Greenfield Hill Historic District | |
 Greenfield Hill Congregational Church | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by the Merritt Parkway, Burr St., Redding Rd., Hulls Farm Rd. and Hill Farm Rd., Greenfield Hill, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′25″N 73°17′28″W / 41.17361°N 73.29111°W |
| Area | 175 acres (71 ha) |
| Built | 1750 |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000899[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 11, 1971 |
The Greenfield Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village area of the village of Greenfield Hill in northern Fairfield, Connecticut. The area was important from the mid-18th to 19th centuries as an intellectual center in the town, driven in part by Timothy Dwight, the Greenfield Hill Church minister and later president of Yale College. The district features a variety of architectural styles from the 18th to mid-19th century. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
Greenfield Hill is a suburban residential area in central northern Fairfield, centered on the triangular Greenfield Hill green bounded by Hillside Road, Old Academy Road, and Bronson Road. It includes 38 principal houses or structures and 20 secondary structures, and a windmill.[2]: 2 The district includes small streets around the Greenfield Hill Green but has a highly irregular shape extending south. It is drawn to include older, historic homes and to exclude newer, less-historic properties to the north of the green and around the listed area.[2]
The area became important in the late 18th century when Timothy Dwight became minister of the Greenfield Hill Congregational Church in 1783. Dwight also established an academy (now the site of Timothy Dwight Park) at which both young men and women were educated in the classics. The school drew visiting scholars and luminaries, including Abraham Baldwin, a drafter of the United States Constitution and founder of the University of Georgia, and poet and diplomat Joel Barlow.[2]
The district, along with Southport Historic District and Fairfield Historic District is somewhat governed by Fairfield's Historic District Commission.
Significant properties in the district include:[2]
