Torrington, Connecticut Hotels

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Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest micropolitan area in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 35,202, but a July 1, 2004 estimate put the city's population at 36,248.

Torrington is a former mill town, as are most other towns along the Naugatuck River Valley. It is currently competing with the neighboring city of Winsted to recreate a pleasant Main Street environment. Downtown Torrington is home to the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, which trains world-class ballet dancers and whose Company performs in the Warner Theatre, a 1,700 seat auditorium restored in 2002 to its original 1931 glory. The theater, while originally built as a cinema by the Warner Brothers film studio, has been reborn as a performing arts venue and arts instruction organization, and will serve as a cornerstone of the city's downtown revitalization project.

On the National Register of Historic Places:

Downtown Torrington Historic District — Roughly bounded by Church and Alvord Sts., Center Cemetery, Willow St., E. Main St., Litchfield St., and Prospect St. (added 1988)
Fyler-Hotchkiss Estate — 192 Main St. (added March 12, 1987)
Gillette's Grist Mill — E of Torrington on Maple Hollow Rd. (added September 29, 1977)
James Alldis House — 355 Prospect St. (added May 29, 1982)
Migeon Avenue Historic District — Roughly along Migeon Ave. and parts of Forest St. (added October 6, 2002)
Paugnut Forest Administration Building — 385 Burr Mountain Rd. (added October 5, 1986)
Skee's Diner — 589 Main St. (added October 6, 2002)
South School — 362 S. Main St. (added April 27, 1986)
Torringford Street Historic District — Torringford St. from Main St. N to W. Hill Rd. (added August 31, 1991)
Torrington Fire Department Headquarters — 117 Water St. (added 1987)
Villa Friuli — 58 High St. (added May 11, 1991)
Warner Theatre — 68-82 Main St. (added March 16, 1984)
Warrenton Woolen Mill — 839 Main St. (added March 12, 1987)
Water Street Historic District — Roughly along Water St., from Church St. to Prospect St. (added February 15, 2003).

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