Mill Community Record Cromwell
FIND ‘MILL COMMUNITIES’- Community Name (Common)
- Main Street Historic District
- Address or Location
- Roughly bounded by Nooks Hill Rd., Prospect Hill Rd., Wall and West Sts. and New Ln., and Stevens Ln. and Main St., Cromwell
- Specific Location
- Roughly bounded by Nooks Hill Rd., Prospect Hill Rd., Wall and West Sts. and New Ln., and Stevens Ln. and Main St.
- County
- Middlesex
- Historic Designation
- Associated Mill Complexes
- Architectural and Historical Information
Number of Existing Buildings
Roughly 5.
Dates of Construction
n/a
Housing Types
n/a
Brief Description
From http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/85003389.pdf.
The Main Street Historic District is primarily a residential area located in the eastern part of the Town of Cromwell. The district includes five streets: Main Street, the central core of the district (Route 99), New Lane, Prospect Hill Road, Prospect Place, and Stevens Lane. Main Street, which generally follows the route of an early nineteenth century turnpike, runs almost due north and south along the spine of a small ridge. It rises from level ground at the southern boundary of the district (the intersection of West Main, and Wall streets) to pass on the west side of Nooks Hill. Nooks, or Prospect Hill Road, begins at the southern base of Nooks Hill and veers to the northeast before continuing east to the Connecticut River. At the 'vee' formed by Main Street and Prospect Hill Road lies Valour 'Green, a twentieth-century memorial park (1973).
Associated with the A.N. Pierson, Inc. Nursery (#4138). Includes the nursery property itself, the Andrew N. Pierson homestead at 423 Main Street, and several tenant houses maintained by the company. The latter include three residences on Stevens Lane, which were originally built by John Stevens, one of the founders of the J. and E. Stevens Co. (#2885), in 1875, and subsequently acquired by Andrew N. Pierson in 1893.
