Monroe Center Historic District

Historic district in Connecticut

United States historic place


Monroe Center Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

View across the town green to houses and a church, 2016
41°19′57″N 73°12′26″W / 41.33250°N 73.20722°W / 41.33250; -73.20722
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Built	1762
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	77001392^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1977

The Monroe Center Historic District is a 120-acre (49 ha) historic district in Monroe, Connecticut with significance dating to 1762. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

It includes about 60 significant buildings, including Federal style St. Peters Church at the south end of the Monroe Center green. On June 30, 1781, a dance was held on the green for about 600 French Army troops serving under General Rochambeau; they were camped nearby during their march towards Yorktown, Virginia which led to American independence.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ T. Robins Brown (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Monroe Center Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 15 photos, exterior and interior, from 1977