Plainfield Historical Society

Plainfield Historical Society is a museum in Town of Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Norwich Road. Plainfield Historical Society is situated nearby to the government office Plainfield Recreation Department, as well as near the nature reserve Fitze Preserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include First Congregational Church of Plainfield and March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road.

First Congregational Church of Plainfield

Church

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The First Congregational Church of Plainfield is a historic Congregational church at 519 Norwich Road in Plainfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1816, for a congregation founded in 1705, to plans by noted early architect Ithiel Town, and is a relative rarity in the state as a Federal period stone church. First Congregational Church of Plainfield is situated 1,100 feet southwest of Plainfield Historical Society.

March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road

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March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road is a historic site in Plainfield, Connecticut along the 1781 and/or 1782 march routes of Rochambeau's army. March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road is situated 2 miles west of Plainfield Historical Society.

Packerville Bridge

Bridge

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The Packerville Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge carrying Packerville Road over Mill Brook in Plainfield, Connecticut. Built in 1886, it is one of less than twenty surviving 19th-century stone arch bridges in the state and is a well-preserved example of vernacular 19th-century masonry bridge technology. Packerville Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Plainfield Historical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plainfield and Plainfield Street Historic District.

Plainfield

Town

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Plainfield is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 14,973 at the 2020 census.

Plainfield Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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Plainfield Street Historic District is a historic district in Plainfield, Connecticut that encompasses the historic area of Plainfield Village, the town center of Plainfield.

Lawton Mills Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Lawton Mills Historic District in Plainfield, Connecticut encompasses a well-preserved early-20th-century mill village. The central focus of the district is the large brick mill complex to the south of Railroad Avenue on the banks of Horse Brook.

Plainfield Historical Society

Type: Museum
Address: 482 Norwich Road, Plainfield, CT 06374
Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
Location: Town of Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6876° or 41° 41′ 15″ north

Longitude

-71.91255° or 71° 54′ 45″ west

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

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Notable Places Nearby

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