Greenfield Hill Historic District
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The Greenfield Hill Historic District is a historic district
that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) in 1971.
It includes 27 contributing buildings over 175 acre (0.7082005 km²) in the neighborhood of Greenfield Hill, Connecticut.
It includes 38 principal houses or structures and 20 secondary structures, and a windmill. The district includes small streets around the Greenfield Hill Green but has a highly irregular shape extending south. It is drawn to include older, historic homes and to exclude newer, less-historic properties to the north of the green and around the listed area.
The district includes the Bronson Windmill
, which is separately NRHP-listed.
The district, along with Southport Historic District
and Fairfield Historic District
is somewhat governed by Fairfield's Historic District Commission.
Significant properties in the district include:
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 was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(NRHP) in 1971.
It includes 27 contributing buildings over 175 acre (0.7082005 km²) in the neighborhood of Greenfield Hill, Connecticut.
It includes 38 principal houses or structures and 20 secondary structures, and a windmill. The district includes small streets around the Greenfield Hill Green but has a highly irregular shape extending south. It is drawn to include older, historic homes and to exclude newer, less-historic properties to the north of the green and around the listed area.
The district includes the Bronson Windmill
Bronson Windmill
Bronson Windmill is an historic windmill at 3015 Bronson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut.The windmill was built in 1893-94 for Frederic Bronson and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.It is made of Georgia pine....
, which is separately NRHP-listed.
The district, along with Southport Historic District
Southport Historic District (Fairfield, Connecticut)
The Southport Historic District in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut is a area historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It preserves a portion of the modern neighborhood and former borough of Southport, Connecticut...
and Fairfield Historic District
Fairfield Historic District (Fairfield, Connecticut)
The Fairfield Historic District in Fairfield, Connecticut is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It includes 75 contributing buildings....
is somewhat governed by Fairfield's Historic District Commission.
Significant properties in the district include:
- Timothy Dwight Park, site of historic academy of Timothy DwightTimothy DwightTimothy Dwight may refer to:*Timothy Dwight College, a residential college at Yale University*Timothy Dwight IV , President of Yale University from 1795–1817*Timothy Dwight V , President of Yale University from 1886–1899...
- Old Cemetery on Bronson
- 1650 Meetinghouse Lane, originally a saltboxSaltboxA saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...
home from c. 1750 that was later remodeled extensively. Associated with Abraham BaldwinAbraham BaldwinAbraham Baldwin was an American politician, Patriot, and Founding Father from the U.S. state of Georgia. Baldwin was a Georgia representative in the Continental Congress and served in the United States House of Representatives and Senate after the adoption of the Constitution.-Minister:After...
and with Joel BarlowJoel BarlowJoel Barlow was an American poet, diplomat and politician. In his own time, Barlow was well-known for the epic Vision of Columbus. Modern readers may be more familiar with "The Hasty Pudding"... - Old Cemetery, on Bronson Road
- 105 Meetinghouse Lane, owned by Zalmon Bradley
- Greenfield Hill Congregational Church
- "Old Salt Box at 1081 Hillside", a saltboxSaltboxA saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...
structure that was a shop, a home, and in which the academy was started - 3244 Bronson Road
- 3171 Bronson Road, gambrelGambrelA gambrel is a usually-symmetrical two-sided roof with two slopes on each side. The upper slope is positioned at a shallow angle, while the lower slope is steep. This design provides the advantages of a sloped roof while maximizing headroom on the building's upper level...
-roofed - 2829 Bronson Road, which served during 1901-15 as clubhouse of Greenfield Hill Country Club, but which also is associated with agriculture shows, including one showing 52 oxen in 1906, that illustrated agricultural basis of the area
- 55 Meetinghouse Lane
- 3105 Bronson Road, the windmill
See also
- Greenfield Hill Grange No. 133Greenfield Hill Grange No. 133The Greenfield Hill Grange #133 is a Queen Anne style building in Fairfield, Connecticut. Built in 1897, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008....
, a separately NRHP-listed property also in Greenfield Hill