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The New Preston Hill Historic District encompasses a small rural 19th-century village center in the
New Preston New Preston is a rural village and census-designated place (CDP) in the northwest corner of the town of Washington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population of the New Preston CDP was 1,182, out of 3,5 ...
area of the town of
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, in
Litchfield County, Connecticut Litchfield County is in northwestern Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 185,186. The county was named after Lichfield, in England. Litchfield County has the lowest population density of any county in Connecticut and is the ...
. Settled in the late 18th century, it is distinctive for its examples of stone architecture, include a rare Federal period stone church. The district, located at the junction of New Preston Road with Gunn Hill and Findlay Roads, was listed on the
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in 1985.


Description and history

The New Preston area was first settled in the 1750s, and the New Preston Hill junction was where its first
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was built in 1754. The area was by then of recognized significance for the crossroads, with New Preston Road serving as a stage route between
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and the
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. The village supported the surrounding agricultural community, but declined in importance in the mid-19th century, when the village New Preston became more important for the water power the drove its industries. The historic district encompasses about around the junction of New Preston Road with Gunn Hill Road and Findlay Road. The main focus of the district is a triangular green, with the 1824 Old Stone Church as its main focus. This church has no heat or electricity and is used during the summer and for weddings. The church has another building, the "Village Church" that is used for the rest of the year, outside this district.See
/ref> The district includes other nine other mainly residential properties surrounding the green, and extending westward along New Preston Road. and There are 12 contributing buildings: *Hill Congregational Church, which "dominates" the district; it has been documented in drawings by the
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*a district school *a parsonage *Rev. Samuel Whittlesey House, from 1808 *John Ferris House, from 1800 *Newton's Tavern, c. 1900, a
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/
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building with 12 over 12 windows (meaning 12 panes in upper and lower sashes) *a tollhouse from the 18th century, which has lost exterior appearance as such *house on Parcel 25, Federal/Greek Revival, with fluted
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, above the road behind a stone wall. Property also has a barn *house on Parcel 26 *house on Parcel 33 *house on Parcel 35 *horse barn on Parcel 35 *sheep barn on Parcel 35


See also

*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield Cou ...


References


External links


Historic American Buildings Survey set of drawings for the Congregational church

Report of the Historic District Study Commission
Town of Washington, Connecticut. 1975. {{National Register of Historic Places Federal architecture in Connecticut Italianate architecture in Connecticut Historic districts in Litchfield County, Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Litchfield County, Connecticut Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut Washington, Connecticut