Litchfield Historic District

Roughly both sides of North and South Sts. between Gallows Lane and Prospect St., Litchfield, Connecticut. County/parish: Litchfield.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 24, 1968. NRIS 68000050.

15 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • 71001011
  • 78003456
  • See Also:66000879

From Wikipedia:

Litchfield Historic District

Litchfield Historic District, in Litchfield, Connecticut, is a National Historic Landmark District designated in 1968 as a notable and well-preserved example of a typical late 18th century New England village. As a National Historic Landmark, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is the core area of a larger NRHP-listed historic district that includes the entire borough of Litchfield and was designated a state historic district in 1959.

This residential district is anchored by the Litchfield meetinghouse (1829) and is predominantly Georgian with clapboarding, gables and hipped roofs.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132353648