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Guilford Historic Town Center

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1058: 90: 919: 73: 115: 326:. The town green, whose shape is virtually unaltered since it was laid out in 1639, is lined with commercial, civic, and religious buildings that span the centuries in age. The current Congregational church, located at the north end of the green, dates to 1829. The town hall is on the east side of the common; it was built in the late 19th century, but was much altered in the 1940s, and no longer carries its historical 930: 122: 97: 298:
in 1639, after purchasing the land from Native Americans. The town green was laid out at that time, and the town developed an economy that was largely based on agriculture and fishing until the mid-20th century. It experienced a brief shipbuilding boom in the late 18th and early 19th century, but saw
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relatively little industrial activity, and is now a largely suburban residential community. The town center exhibits an architectural diversity that is reflective of 300 years of relatively gradual development, and has only been significantly encroached upon by the modern alignment of
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The historic district encompasses an area of about four square miles. Portions of this area near the eastern and western boundaries (East Creek and the West River, respectively) are still lined with
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services were held prior to construction of the first
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The town of Guilford was settled by Englishmen of the
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Guilford Center, Connecticut
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Guilford Historic Town Center is located in Connecticut
Guilford Historic Town Center is located in the United States
I-95
Long Island Sound
Guilford, Connecticut
41°16′49″N 72°40′37″W / 41.28028°N 72.67694°W / 41.28028; -72.67694
76001988
historic district
Guilford
Connecticut
Interstate 95
Long Island Sound
National Register of Historic Places
census-designated place
2010 census
Connecticut Colony
U.S. Route 1
Northeast Corridor
salt marshes
Henry Whitfield House
Congregationalist
colonial meeting house
Romanesque
National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

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