TOWN HALLS OF CONNECTICUT
Welcome: Website Overview
This site is dedicated to the Town Halls, both current and historic, in the state of Connecticut. Connecticut is a small state with a land area of only 5,553 square miles. It is 110 miles long and 70 miles wide at its farthest points and has a population of three and a half million people. Although a small state, it is comprised of 169 towns, each with their own Town Hall and their own governance.
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History: How and Why Connecticut Towns Were Formed
Connecticut was founded in the 1630’s by English Puritans who came down from Massachusetts and made Congregationalism the established religion of the colony. When there were enough residents in an area to afford a church and a minister the group applied to the CT General Assembly for permission to form an “Ecclesiastical Society.” These Ecclesiastical Societies, became the actual basis for the creation of towns in Connecticut.
At that time, people were required to attend Sunday all-day worship at their church. As the mainly agricultural population grew in numbers and in distribution, travel to their church became more and more difficult, as their church became too far for them to get to. The fact that people needed a church to be closer to their homes and their farms, required them to form a new town. The CT General Assembly approved a new town once a group could prove it had a Congregational Church and a minister. Thus there was a direct relationship in Connecticut between the formation of churches and the creation of towns. This remained the law until 1818 when the new CT State Constitution removed any mentioned of a state religion. It also removed the requirement of one being a property owner to vote.
The first Connecticut town settled was Windsor in 1633, and the last town to be separately incorporated was West Haven in 1921. Many Connecticut towns broke away from larger towns. Through this process Connecticut eventually became a state of 169 towns.
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Original Town Halls: Come back soon!
This website continues to have information added to it. At this time, every current town hall has been photographed and posted to the site, and where possible, information on the history of each town hall accompanies the photograph. Of particular note is that there are over 40 current or former Town Halls in the state that are listed separately or as part of an historic district on the United States National Register of Historic Places.
Many towns have preserved their old Town Hall buildings, some of them given a new life as a museum, historical society or senior center. Images of the older Town Halls are being added to the photographs of the town’s current Town Hall. An example of this can be found by looking at the town of Ashford.
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Search by Town: Click below
You may search for a town and its information by the first letter of the name of the town or by the county it is in. Click on the photograph of any Town Hall to read about it and view a larger image of the Town Hall.
Andover
Andover
Address: 17 School Road Andover, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1963
Year Town/City Established: 1713, Incorporated 1848
Population: 3,231
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Old Town Hall Shown below was built in 1893. Can be seen from Route 6 near interchange with Route 316. It is now a museum.
Ansonia
Ansonia
Address: 253 Main Street Ansonia, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1902
Year Town/City Established: 1889
Population: 18,721
Ashford
Ashford
Address: 5 Town Hall Road Ashford, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 2006
Year Town/City Established: 1714
Population: 4,261
To the right is the current Town Hall
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Pictured below is the building previously used as the Town Hall. Known as the Knowlton Memorial Hall, it was built in 1924 as a gift to the town by Charles Knowlton, a local successful businessman, in memory of his father. The building, designed by New York architect Herbert Loud, was for the town offices and the town library. Since 1994 the building has been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It is now fully occupied as the Town Library.
Knowlton Memorial Hall
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Avon
Avon
Address: 60 West Main Street Avon, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1883
Year Town/City Established: 1830
Population: 18,302
The original Avon Town Hall was located on East Main Street, having been built in 1890, but was burned to the ground in 1967. In 1969 the Town purchased what had been the Climax Fuse Company building from the Ensign Bickford Company to be used for town offices. That building had been built in 1883. Ensign Bickford merged with Climax Fuse in the early 1900’s.
On the right in the photo below is the building during the time Climax Fuse owned and occupied it.
Photo courtesy of the Avon Free Public Library
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Barkhamsted
Barkhamsted
Address: 69 Ripley Hill Road Barkhamsted, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1988*
Year Town/City Established: 1779
Population: 3,624
* The current town hall was originally a school and moved to its current location in 1988.
Below is a photograph of the first Town Hall, built in 1867 and used by the town until the mid-1950’s.
Photograph courtesy of The Barkhamsted Historical Society.
Beacon Falls
Beacon Falls
Address: 10 Maple Ave, Beacon Falls, CT 06403
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1953
Year Town/City Established: 1871
Population: 6,182
The building that is now the Town Hall was originally built around 1900 as the Center School. In 1953 the building was converted to be used as the Town Hall.
