Thompson Hill Historic District
Thompson Hill Historic District | |
Ellen Larned Memorial Library | |
| Location | Chase & Quaddick Rds., CT 193 & CT 200, Thompson, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′27″N 71°52′6″W / 41.95750°N 71.86833°W |
| Area | 550 acres (220 ha) |
| Architect | Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002186 |
| Added to NRHP | December 31, 1987 |
The Thompson Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Thompson, Connecticut. The district covers 550 acres (220 ha), whose central focus is the Thompson Center Green, laid out when the town was established in 1735. Thompson Hill was the town's early civic and economic center, later supplanted by industrial villages, and retains well-preserved architecture from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.