Bolton Green Historic District is a historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 that includes the town green, Bolton Green, of the town

New England town

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 of Bolton, Connecticut

Bolton, Connecticut

Bolton is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 5,017 at the 2000 census. Bolton was incorporated in October 1720 and is governed by town meeting.-History:...

. The green and the surrounding buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 2001. The district encompasses 9 buildings, 1 site, 4 structures, and 2 objects that contribute to the historical significance of the area. The district extends east about 500 yard from the green along Bolton Center Road. The oldest existing buildings around the Green are the former tavern

Tavern

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 and the Bolton General Store. The most prominent building around the Green is the Bolton Congregational Church, a Greek Revival

Greek Revival architecture

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 structure built in 1818 with a truncated box-spire. Other structures around the green are a house facing the green on the east side built in the 1840s, and a new ranch house that was built on the former site of an 1870s house that was destroyed by fire. Other properties in the district includes the Brick Tavern, the site of Bolton's first post office, the town hall, the Tuthill residence, and the Bolton Heritage Farm.
The green itself is triangular in shape and is located at the junction of Bolton Center Road and Hebron Road. The Green is an open, well-kept grassy area defined by the roads and trees. The green contains two war memorials commemorating World War I

World War I

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 and World War II

World War II

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; and Korea

Korean War

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 and Vietnam

Vietnam War

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 combined, flanking a flagpole. Bolton Green continues to be used as an open space maintained for public use and town commemorative functions.

The Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

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National Historic Trail passes through the Bolton Green historic district.