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Great Plain is an
Named for its broad expanse, Great Plain gained a reputation for fruitful fields and prosperous farmers.
The original Mallory Hat Company, which would become one of Danbury's most prominent hat manufacturers, was established in Great Plain in 1823. At this time, Danbury was in the early stages of becoming the "Hat City of the World" The small shop operated at Great Plain until the 1850s, when Mallory decided to relocate downtown.
Built in 1856, the
File:Saltbox house in Great Plain, Danbury, Connecticut.jpg, 1750 Great Plain saltbox
File:Ezra Mallory House, Danbury, Connecticut.jpg, Ezra Mallory House (c. 1785)
unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in the City of Danbury
Danbury ( ) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest ...
, Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
* Fairfield County, Connecticut
* Fairfield County, Ohio
* Fairfield County, South Carolina
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, Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
. A former farming community, only remnants exist of this once thriving agricultural hub. It is located in the northeast section of the city, sharing a border with the Beaverbrook area of Danbury and Brookfield, CT.
History
Named for its broad expanse, Great Plain gained a reputation for fruitful fields and prosperous farmers.
The original Mallory Hat Company, which would become one of Danbury's most prominent hat manufacturers, was established in Great Plain in 1823. At this time, Danbury was in the early stages of becoming the "Hat City of the World" The small shop operated at Great Plain until the 1850s, when Mallory decided to relocate downtown.
Chapel
Great Plain Union Chapel was constructed in 1890. The highly ornamented Victorian Vernacular style building cost $1,100 to build. For a time, it was the centerpiece of the neighborhood but eventually began deteriorating. It has been noted as in need of repair dating back to 1961, when there was an effort to restore the building. Despite past efforts, it remains dilapidated today.Schoolhouse
Built in 1856, the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture is a architectural style, style that began in the middle of the 18th century but which particularly flourished in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in northern Europe, the United States, and Canada, ...
one-room schoolhouse served the students of the Great Plain community until the 1940s. In 1954 the City of Danbury transferred the building to the Great Plain District Association, a neighborhood organization with plans to convert it into a community center. In February 1955, 75 residents from the neighborhood joined in a housewarming for its opening. The Old Great Plain School is one of only three one-room schoolhouses still standing in Danbury.
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References
Neighborhoods in Connecticut Populated places in Fairfield County, Connecticut Geography of Danbury, Connecticut Danbury, Connecticut {{Connecticut-geo-stub