NRHP Reference # 77001392 Phone +1 203-452-2806 Added to NRHP 19 August 1977 | Area 49 ha Year built 1762 | |
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Architectural style Colonial Revival, Georgian, Federal Address Monroe Town Hall, 7 Fan Hill Rd, Monroe, CT 06468, USA Similar Wolfe Park, Wolfe Park Swimming Pool, Trumbull Recreation Departme, Masuk High School, Bridgeport Parks & Recreation | ||
The Monroe Center Historic District is a 120-acre (49 ha) historic district in Monroe, Connecticut with significance dating to 1762. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
It includes about 60 significant buildings, including Federal style St. Peters Church at the south end of the Monroe Center green. On June 30, 1781, a dance was held on the green for about 600 of French general Rochambeau's troops that were camped nearby, during their march towards Yorktown, Virginia which led to American-French victory in the American Revolutionary War.
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Monroe Center Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA