Old Wethersfield

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Old Wethersfield, also known as Old Wethersfield Historic District, is a lovely neighborhood in the heart of Wethersfield that is home to over 1,000 beautifully preserved houses and buildings dating back to the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Historically known as Watertown or Pyquag, this section town is the state's largest historic district and was the site of the first settlements in Connecticut. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the village includes 50 houses that were built before the American Revolutionary War, around 250 additional dwellings built before the 20th century, and about 100 of which were built earlier than the American Civil War. Other notable buildings in the district include the Buttolph-Williams House, the Joseph Webb House, the Silas Deane House, and the First Church of Christ.

Bounded by Hartford, railroad tracks, I-91, and Rocky Hill, Wethersfield, CT/i>