Mansfield Center Historic District
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Mansfield Center Historic District is a 200 acres (80.9 ha) historic district
in Mansfield, Connecticut
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1972.
It includes the Eleazar Williams House which is separately NRHP-listed.
It was built or has other significance in c. 1694, 1740, and 1836.
It was designed and/or built by Edwin Fitch
and multiple others.
It includes Colonial, Greek Revival
, and Federal
architecture.
When listed, the district included 21 contributing buildings and seven non-contributing buildings.
The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.
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...
in Mansfield, Connecticut
Mansfield, Connecticut
Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,720 at the 2000 census.Mansfield was incorporated in October 1702 from the Town of Windham, in Hartford County. When Windham County was formed on 12 May 1726, Mansfield then became part of that county...
that 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 1972.
It includes the Eleazar Williams House which is separately NRHP-listed.
It was built or has other significance in c. 1694, 1740, and 1836.
It was designed and/or built by Edwin Fitch
Edwin Fitch
Edwin Fitch was an architect and builder in Connecticut.He designed and/or built:*one or more buildings or structures in Gurleyville Historic District, N of Mansfield Center off CT 195 at jct...
and multiple others.
It includes Colonial, Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
, and Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
architecture.
When listed, the district included 21 contributing buildings and seven non-contributing buildings.
The listing is described in its NRHP nomination document.