Date: Fri 31-Jan-1997

Publication: Bee

Author: KAAREN

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National-Register-historic

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BOROUGH DISTRICT PLACED ON NATIONAL REGISTER

First Selectman Bob Cascella received official notification last week that the

Newtown Borough Historic District has been listed on the National Register of

Historic Places.

The letter from John Shannahan, state historic preservation officer, informed

Mr Cascella that the National Register designation for the district became

effective on December 20, 1996.

Recently the town also learned that the Hattertown Historic District has been

placed on the National Register. Both historic districts were recommended for

the designation by the State Historic Preservation Board last year.

Properties in the borough which have been placed on the National Register

listing include 1 to 88 Main Street; 18 and 22 South Main Street; 1, 6 and 8

Academy Lane; 3, 5 and 7 Church Hill Road; 1 Glover Avenue; 1, 2, 4-6, 5, 7-9,

8 and 10 Currituck Road; 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 11 West Street; the flagpole, Ram

Pasture and the Hawley Memorial Bridge on Hawley Road.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of historic

properties recognized by the federal government as worthy of preservation for

their significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering

and culture.

Located within the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the

program is part of a national policy to coordinate and support public and

private efforts to identify, evaluate and protect America's cultural and

national resources. The list is maintained by the secretary of the interior

under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.