Tolland Green Historic District
The Tolland Green Historic District is a historic district that includes the town green, Tolland Green, of Tolland, Connecticut.
The Tolland Green is a long and narrow strip of land oriented in a north-south direction. The district includes the green and the surrounding properties. The historic district contains 55 contributing buildings and one other site, and is located primarily along Merrow Road from just south of Cider Mill Road in the south, past the Tolland Green, then widening in the north to encompass both Tolland Stage Road and the street known as Tolland Green to roughly Dunn Hill Road. Route 195 serves as the Tolland Green's western boundary, while the street known as Tolland Green serves as the eastern boundary. Route 74 cuts through the Green from east to west.
On either side of the Green at the south end are two town halls, the Old Town Hall and the present Town Hall. The historic Congregational Church, the Old Tolland County Courthouse, the Board of Education building, the Ratcliffe Hicks Memorial School, and the Old Tolland County Jail and Museum are located near the intersection where the Route 74 cuts through the Green. Most buildings in the historic district are residential and most date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Historic residences include the Hicks-Stearns Family Museum, former home of Ratcliffe Hicks.
The district is significant for its landscape qualities, its historical associations, and its Federal and Victorian architecture.
