West Hartford's
most famous resident was Noah Webster, author of the first American dictionary.
In 1783, he penned his first textbook, "A Grammatical Institute of the English Language,"
nicknamed the "Blue-backed Speller" because of its blue cover. For a century, the
Blue-backed Speller taught countless children to read, spell and properly pronounce
words.
"Noah Webster stitched the fabric of our American national identity together - not
with laws or guns or roads - but with words."
- The Noah Webster House, West Hartford, CT
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A major benefit to the residents of West Hartford are the improvements to West
Hartford’s infrastructure.
• The Noah Webster Public Library has been renovated and expanded by 12,810 square
feet and includes:
1. A doubling of the children’s services space
2. A larger reference room with a 50% increase in computers for public use
3. A computer training room
4. An improved Webster Hall for public meetings and performances
5. A new book-browsing area
6. A new room for the local history collection
7. An improved entrance on South Main St. and a new entrance off the public square
8. A 2,900 sq. ft. area, adjacent to the library, owned by the Town and leased as
commercial space
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• The Town Hall has been refurbished with the Board of Education’s operations being
relocated from the present 28 South Main St. location to the Town Hall, for more
efficient, cost-effective government.
• Two new, town-owned customer-friendly and well-lit parking garages have been built
to serve the area.
• New infrastructure has been incorporated including a public plaza, underground
utilities, improved roadways and lighting.
• New open green space will be added with the establishment of a 3-acre park on a currently
unsightly property in West Hartford Center.
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