Waterbury, Connecticut is rich in history and tradition. It is home to many different industries such as manufacturing, retail, and banking. The city is also home to several museums and art galleries. You can start learning more about their history by visiting historical landmarks or sites with your family or friends.
Waterbury is a place with lots of history and culture
Waterbury has a rich history and is best known for its brassware. In the early 1900s, Waterbury was the leading brassware producer in the United States. The nickname “Brass City” comes from this, and the city’s motto is Quid Aere Perennius? (“What Is More Lasting Than Brass?”).
Waterbury is also known to be home to Timex, which continues to make watches and clocks today.
Next up are a few places you can visit if you want to experience their rich culture and history in person instead of just reading about it. It’s more fun that way, anyway.
Timexpo Museum
The Timexpo Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut, pays tribute to the history of Timex Group and its predecessors. The museum houses exhibits dating back to the founding of Waterbury Clock Company in 1854, including an exhibit on the U.S. Army commissioning the Waterbury Clock Company in 1917 to provide wristwatch versions of the Ingersoll Ladies Midget pocket watch for soldiers heading overseas.
The museum also includes aspects of local history, including letters from Mark Twain, who lived for a time in nearby Hartford; as well as exhibits concerning the travels of settlers across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans based on the explorations of Thor Heyerdahl.
Bank Street Historic District
Another historical place to check out in Waterbury is called the Bank Street Historic District and it’s an absolute gem. The district is made up of four commercial buildings that were built on the same street at the end of the 19th century. It’s a super cool example of Waterbury’s heyday as an industrial hub. It was built in the 19th century and was listed as a historic place in 1983 by the National Register of Historic Places. The best part is it still looks like it did back then.
Standing on the street’s north end is one of only four buildings in Waterbury in Richardsonian Romanesque style (they’re usually reserved for houses). The Whittemore is a four-story brick building in Georgian Revival style. The largest structure is Griggs Commercial Building, often referred to as “Queen Anne” because it’s an example of a rare commercial Queen Anne building (the style usually reserved for houses).
Silas Bronson Library
With more than 100 computers for public use and two classrooms with 13 terminals each for offering free computer instruction to residents, the library has state-of-the-art technology and different kinds of activities. They have a chess club whether you want to learn some new chess moves or to simply just play. If you’re a job seeker or in need of a resume refresh, you can join their Job Workshops. Interested in learning to crochet a warm scarf this fall? How about a potholder or a granny-square purse? They’ve got this and more projects to keep you infor,ed and entertained.
The Waterbury Public Library is located in 267 Grand St, Waterbury, CT 06702. It is closed on Sundays but open Monday through Saturday starting at 9am and closes at 8pm from Mondays to Thursdays, Fridays at 5pm and Saturdays at 4:45pm.
Waterbury Union Station
The Waterbury Union Station is a famous landmark in the city of Waterbury, Connecticut. The station was built in 1909 by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, who wanted to build a replica of the Torre del Mangia in Sienna, Italy.
The station has become famous for its unique clock tower and gargoyles that evoke the legend of Romulus and Remus. The Republican-American newspaper has its offices inside the former station.
Waterbury City Hall
The Waterbury City Hall, located at 300 Grand Street, is a historic building in Waterbury, Connecticut. It was built in 1915 and designed by architect Henry Bacon. The building has been used as the city hall since 1915.
In 1916 it became home to the Museum of Municipal Art, which closed in 1991 due to lack of funding from both citizens and local government officials. Its exhibits were transferred to other locations around town.
Palace Theatre
Another historic landmark in Waterbury is the Palace Theater, which still stages theater productions today. The building was completed in 1922 with a mixture of Renaissance Revival style and Federal, Arabic, Greek, and Roman motifs making it look like a real palace.
Inside, the building has majestic lobbies and intricate dome ceilings. It’s also a thriving performance venue that offers a full schedule of comedy acts, family shows, Broadway shows, and more.
Mattatuck Museum
The Mattatuck Museum was founded in 1877 as the Mattatuck Historical Society, and opened its first display room in 1912. Since then, it has featured 12 rotating exhibitions every year, featuring the work of Connecticut artists and the regional history of the Naugatuck Valley.
In addition to regional art collections, the Museum also features a button gallery which were donated from the Waterbury Companies in 1999 containing 10,000 miniature artworks from around the world.
Holy Land USA
Holy Land USA is a Christian theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut. In the 1950s, Waterbury attorney John Baptist Greco had the idea of building a roadside theme park. He wanted to devote it entirely to God and make it as realistic as possible—so he hired artists to create dioramas that depicted scenes from Bethlehem and other places in the Bible, like the Garden of Eden.
The park was also home to a 56-foot steel cross that could be seen from miles away. You can check their website for more details or schedule a day trip with the whole family.
Seven Angels Theatre
Seven Angels Theatre is the only professional theater in Northwestern Connecticut. They are also recognized as one of the finest developing professional theaters nationwide.
They put on over 200 performances a year, and they’ve had over 40,000 people in attendance. They have previously premiered productions that were adapted for production in New York City such as Balancing Act and Nunsense II.
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Now that you know all about Waterbury, it’s time to visit. With so many things to do and see, this is the perfect time of year to take an adventure with your friends and family—and Waterbury is the perfect place to start.
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