Old Wethersfield Historic District | |
 Joseph Webb and Isaac Stevens Houses | |
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| Location | Bounded by Hartford, railroad tracks, I-91, and Rocky Hill,Wethersfield, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′32″N72°39′23″W / 41.70889°N 72.65639°W /41.70889; -72.65639 |
| Area | 1,300 acres (530 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Colonial, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000719[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 29, 1970 |
Old Wethersfield, also known asOld Wethersfield Historic District, and historically known asWatertown orPyquag, is a section of the town ofWethersfield, Connecticut, roughly bounded by the borders of the adjacent city ofHartford and town ofRocky Hill, railroad tracks, andI-91.[2] The site of the first permanent European-American settlement in the state ofConnecticut,[3] it was added to theNational Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The land for thiscolonial settlement was acquired from theMassachusetts Bay Colony. Wethersfield served as a transportation hub on theConnecticut River in the early years.
The Old Wethersfield Historic District was established under town statutes in 1962, "to preserve and protect the many architectural phases of a Connecticut River Community in continual growth from 1634 to the present."[4] Eight years later, in 1970, the Old Wethersfield Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The village includes 50 houses that were built before theAmerican Revolutionary War, plus about 250 additional houses built before the 20th century, about 100 of which were built earlier than theAmerican Civil War.[3]
The historic district listed on the National Register includes 1200 structures over 1,300 acres (5.3 km2).[1] Of these 100 date from colonial times. Many of the early frame and brick houses were built by sea captains around thetown green.[2]
There are threeNational Historic Landmarks in Old Wethersfield:
Another prominent historic building in the district is:
The district includes Wethersfield's green, which is "a slender diamond nearly a half-mile long".[2]: 2
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