Norwalk Green Historic District
{{short description|Historic district in Connecticut, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Norwalk Green Historic District
| nrhp_type = hd
| nocat = yes
| image = Norwalk Green 012.JPG
| caption = The gazebo and the First Congregational Church, May 10, 2012
| location = Roughly bounded by Smith & Park Sts., Boston Post Rd., East, & Morgan Aves., Norwalk, Connecticut
| coordinates = {{coord|41|7|7|N|73|24|31|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Connecticut#USA
| architecture = Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal
| added = December 14, 1987
| area = {{convert|35|acre}}
| refnum = 87002122{{NRISref|2009a}}
}}
The Norwalk Green Historic District is a historic district in the Central Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut. The district is centered on the Norwalk Green, a common area until 1851 that is now a park owned by Norwalk's First Taxing District.{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstdistrictwater.org/the-first-taxing-district|title=The First Taxing District}} It includes St. Paul's Episcopal Church and the First Congregational Church, both of which face the green. The district contains 54 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites (the Green, Mill Hill Historic Park, and St. Paul's Place), and 1 other contributing object (World War I memorial on the Green), most of which were designed in the 18th and 19th centuries.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=87002122}} |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Norwalk Green Historic District |date=April 15, 1987 |author=Jan Cunningham |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{NRHP url|id=87002122|title=Accompanying 18 photos, from 1986|photos=y}}{{rp|11}} The district is irregular in shape, drawn to include historic properties in the vicinity of the Norwalk Green, but to exclude non-historic properties.{{rp|17}}
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
St. Paul's on the Green
See also
References
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{{National Register of Historic Places}}
Category:Federal architecture in Connecticut
Category:Geography of Norwalk, Connecticut
Category:Historic districts in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Category:New England town greens
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Category:Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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