Newtown Borough Historic District
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The Newtown Borough Historic District is a 100 acres (40.5 ha)historic district
in the borough of Newtown
within the town of Newtown
in Fairfield County, Connecticut
. There is a local historic district, and an overlapping district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1996.
The National Register district includes just a small part of the current borough, but about half of the original borough as it was first incorporated in 1824.
The local historic district was smaller, but the Ram's Pasture and another property were added in 2009. The district has a governance structure.
The district was designated as a historic district
on the National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP) in 1996. The district area has buildings dating back from 1780. The district includes the separately NRHP-listed Glover House
and Caleb Baldwin Tavern
.
In 1996, the district included 225 contributing buildings, 2 other contributing structures, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects.
The one contributing site in the district is the "Ram's Pasture", a meadow that was common land.
Significant properties in the district include:
In 2003, citizen protests and a petition of 700 residents led to re-siting of a planned communications tower so that it would not be visible from the 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...
in the borough of Newtown
Newtown (borough), Connecticut
Newtown is a borough in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, within the town of Newtown. The population was 1,941 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
within the town of Newtown
Newtown, Connecticut
Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...
in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The county population is 916,829 according to the 2010 Census. There are currently 1,465 people per square mile in the county. It is the most populous county in the State of Connecticut and contains...
. There is a local historic district, and an overlapping district 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 1996.
The National Register district includes just a small part of the current borough, but about half of the original borough as it was first incorporated in 1824.
The local historic district was smaller, but the Ram's Pasture and another property were added in 2009. The district has a governance structure.
The district was designated as 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...
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...
(NRHP) in 1996. The district area has buildings dating back from 1780. The district includes the separately NRHP-listed Glover House
Glover House (Newtown, Connecticut)
The Glover House, also known as Budd House, is a house in Newtown, Connecticut that was built in 1869. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982....
and Caleb Baldwin Tavern
Caleb Baldwin Tavern
The Caleb Baldwin Tavern is part of the Newtown Borough Historic District, located in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. Built c. 1763, the two-and-a-half-story house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 2002...
.
In 1996, the district included 225 contributing buildings, 2 other contributing structures, 1 contributing site, and 2 contributing objects.
The one contributing site in the district is the "Ram's Pasture", a meadow that was common land.
Significant properties in the district include:
- Glover HouseGlover House (Newtown, Connecticut)The Glover House, also known as Budd House, is a house in Newtown, Connecticut that was built in 1869. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982....
- Caleb Baldwin TavernCaleb Baldwin TavernThe Caleb Baldwin Tavern is part of the Newtown Borough Historic District, located in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. Built c. 1763, the two-and-a-half-story house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 2002...
: The Baldwin Tavern is along the march route taken by French commander RochambeauJean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de RochambeauMarshal of France Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau was a French nobleman and general who participated in the American Revolutionary War as the commander-in-chief of the French Expeditionary Force which came to help the American Continental Army...
's troops in 1781 en route to Yorktown, Virginia and/or in 1782 during their return. It was built c. 1763 and is a two-and-a-half-story house. It housed some of the army's officers in June 1781, en route to the Siege of YorktownSiege of YorktownThe Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, or Surrender of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by a combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis...
. It also an example of traditional 18th-century New EnglandNew EnglandNew England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
architecture, and retains some details from that time period. - 17 Main Street, home of Arthur J. Smith, publisher of the Newtown Bee newspaper which began in 1877 (see accompanying photo #9)
- Liberty Pole/Flagpole
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument
- Edmond Town Hall
- Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, a museum of the Newtown Historical Society (see photo #1, left)
- Gen. Daniel Baldwin House, 38 Main Street, a formal Georgian styleGeorgian architectureGeorgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1720 and 1840. It is eponymous for the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I of Great Britain, George II of Great Britain, George III of the United...
building that contrasts to most of the other architecture (see photo #4) - Cyrenius H. Booth Library
In 2003, citizen protests and a petition of 700 residents led to re-siting of a planned communications tower so that it would not be visible from the historic district.
See also
- March Route of Rochambeau's army
- List of historic sites preserved along Rochambeau's route
External links
- Newtown Historical Society, including photo of Matthew Curtiss House
- The Newtown Bee, community newspaper founded in 1877