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The Wall Street Historic District in Norwalk, Connecticut is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1] The area encompasses the commercial and civic center of the Central Norwalk neighborhood, and includes 42 buildings, most of which are on the south side of Wall Street. Among the buildings ...
After Norwalk's City Hall relocated, the first and second floors of the structure became Norwalk Historical Society Museum, which was operated by the city. As a museum, the building contained archival materials and other items related to Norwalk's culture and history, including documents, items of significance to the history of Norwalk and artwork.
The island, at the time known as "White Island", was purchased by Captain Robert Sheffield in 1804 for $6000. [2] In 1826 Gershom Smith, Sheffield's son in law, sold 4 of the island's 53 acres (21 ha) at the southwest point to the United States government for the purpose of building a lighthouse.
U.S. Route 1 goes through the center of the city, mostly following local streets. The major north–south corridor in Norwalk is U.S. Route 7, which is an expressway throughout most of the route in the city. The expressway section ends at Grist Mill Road in Norwalk from where Route 7 resumes northbound along Main Ave.
Rock Ledge is a historic estate on Highland Avenue in the Rowayton section of Norwalk, Connecticut. It was built in 1911–13 featuring Tudor Revival and Jacobethan Revival architecture. Edward Moeller designed the 1911 lodge, and Tracy Walker the 1913 main house, after the 1911 house burned down. The mansion belonged to a U.S. Steel executive.
Oyster River Rd (now the diagonal part of US 1). US 1 used to follow Old Boston Post Road into town. US 1A — — East Lyme: New London: 1943: 1977 Created when new US 1 freeway (now I-95) opened in 1943; deleted when US 1 was returned there in 1977. US 1A — — Groton: Groton: 1936: 1940 New section of Long Hill Road (today's US 1). The ...
This is a list of large or well-known interstate or international companies in the Norwalk, Connecticut area. Norwalk is home to a Fortune 500 company, EMCOR. Companies currently headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut
South Norwalk is a neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut which corresponds to the city's Second Taxing District. [1] [2] Often referred to as SoNo, [3] [4] [5] the neighborhood was originally settled as Old Well, then chartered as the city of South Norwalk on August 18, 1870.