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The road from Guilford center to Durham center was chartered as a private turnpike in 1824, known as the Guilford and Durham Turnpike.In 1922, Connecticut took over the maintenance of the main through routes and State Highway 112 was established, incorporating the old turnpike alignment from Guilford to Durham and extending north beyond Durham into Middletown (along modern Route 17).
The Route 146 Historic District encompasses a historic streetscape in Branford and Guilford, Connecticut.Extending along Connecticut Route 146 between Flat Rock Road in Branford and the West River bridge in Guilford, it includes two centuries of rural residential architecture, and a well-preserved pre-World War II street layout created as a "state assistance road" in the 1920s.
The primary settlement in Guilford, known as Guilford Center, is located in the southern part of town around the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Connecticut Route 77. It is served by three exits of Interstate 95, which passes just north of the town center. The Guilford Center census-designated place had a population of 2,597 at the 2010 census ...
In 1955, the eastern section was rerouted to the current route along Boston Street with Route 77 extended southward along former Route 146. In 1962, Route 146 took over former Route 143 (road to Indian Neck and Pine Orchard) and former SR 445 (South Main Street), ending at US 1A (Main Street). The following year, US 1A was decommissioned in ...
The Acadian House is a historic house on Union Street in Guilford, Connecticut. Built about 1670, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving houses, notable for its occupation by refugee Acadians following their 1755 deportation from Nova Scotia. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. [1]
The Dudleytown Historic District, also known as Clapboard Hill is a historic district in Guilford, Connecticut.Extending along Clapboard Hill Road for 1.4 miles (2.3 km), it encompasses a landscape whose land usage encapsulates all of the major regional rural development trends from the 17th to the early 20th centuries.
The Henry Whitfield House is a historic house located in Guilford, Connecticut, down the street from the town green. [3] This house dates from 1639, having been built just before the town of Guilford was settled. It is the oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.
Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. It includes more than 600 historic structures ...