Berlin
Berlin
Address: 240 Kensington Road Berlin, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1975
Year Town/City Established: 1785
Population: 20,432
Bethany
Bethany
Address: 40 Peck Road Bethany, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1977*
Year Town/City Established: 1832
Population: 5,479
* The current town hall was originally built as a school in 1934 and converted to the town hall in 1977.
Below is a picture of the 1st town hall for Bethany built in 1914.
Photo courtesy of the Bethany Historical Society archives.
Bethel
Bethel
Address: 1 School Street Bethel, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1971
Year Town/City Established: 1855
Population: 19,714
Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Address: 38 Main Street South Bethlehem, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1978
Year Town/City Established: 1787
Population: 3,422
The first building used as the Town Hall was built in the 1830’s as a combined Town Hall and High School. The photograph of that building below is from the early 1900’s.
Photograph courtesy of the Old Bethlehem Historical Society.
The photograph below is of the current Old Bethlehem Historical Society Museum building that was built as the Town Hall in 1941 and so used until 1978 when the present Town Hall was built.
Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Address: 800 Bloomfield Avenue Bloomfield, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1964
Year Town/City Established: 1835
Population: 21,301
The former Bloomfield Town Hall shown below was built in 1903 and used until 1964 when the current Town Hall was built.
Photograph courtesy of the Archives of the Wintonbury Historical Society.
Bolton
Bolton
Address: 222 Bolton Center Road Bolton, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1914
Year Town/City Established: 1720
Population: 4,890
The current Bolton Town Hall was originally built in 1914 as the Bolton Grange and was used as the Bolton Grange and Free Library until 1959 when it became the Town Hall. Prior to 1959 the the Town Officers did their work from home.
(Information courtesy of John Toomey Jr., President of the Bolton Historical Society)
Bozrah
Bozrah
Address: 1 River Road Bozrah, CT
County: New London
Year Built: c.1850
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 2,537
According to the Bozrah Historical Society the building that is now the Town Hall was was built around 1850 as an amusement hall and social gathering place for local mill workers. It was purchased by the town and converted to the Town Hall in 1949. The building was renovated and the offices upgraded in 2011.
Branford
Branford
Address: 1019 Main Street Branford, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1857
Year Town/City Established: 1685
Population: 28,026
The first white settlers arrived in 1644 from nearby New Haven. The current Town Hall, which dates back to 1857, is the only one the town has ever had. Prior to 1857, town business was conducted in people’s homes. The Branford Town Hall is included on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Branford Center Historic District.
Bridgeport
Bridgeport
Address: 45 Lyon Terrace Bridgeport, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1916
Year Town/City Established: 1821
Population: 144,900
The current Bridgeport City Hall was built in 1916 as the Bridgeport Central High School. It was converted to the City Hall in 1964.
Bridgewater
Bridgewater
Address: 44 Main Street South Bridgewater, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1906
Year Town/City Established: 1856
Population: 1,641
The Town Hall was built in 1906 and subsequently renovated in 1971 and 1983. In 1989 a new wing was added.The Town Hall is within the Bridgewater Center Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bristol
Bristol
Address: 111 North Main Street Bristol, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1963
Year Town/City Established: 1785
Population: 60,032
Brookfield
Brookfield
Address: 100 Pocono Road Brookfield, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1983
Year Town/City Established: 1788
Population: 17,002
Shown to the right is the current Town Hall
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The first Town Hall in Brookfield dates back to 1796. The building (shown below) was rebuilt in 1875. It is now a museum and the home of the Brookfield Historical Society.
Photo courtesy of The Brookfield Historical Society.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Address: 4 Wolf Den Road Brooklyn, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 1820
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 8,280
The Brooklyn Town Hall building dates back to 1820 when it was originally built as the County Court House for Windham County. (As of current research, that makes it the oldest Town Hall Building in Connecticut.) It served as the Court House until 1893 when it was converted to the Town Hall. The building is included in the Brooklyn Green Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
(With thanks to Elaine Knowlton of the Brooklyn Historical Society)
Burlington
Burlington
Address: 200 Spielman Highway Burlington, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: c.1958
Year Town/City Established: 1806
Population: 9,665
The current Town Hall building was originally constructed as a school in 1948. It was converted to the Town Hall c.1977.
Canaan
Canaan
Address: 108 Main Street (Falls Village) Canaan,CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: c.1850
Year Town/City Established: 1739
Population: 1,055
The Canaan Town Hall is located in in the village of Falls Village. The building was built c.1850 for the National Iron Bank. It was purchased by the town in 2002 and converted to the Town Hall. The bank vault is still in the building.
