6-702: Jordan Village Historic District may refer to: Jordan Village Historic District (Waterford, Connecticut) , listed on the NRHP in Connecticut Jordan Village Historic District (Jordan, New York) , listed on the NRHP in Onondaga County, New York See also [ edit ] Jordan Historic District , listed on the NRHP in Minnesota Topics referred to by
12-572: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Jordan Village Historic District (Waterford, Connecticut) Jordan is a village in the town of Waterford, Connecticut , and the historic center of the town. It was named from the Jordan River . The village was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Jordan Village Historic District in 1990. Jordan Village
18-473: Is located on land known historically as Jordan Plain, a flat land area at the head of Jordan Cove, an estuary off Long Island Sound . The historic district is centered on the intersection of Rope Ferry Road and North Road, two important early roads, providing access to New London to the east, the Niantic River ferry to the west, and the agricultural interior to the north. Although Rope Ferry Road
24-513: The founding of the Baptist congregation in 1710, when the area was still part of New London. Sectional differences with Congregationalists in New London led to Waterford's eventual separation from that community. The village's economy developed in the 19th century, with a mill on Jordan Pond, whose remains lie between Rope Ferry Road and Jordan Pond. It experienced a minor building boom after
30-461: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Jordan Village Historic District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jordan_Village_Historic_District&oldid=1183023661 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-450: Was laid out early in the 18th century, there is only one 18th-century house in the village, and most of its architecture dates to the middle and late 19th century. Most of the buildings in the village are residential in use, with the 1848 Baptist Church the important exception. Jordan Park, a public park established early in the 20th century, also houses the town library and an 18th-century district schoolhouse. The village's origins lie in
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