NRHP Reference # 00000560 Added to NRHP 16 June 2000 | Area 5 ha | |
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Location Center St., Prospect, Connecticut Architect Walters, F.E.; Schoenhardt Architects Architectural style Greek Revival, Stick/Eastlake, et al. | ||
Prospect Green Historic District is a historic district in the New England town of Prospect, Connecticut. The district is centered on the Prospect Green, the town green. The green is located on the highest settled point in New Haven County. The green is bounded by Route 68 and Center and Church Streets.
The main part of the green is a Civil War Soldiers Monument (1907) situated near the center. Near it is a flag pole and another memorial. At the north end of the green is the town library built in 1903-1904. Several historic buildings surround the green including, the current Congregational Church (built in 1941 and the fourth church on the site), the Grange Hall (1947), the Parsonage (1941), a 19th-century residence once used as a parsonage, and a school house (c. 1865, now used by the local historical society).
The listing includes eight contributing buildings and three noncontributing; one contributing site; two contributing sites and two noncontributing.