Canterbury
Canterbury
Address: 1 Municipal Drive Canterbury, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 2001
Year Town/City Established: 1703
Population: 5,100
Canton
Canton
Address: 4 Market Street (Collinsville) Canton, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1900
Year Town/City Established: 1806
Population: 10,270
The Canton Town Hall is located in the Village of Collinsville, a section of Canton. The central district of Collinsville has been designated an Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. The Town Hall is within that District.
Chaplin
Chaplin
Address: 495 Phoenixville Road Chaplin, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 1975
Year Town/City Established: 1822
Population: 2,256
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Original Town Hall built in 1840 is now a museum, located at 1 Chaplin Street.
Cheshire
Cheshire
Address: 84 Main Street Cheshire, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1867
Year Town/City Established: 1780
Population: 29,179
Chester
Chester
Address: 203 Middlesex Avenue Chester, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1987
Year Town/City Established: Founded in 1692 and Incorporated in 1836
Population: 4,229
To the right is the current Town Hall
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Pictured below is the first Town Hall for Chester. Built originally in 1793 as a meeting house it was sold to the town in 1847 and was used as a Town Hall until 1960. The building is still used as a community meeting space and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The photo below is of a small brick building in the center of Chester that was used as the Town Hall from 1960 to 1987.
Clinton
Clinton
Address: 54 East Main Street Clinton, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1936-1938
Year Town/City Established: 1838
Population: 12,950
Colchester
Colchester
Address: 127 Norwich Avenue Colchester, CT
County: New London
Year Built: 1990
Year Town/City Established: 1698
Population: 15,936
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Shown below is the old town hall . Built in 1872 as a commercial building and for the Masonic Lodge it was given to the town in 1910 and used as a school and then the town hall until 1991.
Colebrook
Colebrook
Address: 562 Colebrook Road Colebrook, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 2003
Year Town/City Established: 1779
Population: 1,405
Columbia
Columbia
Address: 1832 Rose Lane Columbia, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1941*
Year Town/City Established: 1804
Population: 5,385
*The Town Hall was originally built in 1900, but burned down in 1940. It was rebuilt in 1941.
Cornwall
Cornwall
Address: 16 Pine Street Cornwall, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1908
Year Town/City Established: 1740
Population: 1,368
The charming Town Hall building was originally built to be the Town Library and Town Hall in 1908. A new library was built c.2000 and the building became the Town Hall exclusively.
Coventry
Coventry
Address: 1712 Main Street Coventry, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1964
Year Town/City Established: 1712
Population: 12,414
To the right is the current Town Hall
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Coventry has had a few town hall buildings over the years. The first was built in 1876, has been preserved, and is now used as the town’s visitor center. Prior to 1876 the town’s business was conducted in the home of the Town Clerk.
The next town hall is also a building still standing that is now the Bidwell Tavern. The building itself was built about 1880, but the town did not acquire it until 1929.
Cromwell
Cromwell
Address: 41 West Street Cromwell, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1985
Year Town/City Established: 1851
Population: 13,905
The current Town Hall was formed in 1985 by the conversion of a former Public School building into the Town Hall and included a new addition.
Danbury
Danbury
Address: 155 Deer Hill Avenue Danbury,CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1970 with an addition in 1999.
Year Town/City Established: 1687
Population: 84,730
Darien
Darien
Address: 2 Renshaw Drive Darien, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1927
Year Town/City Established: 1820
Population: 21,753
Deep River
Deep River
Address: 174 Main Street Deep River, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1893
Year Town/City Established: 1635
Population: 4,463
This charming unusual building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Derby
Derby
Address: 1 Elizabeth Street Derby, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1976*
Year Town/City Established: 1675
Population: 12,515
The current Derby City Hall was originally built for the Derby Savings Bank in 1976*. It became the City Hall in 2005.
Durham
Durham
Address: 30 Town House Road Durham, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1856
Year Town/City Established: 1708
Population: 7,195
East Granby
East Granby
Address: 9 Center Street East Granby, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1971
Year Town/City Established: 1858
Population: 5,147
East Haddam
East Haddam
Address: 1 Plains Road (Moodus) East Haddam, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: c. 1930
Year Town/City Established: 1734
Population: 8,988
The current Town Hall was built in the 1930’s as the Nathan Hale-Ray High School. It was renovated and converted to the Town Hall in 2017.
East Hampton
East Hampton
Address: 1 Community Drive East Hampton, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 2020
Year Town/City Established: 1767
Population: 12,854
The oldest Town Hall building at Old Town Hall Road off Main Street, was built in 1866 as the Center Grammar School. It became the Town Hall in 1913. In 1975 the Town Hall was moved to 20 East High Street in a building previously owned by CLP. In 2020 a new Town Hall was built at 1 Community Drive. The Center Grammar School building was used by the Board of Education until 2020.
