Falls Village, Connecticut

Falls Village District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Canaan, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°57′23″N 73°21′49″W
Area	70 acres (280,000 m^2)
Architect	Lambert & Bunnell; Multiple
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.	79002622[1]
Added to NRHP	June 14, 1979

Falls Village is a village in the town of Canaan, Connecticut.^[2] Because Falls Village is the town center in Canaan, the entire town is often called "Falls Village."^[3]

In 1979 the Falls Village District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district. The district is about 70 acres (280,000 m²) that were built in the middle of the 19th century. The area was selected as a station stop for the Housatonic Railroad in the early 1830s.^[4] It includes 71 buildings.^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
2. Listing of Cities, Towns, Villages, and Boroughs in Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
3. Betty Tyburski. "Early Historical Highlights of the Town of Canaan (commonly known as Falls Village)". Town of Canaan. Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
4. David F. Ransom (October 6, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Falls Village District" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012. and Accompanying 20 photos, from 1978 Archived 2012-10-07 at the Wayback Machine