The Historic Review Committee, appointed by the Board of Selectmen, is charged with encouraging the preservation of architecturally and historically significant buildings and structures in 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接. To this end, the committee reviews all requests to the town for issuance of a permit to demolish a building or structure and advises the Building Official on the issuance of those permits under 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接’s Demolition Delay Ordinance.

人妻+巨乳+磁力链接's Rich History

Written by Joseph T. Hutchins
In 1663, thirty-six English settlers founded a town on the shoreline where Clinton stands today. It was called Homonoscitt. In 1667, the general assembly at Hartford renamed it Kenilworth after the English town of that name. This was the same year that England's King Charles granted a charter establishing the colonies of Rhode Island and Carolina. Kenilworth was part of the large Homonoscitt Plantation, which included all the land between Guilford and Saybrook. As the eighteenth century began, descendants of those first settlers built more houses further north. A  dividing line was drawn in 1718 between the original town and the northern settlement. The first schoolhouse was built north of that dividing line in 1733. The state legislature declared 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接 to be two separate towns in 1838 and they changed the name of the shoreline town to Clinton.

人妻+巨乳+磁力链接’s Inventory of Historic Homes

The population of 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接 peaked in the first half of the 19th Century but then declined as residents began to move to mid-western states like Ohio, where farmland was more plentiful. In the late 19th Century, European immigrants arrived, acquiring the old farms and mills and restoring the population. Today in 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接, we still enjoy over one hundred and forty original homes, as well as many farm buildings, and stone walls built by the early settlers. For comparison, in Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg, only eighty-eight original buildings still survive.

Today in 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接, we still enjoy over one hundred and forty original homes, as well as many farm buildings, and stone walls built by the early settlers. For comparison, in Virginia's Colonial Williamsburg, only eighty-eight original buildings still survive. Data source: 1980 Historical and Architectural Survey of the Town of 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接 by the 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接 River Estuary Regional Planning Agency for the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service of the US Dept. of the Interior and the US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.

Ongoing Preservation Efforts

The history and character of our venerable structures is a defining element our town and our state. 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接's historic review committee, appointed by the Board of Selectmen, is charged with encouraging the preservation of our historic buildings. To this end, the committee reviews requests for permits to demolish old structures, and advises the Building Official on the issuance of those permits under 人妻+巨乳+磁力链接’s demolition delay ordinance.

Members

Joseph T. Hutchins (D)
Dennis R. Rich (R)
Lucinda H. Hogarty (D)
Elizabeth Doyle Disbrow (U)
Bruce E. Dodson (D)

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