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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Hampton Inn Springfield South Enfield

26.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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RM553 total

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10 Jan - 11 Jan 2026

Cambria Hotel Manchester South Windsor

10.9 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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RM586 total

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2 Jan - 3 Jan 2026

Best Western Plus New England Inn & Suites

19.7 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

John

RM408 total

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2 Jan - 3 Jan 2026

Holiday Inn Express Southington by IHG

21.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Michael

RM384 total

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2 Jan - 3 Jan 2026

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Hartford - Bradley Airport

18.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Carol

RM398 total

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

Comfort Inn East Windsor - Springfield

20.3 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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RM401 total

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8 Jan - 9 Jan 2026

Springhill Suites Marriott Airport

19.5 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

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RM502 total

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25 Dec - 26 Dec

Days Inn by Wyndham Southington

22 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Lisa

RM375 total

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22 Dec - 23 Dec

Candlewood Suites Windsor Locks Bradley Arpt by IHG

19.1 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Deanne

RM352 total

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23 Dec - 24 Dec

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Hartford South – Rocky Hill

8.7 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Louella

RM371 total

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4 Jan - 5 Jan 2026

Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/East Hartford

1.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Richard

RM457 total

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2 Jan - 3 Jan 2026

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Springfield Enfield

30.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Karen

RM567 total

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

Best Western Manchester

14.4 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Charles

RM412 total

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

Holiday Inn Express Hartford South - Rocky Hill by IHG

8.7 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

NAVRAJ

RM436 total

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3 Jan - 4 Jan 2026

Holiday Inn Cheshire - Southington by IHG

29.5 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Addyson

RM464 total

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4 Jan - 5 Jan 2026

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The Capitol Hotel

Downtown Hartford, 1.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

David

RM376 total

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

Springhill Suites by Marriott Hartford Cromwell

17.2 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Christine

RM567 total

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

Days Inn by Wyndham Windsor Locks / Bradley Intl Airport

19.1 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Robert

RM295 total

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23 Dec - 24 Dec

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DoubleTree by Hilton Hartford - Bradley Airport

18.1 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

Linda

RM538 total

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28 Dec - 29 Dec

Comfort Inn & Suites Meriden East

26.8 km from Sheldon-Charter Oak

DAVIDA

RM391 total

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4 Jan - 5 Jan 2026

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Downtown Hartford

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Barry Square

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Frog Hollow

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Asylum Hill

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South Meadows

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Holiday Inn Express Southington by IHG

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The Capitol Hotel

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What is there to do around this Hartford neighbourhood?

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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Days Inn by Wyndham Windsor Locks / Bradley Intl Airport

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