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According to Stratford land records, Abraham Nichols purchased several old farms and large parcels of land in 1696. Nichols exchanged his land for 22 acres (0.089 km 2 ) of Lt. Joseph Judsons old farm which had a barn on it, 54 acres (0.22 km 2 ) or half the land owned by Jeremiah Judson, and 19 acres (0.077 km 2 ) of land from Benjamin Curtiss ...
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River.The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, and the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A former elementary school that was built in 1907, believed to be the only elementary school in Connecticut constructed of terra cotta blocks and reinforced concrete construction, and significant as an example of the movement towards completely fireproof building, in general stirred by the 1871 great fire of Chicago.
The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220-acre (89 ha) historic district in Stratford, Connecticut. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It then included 257 contributing buildings .
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut. There are more than 1,500 listed sites in Connecticut. There are more than 1,500 listed sites in Connecticut.
The Captain David Judson House is a historic house at 967 Academy Hill in Stratford, Connecticut.It was built by David Judson in 1723. [2] [3] The new house was built on the stone foundation and incorporates the chimney of the original house built on the site in 1638 by Judson's great-grandfather William. [4]
The Nathaniel Curtis House is a Georgian style house at 600 Housatonic Avenue in Stratford, Connecticut. Built about 1735, it is one of the town's few surviving 18th-century buildings. It was moved, by water, on a barge, in 1973, to its present location on the bank of the Housatonic River to rescue it from demolition.
Some of the structures include a carriage house, Americana Museum, miniature lighthouse, windmill, a clock tower museum, trolley station, chapel, and a blacksmith shop. The property became a public park owned by the town of Stratford in 1949. [3] Boothe Memorial Park and Museum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 1985.