Historic places in Newtown, Connecticut

Newtown in Fairfield County has 12 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 districts, 5 buildings, 2 sites. The first was listed in 1982 and the most recent in 2024. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, industry.

Featured sites

New York Belting and Packing Co.
New York Belting and Packing Co.Newtown, CT · District
Newtown Borough Historic District
Newtown Borough Historic DistrictNewtown, CT · District
Nichols Satinet Mill Site
Nichols Satinet Mill SiteNewtown, CT · Site
Sanford-Curtis-Thurber House
Sanford-Curtis-Thurber HouseNewtown, CT · Building

Every National Register listing in Newtown

  1. New York Belting and Packing Co. (also Fabric Fire Hose Co.)

    Listed June 2, 1982 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The New York Belting and Packing Co. complex, also known locally for its main 20th-century occupant, the Fabric Fire Hose Company, is a historic industrial complex at 45–71, 79-89 Glen Road in Newtown, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    45-71 and 79-89 Glen Rd. · NPS record #82004367

  2. Newtown Borough Historic District (also See Also:Glover House; Beers House)

    Listed December 20, 1996 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial HistoryExploration/Settlement

    The Newtown Borough Historic District is a 100-acre (40 ha) historic district in the borough of Newtown in Newtown, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly, Main St. from Hawley Rd. to Academy Ln. · NPS record #96001458

  3. Nichols Satinet Mill Site (also Site No. 97-14)

    Listed February 23, 1996 · Site · State significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalIndustry

    The Nichols Satinet Mill Site, also known as Site No. 97-14, is a historic industrial archeological site in Newtown, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #96000129

  4. Sanford-Curtis-Thurber House (also James Thurber House)

    Listed June 21, 2007 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a Georgian style house built in c.1780 that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #07000557

  5. Baldwin, Caleb, Tavern

    Listed August 23, 2002 · Building · National significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureMilitary

    The Caleb Baldwin Tavern is a historic house at 32 Main Street in the Newtown Borough Historic District in Newtown, Connecticut, built around 1763. [Wikipedia]

    32 Main St. · NPS record #02000869

  6. Camps Nos. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army (also Site No. 97-87D)

    Listed May 6, 2002 · Site · National significance · Access information not verified

    Military

    Camps No. 10 and 41 of Rochambeau's Army, also known as Site No. 97-87D, is a historical archeological site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #02000424

  7. Fairfield Hills Campus Historic District (also Fairfield State Hospital)

    Listed September 16, 2024 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureHealth/MedicineSocial History

    1st St, Keating Farms Ave, Primrose St, Trades Ln, Wasserman Way · NPS record #100010816

  8. Glover House (also Budd House)

    Listed February 11, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    Built in 1869, it is a good local example of Second Empire architecture, and is further notable for the long tenancy of a single prominent local family. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004369

  9. Glover, John, House

    Listed August 17, 2001 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #01000882

  10. Hattertown Historic District

    Listed December 6, 1996 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial HistoryIndustry

    Hattertown is a village in the town of Newtown, Connecticut, United States that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Hattertown Historic District and includes a smaller local historic district. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly, jct. of Aunt Park Ln., Castle Meadow, Hattertown, and Hi Barlow Rds. · NPS record #96001461

  11. Lattin, Nathan B., Farm

    Listed May 24, 1990 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Founded by early colonial settlers to the area in the 18th century, it remains an example of a rural farm property in an increasingly suburbanized area. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000760

  12. March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Reservoir Road

    Listed January 8, 2003 · District · National significance · Access information not verified

    Military

    Jct. of Reservoir Rd and mt. Pleasant Rd. S · NPS record #02001679

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Being on the National Register does not mean a property is open to the public. Many are private homes; please respect owners and view from public roads.