The Ridgefield Center Historic District is part of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 24,638 at the 2010 census. The town center, which was formerly a borough, is defined by the U.S...

. It was listed on the 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...

 in 1984.

The district is an irregularly shaped area that is roughly bounded by Pound St., Fairview Ave., Prospect, Ridge, and Whipstick Rds. In 1984 it included 241 contributing buildings and one other contributing structure, over a 395 acres (159.9 ha) area.

Two properties, the Phineas Chapman Lounsbury House

Phineas Chapman Lounsbury House

The Phineas Chapman Lounsbury House, also known as Grovelawn and as the Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center, is a Classical Revival-style building that was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975....

 and the Keeler Tavern

Keeler Tavern

The Keeler Tavern is an 18th-century historical building in Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States. The property served as summer home to architect Cass Gilbert, who purchased it in 1907 and designed additions to the building as well as a garden....

 (purchased and renovated by architect Cass Gilbert

Cass Gilbert

- Historical impact :Gilbert is considered a skyscraper pioneer; when designing the Woolworth Building he moved into unproven ground — though he certainly was aware of the ground-breaking work done by Chicago architects on skyscrapers and once discussed merging firms with the legendary Daniel...

), were already separately listed in the National Register.

Significant properties include:

• the Reverend Thomas Hawley House, c.1715
• the Nathan Scott House, at 5 Catoonah Street, which was moved there in 1922
• the former Episcopal Rectory, from 1790, which was moved to 23 Catoonah Street
• the Benedict House, c. 1790
• E. P. Dutton House
• Elizabeth W. Morris Memorial Building, which at NRHP listing was home of the Ridgefield Library and Historical Association
• Maynard House, at 2 Peaceable Street, a c.1900 Neo-Georgian building locally believed to be designed by McKim, Meade & White
• 14 Barry Avenue, c. 1740, a Colonial house with early 20th-centerury Colonial Revival additions

External links

• Reverend Thomas Hawley House, Main Street & Branchville Road, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, CT: 2 photos, 9 drawings, and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey