Canaan (village), Connecticut

Canaan Village Historic District
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Canaan (village), Connecticut is located in Connecticut
Canaan (village), Connecticut
Canaan (village), Connecticut is located in the United States
Canaan (village), Connecticut
LocationRoughly bounded by W. Main, Bragg & Orchard Sts. & Granite Ave., North Canaan, Connecticut
Coordinates42°1′44″N 73°19′52″W / 42.02889°N 73.33111°W / 42.02889; -73.33111
Area93 acres (38 ha)
Built1872 (1872)
ArchitectLorrain, E.R.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, Vernacular Picturesque
NRHP reference No.90001800 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 13, 1990
Canaan, Connecticut
Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut
CountryUnited States
StateConnecticut
TownNorth Canaan
Area
 • Total1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2)
 • Land1.75 sq mi (4.52 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,212
 • Density695/sq mi (268.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
06018
Area code860
FIPS code09-10870
GNIS feature ID2378340

Canaan is a village and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of North Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Formerly known as Canaan Depot, the village is more commonly known as Canaan Village to distinguish it from the town of Canaan located to the south of North Canaan. The Canaan Village Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. As of the 2010 census, the CDP had a population of 1,212,[2] out of a total population of 3,315 in the town of North Canaan.

The historic district comprises about 93 acres (380,000 m2), covering the central business district and surrounding residences of the village that preserve the period from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Canaan village developed as a regional commercial center, first by the construction of the north–south Housatonic Railroad, and then by the arrival of the east–west Connecticut Western Railroad. This junction made the village a major transit point for bringing the area's commercial goods to market. The district includes the Canaan Union Depot, built in 1872 to serve the two railroads.[3]

The Canaan Fire Company was established in 1911.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Canaan CDP, Connecticut". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Mary E. McCahon (March 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Canaan Village Historic District". National Park Service.