Plainfield Substation

Plainfield Substation is an electrical substation in Connecticut, New England. Plainfield Substation is situated near the power station Plainfield Renewable Energy, as well as near Saint Johns Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Packerville Bridge and First Congregational Church of Plainfield.

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 1¼ miles west of Plainfield Substation.

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 1½ miles north of Plainfield Substation.

Packerville Cemetery

Cemetery

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Packerville Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles west of Plainfield Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawton Mills Historic District and Plainfield Village.

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 Village

Village

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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.