(History courtesy of Sandra Doran of the East Hampton Historical Society)
East Hartford
East Hartford
Address: 740 Main Street East Hartford, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1937
Year Town/City Established: 1783
Population: 49,998
East Haven
East Haven
Address: 250 Main Street East Haven, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1927
Year Town/City Established: 1785
Population: 28,699
This was the first Town Hall for East Haven.
East Lyme
East Lyme
Address: 108 Pennsylvania Avenue (Niantic) East Lyme, CT
County: New London
Year Built: 1971
Year Town/City Established: 1839
Population: 18,645
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East Windsor
East Windsor
Address: 11 Rye Street (Broad Brook) East Windsor, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1962
Year Town/City Established: 1768
Population: 11,375
The East Windsor Town Hall is located in the census-designated place of Broad Brook, which is within the Town Of East Windsor.
Eastford
Eastford
Address: 16 Westford Road Eastford, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 1969
Year Town/City Established: 1847
Population: 1,790
The Eastford town hall is officially known as the Eastford Town Office Building.
Easton
Easton
Address: 225 Center Road Easton, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1937
Year Town/City Established: 1845
Population: 7,517
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Ellington
Ellington
Address: 55 Main Street Ellington, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1915
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 16,299
The Town Hall, built in 1915, was partially used as a school from 1921-1941. The building was renovated in 1971.
Enfield
Enfield
Address: 820 Enfield street Enfield, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1964
Year Town/City Established: 1683
Population: 44,466
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Old Town Hall shown below is located at 1294 Enfield Street. The building was built as the Meeting House for the First Ecclesiastical Society and opened on January 1, 1775. It was converted to the Town Hall in 1848. It now houses a museum and the Enfield Historical Society
To enlarge photo, click on it
Essex
Essex
Address: 29 West Avenue Essex, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1896*
Year Town/City Established: 1852
Population: 6,674
The Town Hall was originally built* in 1896 as the Pratt High School. It became the Town Hall in 1954.
Fairfield
Fairfield
Address: 611 Old Post Road Fairfield, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1794 +
Year Town/City Established: 1639
Population: 61,952
The Town Hall dates back to 1794, but has had many iterations. It had burned and renovated numerous times.
Farmington
Farmington
Address: 1 Monteith Drive Farmington, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1968
Year Town/City Established: 1645
Population: 25,506
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Franklin
Franklin
Address: 7 Meeting House Hill Road (North Franklin) Franklin, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 1,933
Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Address: 2155 Main Street Glastonbury, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1936
Year Town/City Established: 1690
Population: 34,491
To the right is the current Town Hall
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The building pictured below is now the Museum of the Historical Society of Glastonbury. According to the Society the building was built between 1839 and 1840 as the first Town Hall for Glastonbury and was so used for 100 years. It is included in the Glastonbury Historic District listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. For more information on this charming building visit the Historical Society at:http://www.hsgct.org/TownHallofGlastonbury.html
Goshen
Goshen
Address: 42 North Street Goshen, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1739
Population: 2,879
To the right is the current Town Hall
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Pictured below is the Old Town Hall which was built in 1895. It is located near the junction of Routes 63 and 4.
Granby
Granby
Address: 15 North Granby Road Granby, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 11,375
Greenwich
Greenwich
Address: 101 Field Point Road Greenwich, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: ?
Year Town/City Established: 1665
Population: 62,727
The Town Hall was originally built as the Greenwich High School and was converted to the Town Hall in 1977.
Griswold
Griswold
Address: 28 Main Street (Jewett City) Griswold, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1815
Population: 11,591
Groton
Groton
Address: 45 Fort Hill Road Groton, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1705
Population: 38,692
Guilford
Guilford
Address: 31 Park Street Guilford, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1893
Year Town/City Established: 1643
Population: 22,216
First settled in 1639.
Haddam
Haddam
Address: 30 Field Park Road Haddam, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1668
Population: 8,222
Hamden
Hamden
Address: 2634 Whitney Avenue Hamden, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1924
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 60,940
The building is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Hampton
Hampton
Address: 164 Main Street Hampton, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 1,853
Hartford
Hartford
Address: 50 South Main Street Hartford, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1635
Population: 122,587
Hartland
Hartland
Address: 22 South Road (East Hartland) Hartland, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1737
Population: 2,120
Harwinton
Harwinton
Address: 100 Bentley Drive Harwinton, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1737
Population: 5,430
Hebron
Hebron
Address: 15 Gilead Street Hebron, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1964
Year Town/City Established: 1708
Population: 9,482
To the right is the current Town Hall
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The building shown below was built in 1838 as a church and so used until 1850. In 1863 it was purchased by the town and modified down to one story and converted into the Town Hall. In 1971 the Hebron Historical Society acquired the building, restored it, and it is now used as a meeting hall and museum.
