Topsmead State Forest
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Topsmead State Forest is a Connecticut state forest located in the town of Litchfield. It was formerly the summer residence of Edith Morton Chase, daughter of Henry Sabin Chase, first president of the Chase Brass and Copper Company. She left the house and its grounds to the state of Connecticut on her death in 1972.[2] The estate house, built in 1929 to a design by Richard Henry Dana, is a fine example of a Tudor Revival country estate house, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
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Location | Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°44′49″N 73°09′36″W |
Area | 615 acres (249 ha)[1] |
Established | 1972[2] |
Governing body | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
Website | Topsmead State Forest |
Topsmead | |
Area | 511 acres (207 ha) |
Built | 1924 (1924) |
Architect | Dana, Richard Henry |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 93001243[3] |
Added to NRHP | November 19, 1993 |
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