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The Branford Town Hall was built in 1857 in the Greek Revival style and is attributed to Henry Austin. [2] It has stuccoed exterior walls, and the building has received two renovations, the first of which was a columned front portico in the early 20th century and a rear addition in the late 20th century. [2]
Branford is a shoreline town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, about 6 miles (10 km) east of downtown New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. Branford borders East Haven to the west, Guilford to the east, and North Branford to the north.
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Branford Center is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Branford, Connecticut, United States.The CDP encompasses the traditional town center area (roughly the area bounded by U.S. Route 1, the Amtrak railroad tracks, and the Branford River) and the area known as Branford Point (the portion of the CDP south of the railroad tracks).
The museum includes exhibits on trolley history in the visitors' center and offers rides on restored trolleys along its 1.5 mi (2.4 km) track as the Branford Electric Railway. In addition to trolleys, the museum also operates restored subway cars, a small number of both trolleybuses and conventional buses.
The committee reached out to Timothy Blackstone, who was born in Branford but had since moved to Chicago, where he was the president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad. Timothy was the son of James Blackstone, who was born in Branford in 1793 and died there in 1886. The library cost $300,000 to build, contributed by Timothy.
Branford station around 1910 The 2005-built single platform at Branford in 2013, prior to the addition of the pedestrian bridge and second platform. Prior to the establishment of the Shore Line East system on May 29, 1990, Branford was a stop for Amtrak's Beacon Hill trains. [2]
US 1 – New Haven, Branford: Western terminus: 0.26: 0.42: Route 100 – Foxon, Branford: 0.97: 1.56: Route 337 west – Short Beach: Eastern terminus of Route 337: Branford: 4.27: 6.87: US 1 / Route 146 east to I-95 south – New York City, East Haven, Guilford, Stony Creek: Eastern terminus; western terminus of Route 146; access to I-95 via ...