Kent
Kent
Address: 41 Kent Greeg Boulevard Kent, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1989
Year Town/City Established: 1739
Population: 2,785
Killingly
Killingly
Address: 172 Main Street (Danielson) Killingly, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1708
Population: 17,287
Killingworth
Killingworth
Address: 333 Route 81 Killingworth, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: Original part of building 1830
Year Town/City Established: 1667
Population: 6,370
To the right is the current Town Hall.
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There is an Old Town Hall building (pictured below), also on Route 81, that was built in 1881 and used until the Town Offices were moved into the current building, portions of which were built years before, but have been added to over the years.
Lebanon
Lebanon
Address: 579 Exeter Road Lebanon, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1700
Population: 7,207
Ledyard
Ledyard
Address: 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway Ledyard, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1836
Population: 14,736
Lisbon
Lisbon
Address: 1 Newent Road (Jewett City) Lisbon, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 4,248
Litchfield
Litchfield
Address: 74 West Street Litchfield, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1719
Population: 8,127
Lyme
Lyme
Address: 480 Hamburg Road Lyme, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1667
Population: 2,338
Madison
Madison
Address: 8 Campus Drive Madison, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1826
Population: 18,106
Pictured to the right is the current Town Office Building, (Town Hall).
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Below is the old Town Hall at 8 Meeting House Lane.
Manchester
Manchester
Address: 41 Center Street Manchester, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1823
Population: 57,699
Mansfield
Mansfield
Address: 4 South Eagleville Road (Storrs) Mansfield, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1702
Population: 25,817
Marlborough
Marlborough
Address: 26 North Main Street Marlborough, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1803
Population: 6,358
Meriden
Meriden
Address: 142 East Main Street Meriden, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1806
Population:
Middlebury
Middlebury
Address: 1212 Whittemore Road Middlebury, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1807
Population: 7,731
Middlefield
Middlefield
Address: 393 Jackson Hill Road Middlefield, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1866
Population: 4,380
Middletown
Middletown
Address: 245 deKoven Drive Middletown, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1651
Population: 46,146
Milford
Milford
Address: 110 River Street Milford, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1639
Population: 54,661
Monroe
Monroe
Address: 7 Fan Hill Road Monroe, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1823
Population: 19,470
Montville
Montville
Address: 310 Norwich-New London Turnpike Montville, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 18,716
Morris
Morris
Address: 3 East Street Morris, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1932
Year Town/City Established: 1859
Population: 2,262
Pictured to the right is the current Town Hall
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Pictured below is the Old Town Hall built in 1861 and now the home of the Morris Historical Society.
Naugatuck
Naugatuck
Address: 229 Church Street Naugatuck, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1844
Population: 31,288
New Britain
New Britain
Address: 27 West Main Street New Britain, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1850
Population: 72,453
New Canaan
New Canaan
Address: 77 Main Street New Canaan, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1801
Population: 20,213
New Fairfield
New Fairfield
Address: 4 Brush Hill Road New Fairfield, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1740
Population: 13,877
New Hartford
New Hartford
Address: 530 Main Street New Hartford, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1738
Population: 6,685
New Haven
New Haven
Address: 165 Church Street New Haven
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1861
Year Town/City Established: 1638
Population: 130,418
The classic original building of the New Haven City Hall was designed by famed architect Henry Austin and constructed in 1861, In 1975 it was listed on the U. S. National Register of Historic Places. In 1976 interior and exterior renovations were designed by the New Haven firm of Newman Architects.
New London
New London
Address: 181 State Street New London, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1646
Population: 26,939
New Milford
Newington
Newington
Address: 131 Cedar Street Newington, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1871
Population: 30,112
Front of the building is currently under remodeling
Newtown
Newtown
Address: 3 Primrose Street Newtown, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1711
Population: 27,774
Norfolk
Norfolk
Address: 19 Maple Street Norfolk, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1758
Population: 1,758
North Branford
North Branford
Address: 909 Foxon Road North Branford, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1979
Year Town/City Established: 1831
Population: 14,158
Below is the Old Town Hall, built in the 1870’s and located at 1675 Foxon Road in North Branford.
