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History · Coventry Lake

12% of Coventry Lake’s homes were built before 1940

2 places in town are on the National Register.

2on the National Register
12%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Coventry Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Coventry Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Coventry Lake’s homes were built before 1953.
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The story so far

Coventry Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Coventry Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Coventry Lake is a village and census-designated place in the town of Coventry in Tolland County, United States. As of the 2020 census, Coventry Lake had a population of 2,823. The CDP includes the residential areas around Wangumbaug Lake.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 2,990 to 2,823 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

2 historic places in Coventry Lake

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Coventry Lake

Nobody well known was born in Coventry Lake itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Dana WhiteAmerican businessman and president of UFC · b. 1969
Chris DoddAmerican lawyer and politician · b. 1944
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Candace BushnellAmerican author · b. 1958
Laura IngrahamAmerican radio and television host · b. 1963
John TrumbullAmerican artist · b. 1756
William HoytAmerican pole vaulter · b. 1875
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

South Coventry2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →