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Windham Center Historic District
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| Location: | CT 14 and CT 203, Windham, Connecticut |
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| Area: | 205 acres (83 ha) |
| Built: | 1750 |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Architectural style: | Greek Revival, Colonial, Italianate |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79002655[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 4, 1979 |
Windham Center Historic District is a 205-acre (83 ha) area in the town of Windham, Connecticut that is designated as a historic district.
The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. At the time, it included 61 contributing buildings out of a total of 78 buildings, and it included 2 other contributing sites.[1]
It includes a significant concentration of Greek Revival style architecture.[2]
It was home of American Revolutionary War leaders Eliphalet Dyer and Jedediah Elderkin, who lived in adjacent homes, both still standing.[2]:3,47-48
It is located in the area around the junction of Route 14 and Route 203.
It includes the Windham Free Library, a Greek Revival style building from 1832, whose architectural details include mutules and a course of guttae below triglyphs.[2]:32 (Photo #13)
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