The Clinton Village Historic District in Clinton, Connecticut

Clinton, Connecticut

Clinton is a town located on Long Island Sound in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,094 at the 2000 census. The town center along the shore line was listed as a census-designated place by the U.S...

 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 is 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...

 since 1994. It is roughly linear and extends along East Main Street (Route 1) from the Indian River in the west to Old Post Road (Route 145) in the east. The district comproses 154 buildings, objects, sites, and structures that contribute to the historical and architectural significance of the area.

The district includes the Liberty Green Historic District

Liberty Green Historic District

Liberty Green Historic District is a local historic district in the town of Clinton, Connecticut, and Liberty Green is a triangular town green within it.-Description:...

, a park-like triangle between Liberty Street and East Main Street, which includes a park green

Village green

A village green is a common open area which is a part of a settlement. Traditionally, such an area was often common grass land at the centre of a small agricultural settlement, used for grazing and sometimes for community events...

, and 18th century houses.

Historic buildings

Some of the historic buildings and structures located in the district are:

• Clinton Volunteer Fire Department (1931)
• The Academy, now used by the Clinton Parks and Recreation Department (1801)
• Town Hall
• First Church of Christ (1837)
• Abraham Pierson
  Abraham Pierson
  Reverend Abraham Pierson was the first rector, from 1701 to 1707, and one of the founders of the Collegiate School — which later became Yale University. He was born in Southampton, Long Island, where his father, the Rev. Abraham Pierson , was the pastor of the Puritan church...
  
  Monument