The Cheshire Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Cheshire, Connecticut. Centered on the junction of Main Street and Academy Road, the district's architecture is reflective of the town's development over two centuries, and includes many of its civic buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
The town of Cheshire was settled in 1694 by colonists from adjacent Wallingford, which it remained a part of until incorporating separately in 1780. The town center arose around the location of the first meeting house, where the First Congregational Church (built 1826) now stands. It was a predominantly agricultural community, with the only industry consisting of saw and grist mills serving local needs. It briefly benefited in the mid-19th century from the mining of copper and barite, a time at which it also saw expansion of industry occasioned by improved transportation. In the 20th century it was transformed into a suburban bedroom community.[2]
The historic district is roughly linear in shape, anchored by a stretch of Main Street between Horton Avenue and Cornwall Avenue, and also extending for a distance along Wallingford Road. It covers about 35 acres (14 ha), and is predominantly residential, with a significant concentration of houses built before 1850. Most of these are wood-frame structures, either 1-1/2 or 2+1⁄2 stories in height, with gabled roofs. In addition to the First Congregational Church, there are two other churches in the district, as well as the 1867 town hall, an unusually late example of Greek Revival architecture. On South Main Street is a well-preserved late 18th-century commercial building.[2]
Panorama of Cheshire Historic District. Left to right: Town Hall, Congregational Church, Historical Society, and Civil War memorial.
^ ab"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cheshire Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved July 16, 2018. With accompanying pictures
January 01, 1970
cheshire, historic, district, encompasses, historic, town, center, cheshire, connecticut, centered, junction, main, street, academy, road, district, architecture, reflective, town, development, over, centuries, includes, many, civic, buildings, listed, nationa. The Cheshire Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Cheshire Connecticut Centered on the junction of Main Street and Academy Road the district s architecture is reflective of the town s development over two centuries and includes many of its civic buildings It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 1 Cheshire Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of ConnecticutShow map of the United StatesLocationRoughly bounded by Main St Highland Ave Wallingford Rd S Main Cornwall and Spring Sts Cheshire ConnecticutCoordinates41 29 50 N 72 54 15 W 41 49722 N 72 90417 W 41 49722 72 90417Area35 acres 14 ha Built1720 1720 ArchitectHoadley David Et al Architectural styleColonial Revival Late Victorian Colonial Cape GeorgianNRHP reference No 86002793 1 Added to NRHPAugust 29 1986Description and history editThe town of Cheshire was settled in 1694 by colonists from adjacent Wallingford which it remained a part of until incorporating separately in 1780 The town center arose around the location of the first meeting house where the First Congregational Church built 1826 now stands It was a predominantly agricultural community with the only industry consisting of saw and grist mills serving local needs It briefly benefited in the mid 19th century from the mining of copper and barite a time at which it also saw expansion of industry occasioned by improved transportation In the 20th century it was transformed into a suburban bedroom community 2 The historic district is roughly linear in shape anchored by a stretch of Main Street between Horton Avenue and Cornwall Avenue and also extending for a distance along Wallingford Road It covers about 35 acres 14 ha and is predominantly residential with a significant concentration of houses built before 1850 Most of these are wood frame structures either 1 1 2 or 2 1 2 stories in height with gabled roofs In addition to the First Congregational Church there are two other churches in the district as well as the 1867 town hall an unusually late example of Greek Revival architecture On South Main Street is a well preserved late 18th century commercial building 2 nbsp Panorama of Cheshire Historic District Left to right Town Hall Congregational Church Historical Society and Civil War memorial See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County ConnecticutReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service November 2 2013 a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Cheshire Historic District National Park Service Retrieved July 16 2018 With accompanying pictures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheshire Historic District amp oldid 1175293348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
