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Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɑː m w ɛ l / CRAHM-wel) is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census .
Cromwell was settled in the 17th century, and remained predominantly agricultural in character well into the 19th century. It had a small but locally important port on the Connecticut River , which declined in the 19th century, and Main Street afterward became the principal economic and civic area of the town.
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The Middletown Upper Houses Historic District, also known as the Upper Houses River Port, encompasses the historic early nucleus of Cromwell, Connecticut. Sandwiched between Main Street and the Connecticut River, this area was set off from neighboring Middletown in 1851. It is visually dominated by residential structures built before 1810.
Holy Apostles College and Seminary is a Catholic seminary in Cromwell, Connecticut. It was founded in 1956 on a 40-acre (160,000 m 2 ) property in Cromwell by Eusebe M. Menard to provide a program of education and formation for men intending to enter the priesthood .
Jim O'Rourke is an American former politician who was a Democratic member of the Connecticut House of Representatives. He represented the towns of Cromwell, Portland and parts of Middletown from 1990 election to the 2010 election. He was Deputy Speaker of the Connecticut House.
In 1811, Cromwell High School occupied the building now used as Belden Library, which is adjacent to the town hall. There were 278 students total in this year. In 1902, the Nathaniel White School was built, and was used as the high school for 54 years, until the current high school, Cromwell High School, was built in 1956. [ 2 ]
The Sage-Kirby House is located in a rural-suburban setting of central Cromwell, at the southwest corner of Shunpike Road (Connecticut Route 3) and Evergreen Road.It is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story brick structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney.