Preston City, Connecticut
Preston City Historic District | |
.jpg) Old Church in 1940 | |
| Location | Amos and Old Shetucket Rds., Northwest Corner Rd., and CT 164, Preston, Connecticut |
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| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000452[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 1987 |
Preston City is a village and the original town center of the town of Preston, Connecticut. Preston City Historic District is a historic district covering the central part of the village around the junction of Old Northwest Road and Route 164 that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historically, Preston City was one of three distinct settlements in the town, the others being Poquetanuck and Long Society. The first Congregational church in Preston City was founded in 1698.[2]
The historic district was listed on the National Register in 1987. It includes 24 contributing buildings, one other contributing structure, another contributing site, and three contributing objects. It includes representation of Greek Revival, Georgian, and Federal architectural styles.[1]
Historic district properties
Contributing properties in the district include a church, a library, a blacksmith shop, a former tavern, and a poorhouse, as well as houses and some barns. All buildings are of wood-frame construction.
The Preston City Baptist Church was built in 1812. The building was turned to a different orientation, and its "three-stage steeple and bell tower with a pyramidal roof" were added later, in 1832.
The "James Treat House" is the largest residence and is located prominently on Amos Road. The "Mott and Downer House", a five-bay colonial house, are both on Amos Road and were both built before the American Revolutionary War.
The Calvin Barstow House, a Georgian colonial house surrounded by a picket fence, was built during 1786-1800. It includes a meeting room for the St. James Masonic Temple.
The Aron B. Gates House, c. 1830 on Northwest Corner Road, is a Greek Revival building. It has a c.1900 barn.
The Thomas Meech House, built in 1795, on Northwest Corner Road, is Federal/Colonial. It includes a facade overhang that is unique within the district.
The Rev. Augustus Collins House, c. 1830, on Shetucket Road, is Greek Revival.
The "Old Town Pound" on Amos Road has an enclosure. It was a pound.
One house is a poorhouse.
Other contributing elements include the Civil War Monument and Mott Memorial, erected in 1898.
Non-contributing elements include a Revolutionary War Monument dating from 1967 and the Downer-Doan Memorial Park, which, as of 1986, is maintained by the Preston Historical Society.
As of 1986, the district's area included only three modern intrusions.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ^ About Preston, Town of Preston website, accessed September 9, 2009
- ^ Jan Cunningham (June 3, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Preston City Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986
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