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Dudleytown Historic District

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and as far south as Tanner Marsh Road. Land usage is now predominantly either residential suburban or land conservation, although some agricultural uses continue. Most of the buildings in the district are residences, with a number of residential and agricultural outbuildings. The only major non-residential building is a district schoolhouse built in 1835. There is a fair amount (over 100 acres) of open marshland, some of which was historically used for grazing and growing salt hay. Artifacts such as stone walls, related to the control of tides during harvest time, are found in these areas.
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residents often engaged in other trades, such as blacksmithing or coopering. In the late 19th century, immigrants began to purchase some of the land, as branches of the Dudley family died out, mirroring a trend in other rural parts of Connecticut. In the 1930s, the Great Depression prompted further sales, which primarily went to wealthy city residents seeking summer country homes. In the mid-20th century the area became a suburban area connecting residents to city jobs via the
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The Dudleytown Historic District covers a rural landscape of 490 acres (200 ha), roughly bisected by the East River 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Guilford Center. The principal roadway through the district is Clapboard Hill Road, with properties also included as far north as Duck Hill Road
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This area was originally the property of William Dudley, one of the original English settlers of the town of Guilford in 1639. Dudley's descendants owned all of the land in the area until the 1860s, and continue to control much of its land. Its early uses were generally agricultural, although
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Roughly, Clapboard Hill Rd. from Tanner Marsh Rd. to Murray Ln., East River Rd. SE to Trailwood Dr., and Duck Hole Rd.,
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Dudleytown Historic District is located in Connecticut
Dudleytown Historic District is located in the United States
Guilford, Connecticut
41°17′58″N 72°39′29″W / 41.29944°N 72.65806°W / 41.29944; -72.65806
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historic district
Guilford, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places
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