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Heublein Tower | Simsbury, CT

Designated as one of the "National Register of Historic Places in Hartford County, Connecticut"**

 

According to Connecticut's DEEP, this was built as a summer home in 1914 by Gilbert Heublein. He is a food and beverage magnate, most notably known for A1 Steak Sauce and Smirnoff Vodka.

 

Some of the famous people that have been guests at the tower are General Dwight Eisenhower when the Republican Party asked him to run for president. This same party was also attended by Prescott Bush, father of George H. W. Bush. Ronald Reagan also visited the tower in the 1950s while he was president of the Screen Actors Guild.

 

Sources:

1) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Place...

 

2) www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2716&q=325272&deep...

 

3) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heublein_Tower

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