| 词条 | Litchfield Historic District |
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| name = Litchfield Historic District | nrhp_type = nhld | nocat = yes | image = First Congregational Church, Litchfield, CT.jpg | alt = A white building with a pointed clock tower and colonnaded front on the right partially obscured by trees on the left | caption = South elevation and west profile of First Congregational Church, 2010 | location= Litchfield, CT | locmapin = Connecticut#USA | area = | coordinates = {{coord|41|44|50.6|N|73|11|24.5|W|display=inline,title}} | architect = William Sprat (original) Unknown (increase) | architecture = Georgian (original) Greek Revival, Late Victorian (increase) | designated_nrhp_type = November 24, 1968[1] | added = November 24, 1968 (original) November 29, 1978 (increase)[2] | governing_body = Litchfield Historic District Commission | refnum = 68000050 (original) 78003456 (increase) }}Litchfield Historic District, in Litchfield, Connecticut, is a National Historic Landmark District designated in 1968 as a notable and well-preserved example of a typical late 18th century New England village.[3] As a National Historic Landmark, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is the core area of a larger NRHP-listed historic district that includes the entire borough of Litchfield and was designated a state historic district in 1959.[1][4]{{rp|72}}[5] This residential district is anchored by the Litchfield meetinghouse (1829) and is predominantly Georgian with clapboarding, gables and hipped roofs.[1] Litchfield Town GreenAt the center of the district is the Litchfield Town Green in the area of the intersection between U.S. Route 202 and Route 63, the main through routes of the town of Litchfield. The village green was originally established in 1720 and was primarily used as a common pasture ground, in addition to being the site of the first town meetinghouse, which was constructed in 1723. In the following years, other buildings were built on the green, including the first schoolhouse in the area in 1732, and the county courthouse in 1751, when Litchfield became the county seat of newly constituted Litchfield County. The use of the green as pasture ceased after the Revolutionary War and became used as a military parade ground. Its transformation into a park began in 1836, when it was officially designated by the town as such. The green was used as the center for recruitment during the Civil War and was also the place returning soldiers were welcomed. In the 20th century, various trees and shrubs were planted, and benches added as well. Several war monuments as well as a memorial fountain were also constructed. South StreetAlong South Street are many houses. On South Street is the Tapping Reeve House and Law School, also known as Litchfield Law School, a one-room schoolhouse that was the first law school in the United States and where Aaron Burr, John C. Calhoun and others studied. North StreetSheldon Tavern, on North Street, is one of the contributing properties. It was previously the home of Revolutionary War colonel Elisha Sheldon, for whom Sheldon was named.[6] East StreetThe district includes historic houses on East Street descending a hill away from the church and downtown area.[4]{{rp|72}} See also
References1. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=803&ResourceType=District|title=Litchfield Historic District|accessdate=2007-10-03|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614105031/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=803&ResourceType=District|archivedate=2012-06-14|df=}} 2. ^{{NRISref|2007a}} 3. ^{{citation|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Litchfield Historic District|url={{NHLS url|id=68000050}} |format=pdf|date=November 13, 1967 |author=Charles W. Snell |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NHLS url|id=68000050|title=Accompanying 40 or so photos, from 1967 and possibly other dates|photos=y}} {{small|(32 KB)}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=78003456}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Litchfield Historic District |date=January 12, 1978 |author=David F. Ransom |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=78003456|title=Accompanying 23 photos from 1977|photos=y}} 5. ^Borough of Litchfield Historic District Commission, Town of Litchfield website, accessed January 28, 2010 6. ^Colonel Elisha Sheldon - Sheldon at Waymarking.com. External links
All of the following Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation is filed under Litchfield, Litchfield County, CT:
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