Newtown Borough Historic District
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The Newtown Borough Historic District is a 100-acre (40 ha) historic district in the borough of Newtown in Newtown, Connecticut. There is a local historic district and an overlapping district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The National Register district includes just a small part of the current borough, but about half of the original borough as it was first incorporated in 1824. The local historic district was smaller, but the Ram's Pasture and another property were added in 2009. The district has a governance structure. The district area has buildings dating from 1780 and includes the separately NRHP-listed Glover House and Caleb Baldwin Tavern. In 1996, the district included 225 contributing buildings, tow other contributing structures, one contributing site, and two contributing objects. The one contributing site in the district is the "Ram's Pasture", a meadow that was common land. Caleb Baldwin Tavern: The Baldwin Tavern is along the march route taken by French Army troops under General Rochambeau in 1781 on their march to Yorktown, Virginia. 17 Main Street, home of Arthur J. Smith, publisher of the Newtown Bee newspaper which began in 1877. Matthew Curtiss House, 44 Main Street, a museum of the Newtown Historical Society Gen. Daniel Baldwin House, 38 Main Street, a formal Georgian style building that contrasts to most of the other architecture (see photo #4)
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Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
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When was Newtown Borough Historic District listed on the National Register?
Newtown Borough Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 20, 1996.
What type of historic resource is Newtown Borough Historic District?
Newtown Borough Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Newtown Borough Historic District?
The period of significance for Newtown Borough Historic District is recorded as the listed era.
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