Old Wethersfield
title: "Old Wethersfield" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["national-register-of-historic-places-in-hartford-county,-connecticut", "wethersfield,-connecticut", "tourist-attractions-in-hartford-county,-connecticut", "neighborhoods-in-connecticut", "new-england-town-greens", "federal-architecture-in-connecticut", "populated-places-in-hartford-county,-connecticut", "historic-districts-in-hartford-county,-connecticut", "historic-districts-on-the-national-register-of-historic-places-in-connecticut"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Wethersfield" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Old Wethersfield Historic District |
| nrhp_type | hd |
| nocat | yes |
| image | Joseph Webb and Isaac Stevens Houses - Wethersfield, CT - 2.jpg |
| caption | Joseph Webb and Isaac Stevens Houses |
| location | Bounded by Hartford, Railroad Tracks, I-91, and Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Connecticut |
| coordinates | |
| locmapin | Connecticut#USA |
| architect | Multiple |
| architecture | Colonial, Federal |
| added | December 29, 1970 |
| area | 1300 acre |
| refnum | 70000719 |
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| name = Old Wethersfield Historic District | nrhp_type = hd | nocat = yes | image = Joseph Webb and Isaac Stevens Houses - Wethersfield, CT - 2.jpg | caption = Joseph Webb and Isaac Stevens Houses | location = Bounded by Hartford, Railroad Tracks, I-91, and Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, Connecticut | coordinates = | locmapin = Connecticut#USA | architect = Multiple | architecture = Colonial, Federal | added = December 29, 1970 | area = 1300 acre | refnum = 70000719 Old Wethersfield, also known as Old Wethersfield Historic District, and historically known as Watertown or Pyquag, is a section of the town of Wethersfield, Connecticut, roughly bounded by the borders of the adjacent city of Hartford and town of Rocky Hill, railroad tracks, and I-91. it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
The land for this colonial settlement was acquired from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Wethersfield served as a transportation hub on the Connecticut River in the early years.
The Old Wethersfield Historic District was established under town statutes in 1962, "to preserve and protect the many architectural phases of a Connecticut River Community in continual growth from 1634 to the present." Eight years later, in 1970, the Old Wethersfield Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The village includes 50 houses that were built before the American Revolutionary War, plus about 250 additional houses built before the 20th century, about 100 of which were built earlier than the American Civil War.
The historic district listed on the National Register includes 1200 structures over 1300 acre. Of these 100 date from colonial times. Many of the early frame and brick houses were built by sea captains around the town green.
There are three National Historic Landmarks in Old Wethersfield:
- Buttolph–Williams House — 249 Broad Street
- Joseph Webb House — 211 Main Street
- Silas Deane House — 203 Main Street
Another prominent historic building in the district is:
The district includes Wethersfield's green, which is "a slender diamond nearly a half-mile long".
References
References
- {{NRISref. 2010a
- The site of the first permanent European-American settlement in the state of [[Connecticut]],Steve Kemper, [http://www.yankeemagazine.com/issues/2008-09/travel/travel-connecticut-old-wethers Weekend: Old Wethersfield, CT; Connecticut's oldest town and seed company], ''Yankee'' magazine,
- "Historic Properties Inventory - Historic Periods". Town of Wethersfield, Connecticut.
- Constance Luyster. (September 9, 1970). ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Old Wethersfield / Watertown, Pyquag"]({{NRHP url). National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url.
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