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Wallingford was founded in the 1670s, but saw its major growth as a commercial and industrial center beginning in the mid-19th century, when local businessman began manufacturing silver products. The Simpson and Wallace families that dominated this business also built commercial blocks in the downtown area that still stand.
Wallingford, Connecticut, is deeply woven into the fabric of early American history, from its founding to its connection with some of the most influential figures of the colonial era. Established on October 10, 1667, by the Connecticut General Assembly , Wallingford was founded by a group of 38 planters and freemen, including notable figures ...
Wallingford Center is a charming historic district in the heart of Wallingford comprising the primary community in the town of Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It features a walkable downtown area lined with boutique shops, local eateries, and historic estates spanning Colonials, Victorians, and Cape Cods.
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 Franklin Johnson House is located in a residential area south of Wallingford's central business district on the west side of South Main Street south of Prince Street. It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -story masonry structure, built out of brick that has been finished with stucco-like concrete scored to resemble stone.
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Their ancestors were the early settlers of Wallingford and descended from Thomas Yale of New Haven Colony, step-son of Governor Theophilus Eaton. [5] Many members joined the American Revolutionary War , fighting at the Battle of Fort Washington and at Fort Lee , under General Nathanael Greene , and were captured as prisoners. [ 6 ]
The road from Wallingford Center to the village of Northford was known as State Highway 226 in the 1920s. Route 150 was commissioned in 1932 partly from the western half of old Highway 226, running east–west from Cheshire to McKenzie Reservoir in eastern Wallingford along Wallingford Road, Center Street, East Center Street.