National Historic Landmark · sloop · Essex, Connecticut

Christeen (oyster sloop)

United States historic place in Essex, Connecticut. Added to the National Register in 1991, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1991
Christine-bundled-up-for-winterOyster Bay The Christeen
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What it is

Wikipedia · Christeen

Christeen is the oldest oyster sloop in the United States and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressEssex Harbor, Essex, CT
CountyMiddlesex County
ListedDec 4, 1991
Reference number91002060
Type of placesloop, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Access not on record
AddressEssex Harbor, Essex, CT
Coordinates41.35095, -72.38400 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitSpringfield Armory National Historic Site · 53 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyHop Brook Lake Recreation Area 37 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 91002060. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.