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Colchester Village Historic District

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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
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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
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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.
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Colchester was incorporated in 1698 and was at first a dispersed agricultural community. The village center formed around the town's first
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Roughly, along Broadway, Hayward, Linwood and Norwich Aves., Cragin Ct., Pierce Ln., Stebbins Rd., Main and S. Main Sts.,
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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A sign in front of the Cragin library signals the start of the historic district
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National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut
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National Register of Historic Places in New London County, Connecticut
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Colchester, Connecticut
41°34′28″N 72°19′54″W / 41.57444°N 72.33167°W / 41.57444; -72.33167
94000254
Colchester, Connecticut
Route 16
Route 85
Route 2
historic district
National Register of Historic Places




Bacon Academy
Hayward House
Wheeler Block
colonial meeting house
National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service


"NRHP nomination for Colchester Village Historic District"

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