- Norfield Historic District
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For other uses, see Weston Centre.Norfield Historic District
Location: Roughly, jct. of Weston and Norfield Rds. NE to Hedgerow Common, Weston, Connecticut Coordinates: 41°12′4″N 73°22′44″W / 41.20111°N 73.37889°WCoordinates: 41°12′4″N 73°22′44″W / 41.20111°N 73.37889°W Area: 18 acres (7.3 ha) Architectural style: Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 91000955[1] Added to NRHP: July 31, 1991 The Norfield Historic District is a 18-acre (7.3 ha) historic district in Weston, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It includes the present-day town center of Weston, which was known as Norfield during 1795-1920.[2]
It was listed for its meeting architectural criteria, and included 16 contributing buildings.[1] The district includes a total of 25 institutional and residential buildings, of which nine are more modern and non-contributing including the town hall and town library. The Norfield Congregational Church is the most prominent building.[2]
Norfield Congregational Church
Built in 1757, the church is located at 64 Norfield Road and still holds Sunday services.[3] The church property includes the Christian Education Building, a parish hall, a parking area, a memorial garden and a front lawn including the Weston World War II memorial.[4]
Norfield Congregational Church.
World War II memorial in front of the Norfield Congregational Church.References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Jan Cunningham (Januaray 7, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Norfield Historic District". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/91000955.pdf. and Accompanying nine photos, from 1990 (see photo captions pages and map pages 14-15 of text document)
- ^ http://www.norfield.org/
- ^ http://www.norfield.org/AboutNorfield/ChurchCampus/tabid/26157/Default.aspx
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