Click on photo to enlarge
North Canaan
North Canaan
Address: 100 Pease Street North Canaan, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1858
Population: 3,254
North Haven
North Haven
Address: 18 Church Street
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1886 -- Renovations 1951
Year Town/City Established: 1670 --Incorporated 1786
Population: 24,093
The Town Hall was originally built in 1886 as the Memorial Town Hall in honor of the Civil War soldiers from North Haven.The builder and also the architect was Solomon Fowler Linsley, a prominent North Haven resident. Linsley had enlisted to serve in the Civil War and rose to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Returning after the War he is known for having built numerous buildings in North Haven. The exterior of the building was extensively renovated in 1951. Photograph below of the original building courtesy of the North Haven Historical Society.
North Stonington
North Stonington
Address: 40 Main Street
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1807
Population: 5,243
Pictured to the right is the current Town Hall.
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Below is the Old Town Hall built in
Norwalk
Norwalk
Address: 125 East Avenue Norwalk, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1938 and 1971
Year Town/City Established: 1651
Population: 89,047
Shown below is the former Norwalk City Hall which was originally built as the Norwalk High School in 1912 and is located at 41 North Main Street in South Norwalk. It was used as the City Hall from 1938 until 1971.
Norwich
Norwich
Address: 100 Broadway Norwich, CT
County: New London
Year Built: 1873
Year Town/City Established: 1662
Population: 39,136
The Norwich City Hall was designed by the Norwich architectural firm of Burdick and Arnold with construction beginning in 1870 and completed in 1873. The building is listed on the U.S. National Registry of Historic Places.
Old Lyme
Old Lyme
Address: 52 Lyme Street Old Lyme, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1855
Population: 7,603
Old Saybrook
Old Saybrook
Address: 302 Main Street Old Saybrook, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1854
Population:
Orange
Orange
Address: 617 Orange Center Road Orange, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1822
Population: 13,949
Oxford
Oxford
Address: 486 Oxford Road Oxford, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1798
Population: 13,226
Plainfield
Plainfield
Address: 8 Community Avenue Plainfield, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1699
Population: 15,173
Plainville
Plainville
Address: 1 Central Square Plainville, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1869
Population: 17,623
Plymouth
Plymouth
Address: 80 Main Street Plymouth, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1795
Population: 11,645
Pomfret
Pomfret
Address: 5 Haven Road (Pomfret Center ) Pomfret, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 1873
Year Town/City Established: 1686--Incorporated 1713
Population: 4,204
The current town office building was originally constructed in 1873 as the chapel for the Adventists in Pomfret. In the years after that use it has had numerous other uses including as part of a convalescent hospital and a school dormitory. In the 1970’s it became the Town Office Building.
The town’s first office building, (pictured below), was purpose built by the town in 1841 as the Pomfret Town House, and is located on 17 Town Road. Town meetings were held there until the 1970’s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now maintained by the Pomfret Historical Society.
Photograph by Walter Hinchman of Pomfret
Portland
Portland
Address: 33 Main Street Portland, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1841
Population: 9,305
Preston
Preston
Address: 389 Route 2 Preston, CT
County: New London
Year Built: 1974
Year Town/City Established: 1687
Population: 4,638
Prospect
Prospect
Address: 39 Center Street Prospect, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1827
Population: 9,790
Putnam
Putnam
Address: 126 Church Street Putnam, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1855
Population: 9,584
Redding
Redding
Address: 100 Hill Road Redding, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1767
Population: 9,125
Ridgefield
Ridgefield
Address: 400 Main Street Ridgefield, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1896
Year Town/City Established: 1709
Population: 25,008
The town Hall was built in 1896 to replace the previous wood Town Hall which burned down in 1895.
Rocky Hill
Rocky Hill
Address: 761 Old Main Street Rocky Hill, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1843
Population: 20,145
Roxbury
Roxbury
Address: 29 North Street Roxbury, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1796
Population: 2,160
Salem
Salem
Address: 270 Hartford Road Salem, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1819
Population: 4,123
Salisbury
Salisbury
Address: 27 Main Street Salisbury, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1741
Population: 3,598
Scotland
Scotland
Address: 9 Devotion Road Scotand, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1857
Population: 1,685
Seymour
Seymour
Address: 1 First Street Seymour, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1850
Population: 16,509
Sharon
Sharon
Address: 63 Main Street Sharon, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1739
Population: 2,703
Shelton
Shelton
Address: 54 Hall Street Shelton, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1789
Population: 41,097
Sherman
Sherman
Address: 9 Route 39 Sherman, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1976
Year Town/City Established: 1802
Population: 3,614
The town has preserved their former Town Hall, (pictured below) built in 1886 that is now used as a Senior Center. The building is part of the Sherman Historic District that is listed on the U.S. Register of Historic Places.
