Sherman Historic District


  • Vicinity: Roughly, jct of Old Greenswood Rd and CT 37 Center NE past jct of CT 37 E and CT 39 N, and Sawmill Rd
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

The Sherman Historic District is significant as a representative village center that demonstrates the patterns of settlement and socio-economic development common to daughter towns in Fairfield County, An exceptionally cohesive and well preserved district, it contains domestic and institutional architecture in the Colonial, Federal, Greek Revival, vernacular Victorian, and Colonial Revival styles which illustrate the growth of the community between about 1740 and 1937. - US NRHP, 31 July 1991


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Particulars for Sherman Historic District:
Historic Use Agricultural outbuildings
Architectural Style American Colonial
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use City or Town Hall
Area of Significance Exploration-settlement
Architectural Style Federal Style
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Manufacturing facility
Owner Private
Historic Use School
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History
Built Environment Townscape



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 91000956
Resource Type:
Owner: Private, Local
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Colonial, Greek revival, Federal
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Exploration-settlement, Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1700-1749, 1825-1849, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Historic Function: Education, Domestic, Government, Industry, processing, extraction, Agriculture, subsistence
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, City Hall, Agricultural outbuildings, School, Manufacturing facility
Current Function: Education, Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Current Sub-Function: Single dwelling School Theater Specialty store

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