The Colchester Village Historic District encompasses most of the historic village center of Colchester, Connecticut. It is located at the junction of Route 16, Route 85, and Norwich Avenue (old Route 2). Roughly, the district extends to the northwest along Broadway Street (Route 85) as far as Jaffe Terrace; east along Norwich Avenue to just short of Pleasant Street; south along South Main Street to just north of Hall Hill Road; west along Linwood Avenue (Route 16) to just east of Kmick Lane. The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1994.[1]
The Colchester Town Green is located at the center of the district. Several commercial, residential and civic buildings mostly from the 19th century, surround the green, with the Colchester Federated Church in the Greek Revival style and the Bacon Academy (built in 1803 and separately listed on the NRHP) being the dominant structures. The Hayward House (built in 1767 and separately listed on the NRHP) is located on Hayward Avenue across the street from the green and is now being used as a bed and breakfast. Wheeler Block, the original town hall and also listed separately on the NRHP, is located across the green to the south on Norwich Avenue.[2]
Colchester was incorporated in 1698 and was at first a dispersed agricultural community. The village center formed around the town's first colonial meeting house and burying ground, with the area's economic importance later cemented by its location as a crossroads of several early 19th century turnpikes. Bacon Academy was founded in 1803 as the region's first secondary school, and the town was home to the first Masonic lodge in the region (founded 1782). In the second half of the 19th century, the village benefited from the rise of small industries, prompting the construction of a number of commercial buildings, including the fine Second Empire Wheeler Block.[2]
^ ab"NRHP nomination for Colchester Village Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
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Media related to Colchester Village Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
Clouette, Bruce; Cronin, Maura (December 3, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Colchester Village Historic District". National Park Service. and accompanying 15 photos
January 01, 1970
colchester, village, historic, district, encompasses, most, historic, village, center, colchester, connecticut, located, junction, route, route, norwich, avenue, route, roughly, district, extends, northwest, along, broadway, street, route, jaffe, terrace, east. The Colchester Village Historic District encompasses most of the historic village center of Colchester Connecticut It is located at the junction of Route 16 Route 85 and Norwich Avenue old Route 2 Roughly the district extends to the northwest along Broadway Street Route 85 as far as Jaffe Terrace east along Norwich Avenue to just short of Pleasant Street south along South Main Street to just north of Hall Hill Road west along Linwood Avenue Route 16 to just east of Kmick Lane The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places NRHP in 1994 1 Colchester Village Historic DistrictU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S Historic districtA sign in front of the Cragin library signals the start of the historic districtLocationRoughly along Broadway Hayward Linwood and Norwich Aves Cragin Ct Pierce Ln Stebbins Rd Main and S Main Sts Colchester ConnecticutCoordinates41 34 28 N 72 19 54 W 41 57444 N 72 33167 W 41 57444 72 33167Area75 acres 30 ha ArchitectMultipleArchitectural styleGreek Revival Federal ColonialNRHP reference No 94000254 1 Added to NRHPApril 4 1994 Civil War monument on the Green 1875 Colchester Federated Church 60 Main StHayward Fire Co MuseumA home on Hayward Avenue The Colchester Town Green is located at the center of the district Several commercial residential and civic buildings mostly from the 19th century surround the green with the Colchester Federated Church in the Greek Revival style and the Bacon Academy built in 1803 and separately listed on the NRHP being the dominant structures The Hayward House built in 1767 and separately listed on the NRHP is located on Hayward Avenue across the street from the green and is now being used as a bed and breakfast Wheeler Block the original town hall and also listed separately on the NRHP is located across the green to the south on Norwich Avenue 2 Colchester was incorporated in 1698 and was at first a dispersed agricultural community The village center formed around the town s first colonial meeting house and burying ground with the area s economic importance later cemented by its location as a crossroads of several early 19th century turnpikes Bacon Academy was founded in 1803 as the region s first secondary school and the town was home to the first Masonic lodge in the region founded 1782 In the second half of the 19th century the village benefited from the rise of small industries prompting the construction of a number of commercial buildings including the fine Second Empire Wheeler Block 2 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in New London County ConnecticutReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 a b NRHP nomination for Colchester Village Historic District National Park Service Retrieved January 23 2015 External links edit nbsp Media related to Colchester Village Historic District at Wikimedia Commons Clouette Bruce Cronin Maura December 3 1993 National Register of Historic Places Registration Colchester Village Historic District National Park Service and accompanying 15 photos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Colchester Village Historic District amp oldid 1168957937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