Simsbury
Simsbury
Address: 933 Hopmeadow Simsbury, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1670
Population: 24,979
Somers
Somers
Address: 600 Main Street Somers, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1734
Population: 10,834
South Windsor
South Windsor
Address: 1540 Sullivan Avenue South Windsor, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1845
Population: 26,054
Southbury
Southbury
Address: 501 Main Street South Southbury, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1787
Population: 19,656
Southington
Southington
Address: 75 Main street
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1779
Population: 43,807
Sprague
Sprague
Address: 1 Main Street (Baltic) Sprague, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1861
Population: 2,889
Stafford
Stafford
Address: 1 Main Street (Stafford Springs) Stafford, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1719
Population: 11,884
Stamford
Stamford
Address: 175 Atlantic Street Stamford,CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1641
Population: 129,775
Sterling
Sterling
Address: 1183 Plainfield Pike Sterling, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1794
Population: 3,780
Stonington
Stonington
Address: 152 Elm Street Stonington, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1662
Population: 18,449
Stratford
Stratford
Address: 2725 Main Street Stratford, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1639
Population: 51,967
Suffield
Suffield
Address: 83 Mountain Road Suffield, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1674
Population: 15,743
Thomaston
Thomaston
Address: 158 Main Street Thomaston, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1875
Population: 7,560
Thompson
Thompson
Address: 815 Riverside Drive (North Grosvenor Dale) Thompson, CT
County: Windham
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1785
Population: 9,458
Tolland
Tolland
Address: 21 Tolland Green Tolland, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1715
Population: 14,655
On the right is a photo of the entrance to the current town offices from the parking area.
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The top left photo is of the front of the current Town Hall that faces the Green. It was originally built in 1908 as the Ratcliffe Hicks Memorial School. It was converted in the 1980’s for the town to use as offices and the library.
Below top is a photo of the first Town Hall for Tolland, built in
Torrington
Torrington
Address: 158 Main Street Torrington, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1875
Population: 34,228
Trumbull
Trumbull
Address: 5866 Main Street Trumbull, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1797
Population: 35,802
Union
Union
Address: 1043 Buckley Highway Union, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1734
Population: 854
Union has the smallest population of any town or municipality in Connecticut.
Vernon
Vernon
Address: 14 Park Place Vernon, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1808
Population: 29,303
Voluntown
Voluntown
Address: 115 Main Street Voluntown, CT
County: New London
Year Built:
Year Town/City Established: 1721
Population: 2,535
Wallingford
Wallingford
Address: 45 South Main Street Wallingford, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1916
Year Town/City Established: 1670
Population: 44,535
The Town Hall building was built in 1916 as the Lyman Hall High School. In 1988 it was renovated and became the Town Hall.
Warren
Warren
Address: 50 Cemetery Road Warren, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 2010
Year Town/City Established: 1786
Population: 1,399
Construction started in 2009, and staff moved in in 2010.
Washington
Washington
Address: 2 Bryan Plaza Washington Depot, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1931-32
Year Town/City Established: 1779
Population: 3,434
This Town Hall has an unusual history. In 1929, Gregory Seeley Bryan left $300,000. in trust as a memorial in the town for his parents, Richard and Sarah Bryan, and authorized the trustees to use the funds for the welfare of the town as they deemed best. They decided upon an edifice for town activities, both civic and social, and the building would be named “The Bryan Memorial Town Hall”. The building was so dedicated in 1932. The trust still exists and retains the responsibility for the general care and supervision of the building.
(Information courtesy of Sheila Anson, Town Clerk of Washington)
Waterbury
Waterbury
Address: 235 Grand Street Waterbury, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1915
Year Town/City Established: 1686
Population: 108,093
This beautiful and historic building was designed by famed architect Cass Gilbert and is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.
Waterford
Waterford
Address: 15 Rpoe Ferry Road Waterford, CT
County: New London
Year Built: 1911
Year Town/City Established: 1801
Population: 18,887
Building originally built as a Grade School, and was remodeled in 1984 to become the Town Hall.
Watertown
Watertown
Address: 51 Echo Lake Road Watertown, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1929
Year Town/City Established: 1780
Population: 21,641
The current Town Hall was built in 1929 as the town High School, and was converted to the Town Hall in 2020.
