Wilton Center Historic District

Wilton Center Historic District

Wilton Town Hall in 1937
Location Roughly, area around jct. of Lovers Ln. and Belden Hill and Ridgefield Rds., Wilton, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°11′43″N 73°26′20″W / 41.19528°N 73.43889°W / 41.19528; -73.43889Coordinates: 41°11′43″N 73°26′20″W / 41.19528°N 73.43889°W / 41.19528; -73.43889
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Colonial, Federal
NRHP Reference # 92001003[1]
Added to NRHP August 19, 1992

The Wilton Center Historic District in the town center area of Wilton, Connecticut, was established as a town historic district in 1970[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

Wilton's town center was formed in 1726 when the first meetinghouse was built. That meetinghouse was replaced with a new building in 1738, and finally in 1790 by a third church, the current Congregational Church at 70 Ridgefield Road. That church is the oldest church building in Fairfield County[3] and a central element of the historic district.

The historic district includes examples of Colonial Revival, Colonial, and Federal styles of architecture.[1] In addition to the Congregational Church, some of the specific buildings located in the historic district are:[2]

The district includes the Wilton Academy. The shape of the district is very irregular.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Wilton Historic Districts and Historic Properties". Town of Wilton, Connecticut. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  3. ↑ The Town of Wilton... preserving its past for the future, Town of Wilton website, accessed 2009-06-27
  4. ↑ Matthew Roth and Bruce Clouette (March 4, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wilton Center Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 16 photos, from 1992 (captions appear on pages 20 and 18 of text document)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.