The Tolland Green Historic District is a historic district that includes the

town green A village green is a common open area within a village or other settlement. Historically, a village green was common grassland with a pond for watering cattle and other stock, often at the edge of a rural settlement, used for gathering cattle ...

, Tolland Green, of

Tolland, Connecticut Tolland is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census. History Tolland was named in May, 1715, and incorporated in May, 1722 from Windsor. The town was over 20 miles away from ...

. The Tolland Green is a long and narrow strip of land oriented in a north-south direction. The district includes the green and the surrounding properties. The historic district contains 55 contributing buildings and one other site,hpdb.org
/ref> and is located primarily along Merrow Road ( Route 195) from just south of Cider Mill Road in the south, past the Tolland Green, then widening in the north to encompass both Tolland Stage Road ( Route 74) and the street known as Tolland Green to roughly Dunn Hill Road.State of Connecticut, Conservation and Development Policies Plan for Connecticut (2005-2010), Locational Guide Map for Town of Tolland Route 195 serves as the Tolland Green's western boundary, while the street known as Tolland Green serves as the eastern boundary. Route 74 cuts through the Green from east to west.towngreens.com
/ref> On either side of the Green at the south end are two town halls, the Old Town Hall (1879) and the present Town Hall (1909). The historic Congregational Church, the Old Tolland County Courthouse (built in 1822; site of the Tolland Public Library from 1899 to 1985), the Board of Education building (in a converted residence built in 1830), the Ratcliffe Hicks Memorial School (built in 1908; now the Hicks Memorial Municipal Center and Library), and the

Old Tolland County Jail and Museum The Old Tolland County Jail and Museum is a historic jail in Tolland, Connecticut Tolland is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census. History Tolland was named in May, 1715 ...

are located near the intersection where the Route 74 cuts through the Green. Most buildings in the historic district are residential and most date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Historic residences include the

Hicks-Stearns Family Museum The Hicks-Stearns Family Museum is a Victorian historic house museum located on the town green in Tolland, Connecticut. The house was built in 1788, when it served as a tavern. It was occupied by the Hicks family from 1845 until 1970. Along with ...

, former home of Ratcliffe Hicks. The district is significant for its landscape qualities, its historical associations, and its

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and Victorian architecture. and

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{{National Register of Historic Places Tolland, Connecticut Historic districts in Tolland County, Connecticut Federal architecture in Connecticut Colonial architecture in Connecticut Victorian architecture in Connecticut National Register of Historic Places in Tolland County, Connecticut New England town greens Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut

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