Liberty Green Historic District is a local historic district in the town of Clinton, Connecticut, and Liberty Green is a triangular town green within it. The district was created in 1979 following a lengthy study, report and enabling ordinance [1] [2]
The Liberty Green Historic District consists of six 18th-century houses and stone walls surrounding a triangular common. [3] The six contiguous properties included within the district are defined on the National Register of Historic Places and consist of four Colonial structures, one Federal/ Greek Revival, and one undefined style structure. [4] The corner property of Liberty Street and East Main Street is an established bed and breakfast. [5]
The district is located within the larger, National Register of Historic Places-listed Clinton Village Historic District. [3]
A vestige of 17th-century common land, Liberty Green is a park-like triangle between Liberty Street and East Main Street, encompassing the village green. [4] The common town land was part of a larger open space for militia war drills, and was also the site of one of Clinton's earliest schoolhouses. [4] The Liberty Green Historic District was chosen as the site for the town's Civil War monument (a granite soldier atop a tall pedestal), and a small cannon from the War of 1812. [6]
Beginning in 1846, a group of citizens banded together to plant shade trees and Liberty Green came to assume its present park-like appearance and function. In addition to providing a peaceful public open space, it served a symbolic function, recalling the town's patriotic past and providing the site for memorials to the town's soldiers. [4]
On 5 December 1976, a school group buried a time capsule called the Legacy I on Liberty Green. The schoolchildren indicated that the capsule should be opened on 4 July 2976. [7]
In 2009, the Clinton Town Tree Warden ordered a public tree removal [8] in order to clear half-dozen overgrown trees and prune many large and dangerous branches from the Liberty Green trees. The tree removal provides additional open space and sunlight.[ citation needed]
In 2010, the Liberty Green retail complex, located across the street from the historic district, was set to be completed with the construction of a two-story building affording 5,500 square feet (510 m2) of retail space and three second-story apartments. This building joins a hardware store, Japanese restaurant, and community health center in the same complex. [9]
Today Liberty Green continues to serve as an important public gathering space for Clinton's townspeople. It is a location for small church festivals and other events, as well as the ceremonial destination of the annual Memorial Day Parade.
Liberty Green Historic District is a local historic district in the town of Clinton, Connecticut, and Liberty Green is a triangular town green within it. The district was created in 1979 following a lengthy study, report and enabling ordinance [1] [2]
The Liberty Green Historic District consists of six 18th-century houses and stone walls surrounding a triangular common. [3] The six contiguous properties included within the district are defined on the National Register of Historic Places and consist of four Colonial structures, one Federal/ Greek Revival, and one undefined style structure. [4] The corner property of Liberty Street and East Main Street is an established bed and breakfast. [5]
The district is located within the larger, National Register of Historic Places-listed Clinton Village Historic District. [3]
A vestige of 17th-century common land, Liberty Green is a park-like triangle between Liberty Street and East Main Street, encompassing the village green. [4] The common town land was part of a larger open space for militia war drills, and was also the site of one of Clinton's earliest schoolhouses. [4] The Liberty Green Historic District was chosen as the site for the town's Civil War monument (a granite soldier atop a tall pedestal), and a small cannon from the War of 1812. [6]
Beginning in 1846, a group of citizens banded together to plant shade trees and Liberty Green came to assume its present park-like appearance and function. In addition to providing a peaceful public open space, it served a symbolic function, recalling the town's patriotic past and providing the site for memorials to the town's soldiers. [4]
On 5 December 1976, a school group buried a time capsule called the Legacy I on Liberty Green. The schoolchildren indicated that the capsule should be opened on 4 July 2976. [7]
In 2009, the Clinton Town Tree Warden ordered a public tree removal [8] in order to clear half-dozen overgrown trees and prune many large and dangerous branches from the Liberty Green trees. The tree removal provides additional open space and sunlight.[ citation needed]
In 2010, the Liberty Green retail complex, located across the street from the historic district, was set to be completed with the construction of a two-story building affording 5,500 square feet (510 m2) of retail space and three second-story apartments. This building joins a hardware store, Japanese restaurant, and community health center in the same complex. [9]
Today Liberty Green continues to serve as an important public gathering space for Clinton's townspeople. It is a location for small church festivals and other events, as well as the ceremonial destination of the annual Memorial Day Parade.