Wauregan, Connecticut

Wauregan Historic District
Location in Windham County and the state of Connecticut.
LocationRoughly bounded by CT 12, CT 205, Third St., Quinebaug River, and Chestnut St., Plainfield, Connecticut
Coordinates41°44′38″N 71°54′38″W / 41.74389°N 71.91056°W / 41.74389; -71.91056
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.79003789[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 24, 1979

Wauregan is a village located in the northwestern corner of the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, United States. Originally a mill village, Wauregan was established around a cotton mill powered by the Quinebaug River. Wauregan and West Wauregan, across the Quinebaug in the town of Brooklyn, together comprise the Wauregan census-designated place, with a population of 1,205 at the 2010 census.[2]

A 90-acre (360,000 m2) portion of the original village area is listed as a historic district, the Wauregan Historic District, encompassing structures that are directly related to the economic and social activities of the mill. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Extant buildings in the Wauregan historic district include the Wauregan Mill, an H-shaped building built from local fieldstone; James Atwood's home; the two boarding houses; the company store; and over one hundred workers' houses.[3] Architectural styles represented include Greek Revival and Late Victorian architecture.[4]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Wauregan CDP, Connecticut". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
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