Danbury in Western Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Meeker's Hardware
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 20, 2018
1. Meeker's Hardware Marker
Building Completed 1889
Originally four Stories
Fire 1896 — Stone Excavated 1976
1889
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.
Location. 41° 23.838′ N, 73° 27.096′ W. Marker is in Danbury in Western Region, Connecticut. It is on White Street near Lee Hartell Drive, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 White Street, Danbury CT 06810, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the Connecticut Shoreline and in Greater Bridgeport. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Welcome Back Home Uncle Sam (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); NYC Crane, GCT-1 (about 400 feet away); Boston & Maine ALCO 2-6-0 Mogul 1455 (about 400 feet away); Old Danbury Station (about 500 feet away); Hitchcock Picnic Area (about 500 feet away); Wilton Semaphore (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Hitchcock Picnic Area (about 500 feet away); CV Flatcar (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Danbury.
Regarding Meeker's Hardware.
Meeker's Hardware is the only hardware store on the National Register of Historic Places. The hardware store closed in 2013. The building, still owned
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Also see . . . Meeker's Hardware on Wikipedia. (Submitted on July 21, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 20, 2018
2. Meeker's Hardware Markers
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 20, 2018
3. Meeker's Hardware Store
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 20, 2018
4. Meeker's Hardware Store
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 4, 2023
5. The National Register of Historic Places plaque for the building
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 560 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 5. submitted on August 7, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
