hartford Cromwell

16.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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10.9 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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Hampton Inn & Suites Rocky Hill - Hartford South

11.6 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hartford - Bradley Airport

18.1 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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22.6 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Springfield Enfield

30.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Karen

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8 Jan - 9 Jan, 2026

Sheraton Hartford South Hotel

11.7 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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Atlantic Inn

6.4 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Lindsey

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25 Dec - 26 Dec

Hilton Garden Inn Hartford North/Bradley Int'l Airport

12.9 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Merna

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1 Jan - 2 Jan, 2026

Courtyard By Marriott Hartford/Windsor Airport

13.1 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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Courtyard by Marriott Hartford Manchester

12.5 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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30 Dec - 31 Dec

Candlewood Suites Hartford Downtown by IHG

Downtown Hartford, 2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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4 Jan - 5 Jan, 2026

Hampton Inn Springfield South Enfield

26.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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2 Jan - 3 Jan, 2026

DoubleTree by Hilton Hartford Downtown

Downtown Hartford, 1.7 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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1 Jan - 2 Jan, 2026

Comfort Inn East Windsor - Springfield

20.3 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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8 Jan - 9 Jan, 2026

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bradley Airport by IHG

19.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Kathleen

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Quality Inn Cromwell - Middletown

17.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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Frog Hollow

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Asylum Hill

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South Meadows

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Spend some time exploring the natural setting of Sheldon-Charter Oak with a visit to Connecticut River and Charter Oak Landing. You could also plan a visit to Charter Oak Tree Memorial or Charter Oak Cultural Center while you're in the neighbourhood. Butler McCook House and Garden, Hartford Public Library and Hartford City Hall are just a few of the places to visit in and around Sheldon-Charter Oak. When you're sightseeing in Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Connecticut Science Center are also worth a stop.

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