Fairfield Historic District (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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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.
This is the old town center of Fairfield, roughly along Old Post Road between U.S. Route 1 and Turney Road. The area contains Fairfield's town hall, public library, and houses dating from the late 18th century.
The district, along with Greenfield Hill Historic District
and Southport Historic District, is monitored by the Historic District Commission of Fairfield.
The most significant elements of the historic district include:
Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield is a town located in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is bordered by the towns of Bridgeport, Trumbull, Easton, Redding and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404...
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 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 1971. It includes 75 contributing buildings.
This is the old town center of Fairfield, roughly along Old Post Road between U.S. Route 1 and Turney Road. The area contains Fairfield's town hall, public library, and houses dating from the late 18th century.
The district, along with Greenfield Hill Historic District
Greenfield Hill Historic District
The Greenfield Hill Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1971.It includes 27 contributing buildings over in the neighborhood of Greenfield Hill, Connecticut....
and Southport Historic District, is monitored by the Historic District Commission of Fairfield.
The most significant elements of the historic district include:
- the town green
- the town hall
- the Rising Sun Tavern, No. 1 Town Hall Green, built 1783
- Silliman House, 543 Old Post Road, from 1791
- the Fairfield Academy, now known as Old Academy, which was moved
- 249 Beach Road, which reportedly survived the British burning by a servant dowsing the flames (see photo page 15 of accompanying photos)
- 303 Beach Road,
- 349 Beach Road, a saltbox house from before 1750
- Burr Mansion, 739 Old Post Road, and
- 752 Old Post Road.