How to take this self-guided tour
To take the audio tour, walk through Historic Downtown Torrington and use the QR (quick response) code reader on your smart phone to access the audio recordings for each historic building. The QR codes are located on 8 x 10 inch signs attached to each building on the tour or on sign posts near the sidewalk in front of featured sites.
If you do not have a code reader app on your smart phone you can go directly to the audio tour website for a list of featured sites. Touch the building name to open the page for that building. Press the play arrow to begin the audio.
Although the tour can be started at any of the 21 features attractions, it has been designed to begin with the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum at 192 Main Street where free parking is available.
The audio tour is a partial loop of about ½ mile.
If you do not have a code reader app on your smart phone you can go directly to the audio tour website for a list of featured sites. Touch the building name to open the page for that building. Press the play arrow to begin the audio.
Although the tour can be started at any of the 21 features attractions, it has been designed to begin with the Hotchkiss-Fyler House Museum at 192 Main Street where free parking is available.
The audio tour is a partial loop of about ½ mile.
- The Tour starts with the Hotchkiss- Fyler House Museum at 192 Main Street and progresses down Main Street to Center Square also known as the Five Points Intersection.
- The tour makes a short side trip up East Main Street as far as the Venetian Restaurant
- Doubling back to the center, the tour crosses the Naugatuck River on Center Bridge and continues with Coe Memorial Park and the Torrington Library.
- The tour re-crosses Center Bridge and goes up Water Street turning right onto Prospect Street where it ends at the Allen G. Brady House located at 258 Prospect St.