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The previous Town Hall, shown below, was built in 1894 on the site of the town’s Meeting House dating from 1772. It is at 37 DeForest Street.
West Hartford
West Hartford
Address: 350 Main Street West Hartford, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1924
Year Town/City Established: 1854
Population: 62,939
The current Town Hall was built in 1924 as The William H. Hall High School. It was renovated and became the Town Hall in 1957.
West Haven
West Haven
Address: 355 Main Street West Haven, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1969
Year Town/City Established: 1921
Population: 54,879
There was a previous Town Hall at the same location.
Westbrook
Westbrook
Address: 866 Boston Post Road Westbrook, CT
County: Middlesex
Year Built: 1932
Year Town/City Established: 1840
Population: 6,914
The building was built in 1932 as the Westbrook Elementary School and was converted to the Town Hall in 2003.
Weston
Weston
Address: 56 Norfield Road Weston, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1952
Year Town/City Established: 1787
Population: 10,247
The 2010 US Census showed Weston with the highest median household income in Connecticut.
Westport
Westport
Address: 110 Myrtle Street Westport, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1917
Year Town/City Established: 1835
Population: 28,115
The current Town Hall was built in 1917 as an elementary school and converted to the Town Hall in 1979. Shown below is the former Town Hall at 90 Post Road East which was built in 1908 and used as the Town Hall until 1979.
Wethersfield
Wethersfield
Address: 505 Silas Deane Highway Wethersfield, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1956
Year Town/City Established: 1634
Population: 26,082
The previous Town Hall is now the Historical Society at 150 Main Street. Photo and building history to be posted soon.
Willington
Willington
Address: 40 Old Farms Road Willington, CT
County: Tolland
Year Built: 1922
Year Town/City Established: 1727
Population: 5,887
The building currently used for town offices, was built in 1922 for a button factory. Town meetings are held in the former Congregational Church on the Common.
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Old Town Hall shown, shown below, was built in 1876 and is located at 11 Common Road, part of the Historic District which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
To enlarge photo click on it.
Wilton
Wilton
Address: 238 Danbury Road Wilton, CT
County: Fairfield
Year Built: 1931
Year Town/City Established: 1802
Population: 18,397
The current Wilton Town Hall’s construction was begun in 1930 and completed in 1931.
Winchester
Winchester
Address: 333 Main Street Winsted, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1878
Year Town/City Established: 1771
Population: 10,655
The town Hall for Winchester is located in what is known as the town of Winsted. Historically, Winsted is a separately incorporated City within the town of Winchester. Today the designation of Winsted and Winchester are legally interchangeable.
Windham
Windham
Address: 979 Main Street (Willimantic) Windham, CT
County: Windham
Year Built: 1896
Year Town/City Established: 1692
Population: 24,706
The Town Hall was originally built as the Windham County Courthouse and for the Willimantic City Government. In 1983, Willimantic’s classification was changed to a Census-Designated Place (CDP) within the Town of Windham. The building then became the Windham Town Hall.
Windsor
Windsor
Address: 275 Broad Street Windsor, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1966
Year Town/City Established: 1637
Population: 29,044
Windsor was the first European settlement in what is now known as Connecticut. They arrived in 1633 from Plymouth, (Massachusetts). The town was incorporated 4 years later.
Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks
Address: 50 Church Street Windsor Locks, CT
County: Hartford
Year Built: 1941
Year Town/City Established: 1854
Population: 12,876
The current Town Hall was originally built in 1941 as the town’s High School. It subsequently (1955) became an elementary school and was renovated in 1981 to be used as the Town Hall.
Wolcott
Wolcott
Address: 10 Kenea Avenue Wolcott, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1923
Year Town/City Established: 1796
Population: 16,649
This central part of this attractive building was built as the Town Hall in 1923 and has bee added on to since then.
Woodbridge
Woodbridge
Address: 11 Meetinghouse Lane Woodbridge, CT
County: New Haven
Year Built: 1919
Year Town/City Established: 1784
Population: 8,907
The Town Hall was built in 1919 as the Town Hall and in memory of the Veterans of all Wars. It was renovated in 1989 and additions to the original building have been made.
Woodbury
Woodbury
Address: 281 Main Street South Woodbury, CT
County: Litchfield
Year Built: 1867
Year Town/City Established: 1673
Population: 9,537
The current Town Hall was originally built as a private residence in 1867. It was acquired by the Town in 1952 and converted to the Town Hall. Additions have since made made to the building.
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Pictured below is the former Town Hall which was built in 1846. The building still belongs to the Town and is used by the community.