North Stonington Village Historic District

North Stonington Village Historic District

William Sisson House in 1940
Location CT 2, Main St., Wyassup, Babcock, Caswell, and Rocky Hollow Rds., North Stonington, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°26′26″N 71°52′59″W / 41.44056°N 71.88306°W / 41.44056; -71.88306Coordinates: 41°26′26″N 71°52′59″W / 41.44056°N 71.88306°W / 41.44056; -71.88306
Area 105 acres (42 ha)
Architect Multiple
Architectural style Mixed (more than 2 styles from different periods)
NRHP Reference # 83001289[1]
Added to NRHP March 17, 1983

The North Stonington Village Historic District is a 105-acre (42 ha) historic district in the town of North Stonington, Connecticut. The district includes part of the historic village of North Stonington. It is "an irregularly shaped district centered on the confluence of Assekonk Brook and the Shunock River" which were historic sources of waterpower for this 19th-century village.[2]:10 The district includes 72 contributing buildings, 5 other contributing structures, 3 contributing sites, and 1 contributing object. It has significance as a "well-preserved example of an early 19th-century mill village once common in Southern New England."[2]

Contributing properties having photos included in the 1981 NRHP application are:

The stone bridge over the Shunok River was damaged in flooding on March 29, 2010.

See also

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Dale S. Plummer and John Herzan (October 16, 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: North Stonington Village, Milltown, Avery's Mills, Ayre's Mills / North Stonington Village Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 26 photos, historic and from 1979 and 1981
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