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Woodbury Historic District No. 1

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The historic town center stretches for about two miles along Main Street, with branching elements along some of the side streets. Its northernmost extent is Flanders Road, and its southern end is at Old Sherman Hill Road. In an area of more than 200 acres (81 ha), there are 161 historically
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people. The early settlement was made along a long-standing Native American trail, now roughly followed by Main Street. It was incorporated in 1674, and was the mother town for several surrounding communities, achieving its present municipal bounds by 1807. It was a prosperous agricultural
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significant buildings. About half were built before 1830, including thirteen that were built before 1740. The oldest buildings, houses and barns, date to the 1680s. The
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community in the 18th and early 19th century, the period to which much of the town center's architecture dates.
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The town of Woodbury was settled by colonists in 1673, having purchased its land from the
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Both sides of Main St. (U.S. 6) for 2 mi., radiating rds.,
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Woodbury Historic District No. 1 is located in Connecticut
Woodbury Historic District No. 1 is located in the United States
Woodbury, Connecticut
41°32′39″N 73°12′31″W / 41.54417°N 73.20861°W / 41.54417; -73.20861
71000908
Woodbury, Connecticut
United States Route 6
National Register of Historic Places
Potatuck
Glebe House
Episcopal Church
Woodbury Historic District No. 2
National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut


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