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Storrs [1] (/ s t ɔːr z / storz) is a village [2] and census-designated place (CDP) [1] in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region .
The area that became the town of Mansfield was first settled about 1692, when Storrs Street was laid out and 21 large house lots were allocated. Two buildings survive from the early period of settlement: the Old Uncle Hall Place, set well on the west side of the street, is a significantly altered house built about 1694, and the Eleazer Williams ...
Both Storrs and Mansfield Center also each contain a related census-designated place. [25] [26] Mansfield enjoys a moderate amount of protected open space, notably Mansfield Hollow State Park, town parks and preserves, and numerous Joshua's Trust properties [27] in addition to UConn-owned and maintained properties including Spring Valley ...
The Spring Hill Historic District encompasses a rural 19th-century village stretching along Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195) in Mansfield, Connecticut.Spring Hill developed as a rural waystation on an early 19th-century turnpike, and has seen only modest development since the late 19th century.
The Historic District is located Storrs, a village of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut, flanking Storrs Road (Connecticut Route 195). The principal elements of the district are 23 masonry buildings erected between 1906 and 1942, in Collegiate Gothic, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival styles. There are also 18 residential structures ...
Route 195 follows the route of the Windham and Mansfield Turnpike, a stage road active from 1800 to after 1828. The turnpike route between Mansfield Center and Storrs was designated as part of State Highway 146 in 1922, running from Willimantic to Mansfield Center via modern Route 89, then to US 44 in Storrs via modern Route 195.
The district extends mainly along Mansfield Hollow Road and Mansfield Hollow Road Extension, and its visual focus is the 1882 stone mill, with its prominent 75-foot (23 m) tower. [2] The district also includes a collection of residential buildings (between 86 and 127 Mansfield Hollow Road), most which are historically significant.
Roughly CT 195/Storrs Rd. at Eagleville Rd. 41°48′29″N 72°15′03″W / 41.8081°N 72.2508°W / 41.8081; -72.2508 ( University of Connecticut Historic District-Connecticut Agricultural