Canterbury Center Historic District

	Canterbury Center Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	Canterbury Center Historic District is anchored by the area's Congregational Church
Location	Roughly along Elmdale, Library, N. Canterbury, S. Canterbury, and Westminster Rds., Canterbury, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°42′6″N 71°58′22″W / 41.70167°N 71.97278°W
Architectural style	Colonial, Federal, Vernacular
NRHP reference No.	97001446
Added to NRHP	April 10, 1998

The Canterbury Center Historic District is a historic district in Canterbury, Connecticut. It is located in the area around the junction of Route 169 (North and South Canterbury Roads) and Route 14 (Westminster Road), including properties along Elmdale and Library Roads. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1998.^[1]

The district is centered on the town green (Canterbury Green), which was laid out in 1705 for the purpose of erecting a meeting house, although a meeting house was not constructed until 1711. The Congregational Church is located on the Green, which is surrounded by several houses dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. Among these is the Prudence Crandall House, a National Historic Landmark that is separately listed on the NRHP. The Canterbury Public Library is the only non-residential building around the Green.^[2]

1746 Lathrop House served(s) as parsonage to church.

This 1805 Payne house would later raise controversy as the Prudence Crandell School for Negro Girls. Today it is a museum.

The district is spread out over an area of 850 acres (340 ha) and includes 70 buildings (50 of which are contributing properties) and 2 sites.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Canterbury Green - Historical significance (towngreens.com)
^ Historic Places Database Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] Canterbury Green - Historical significance (towngreens.com)

[3] Historic Places Database Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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