Roughly along Cedar, School, Fountain, Happy, and John Sts., Norwich, Connecticut. County/parish: New London.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 19, 1999. NRIS 99000431.
74 contributing buildings. 1 contributing site.
The Jail Hill Historic District encompasses a 19th-century working-class residential district in Norwich, Connecticut. Located on a steep hill overlooking downtown Norwich, it was populated first by African Americans, and then by Irish immigrants. Some early African-American residents played significant roles in bringing expanded rights and education to others. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1999.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132355784