Historic places in Colchester, Connecticut
Colchester in New London County has 8 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 4 buildings, 3 structures, 1 district. The first was listed in 1972 and the most recent in 1994. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, engineering, transportation.
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Bacon Academy
The Bacon Academy, often referred to as the Old Bacon Academy, was the original Bacon Academy. [Wikipedia]
S. Main St. · NPS record #82004364
Blackledge River Railroad Bridge
The Blackledge River Railroad Bridge is a Warren truss bridge that was built on the site of an earlier railroad bridge. [Wikipedia]
Former Air Line RR right-of-way and the Blackledge River · NPS record #86002109
Colchester Village Historic District (also See Also:Hayward House; Bacon Academy)
The Colchester Village Historic District encompasses most of the village center of Colchester, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly, along Broadway, Hayward, Linwood and Norwich Aves., Cragin Ct., Pierce Ln., Stebbins Rd., Main and S. Main Sts. · NPS record #94000254
Champion, Henry, House
It is a good example of Federal period architecture, designed by architect William Sprat. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #72001323
Hayward House (also Dudley Wright-Dr. Watrous-Nathaniel Hayward House)
Built in 1775 and embellished in the late 19th century, it is a well-preserved 18th-century house, which has seen a number of locally prominent residents, as well as the nationally known inventor Nathaniel Hayward, who developed the process of vulcanizing rubber. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #72001325
Lyman Viaduct
The Lyman Viaduct is a buried railroad trestle built over Dickinson Creek in Colchester, Connecticut, in 1873. [Wikipedia]
Dickinson Creek and former Air Line RR right-of-way · NPS record #86002729
River Road Stone Arch Railroad Bridge
The River Road Stone Arch Railroad Bridge is a historic bridge carrying the former Air Line Railroad right-of-way over River Road in Salmon River State Forest in Colchester, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
River Rd. and former Air Line RR right-of-way · NPS record #86002727
Wheeler Block (also Old Town Hall; Ransom School)
The Wheeler Block, also known as the Old Town Hall and the former Ransom School, is a historic civic and commercial building at 40 Norwich Avenue in Colchester, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
40 Norwich Ave. · NPS record #93000312
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