Lawton Mills Historic District
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.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include First Congregational Church of Plainfield and Packerville Bridge.
First Congregational Church of Plainfield
Church
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.
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 1½ miles west of Lawton Mills Historic District.
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 northwest of Lawton Mills Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plainfield Village and Plainfield Street Historic District.
Plainfield Village
Village
Plainfield Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,557 at the 2010 census.
Plainfield Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Plainfield Street Historic District is a historic district in Plainfield, Connecticut that encompasses the historic area of Plainfield Village, the town center of Plainfield.
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.
Lawton Mills Historic District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Connecticut, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Town of Plainfield, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.67556° or 41° 40′ 32″ northLongitude
-71.92028° or 71° 55′ 13″ westOpen location code
87HCM3GH+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8913990921OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q6505058
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