Monroe Center Historic District

	Monroe Center Historic District
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district
	View across the town green to houses and a church, 2016
Location	CT 110 and CT 111, Monroe, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°19′57″N 73°12′26″W / 41.33250°N 73.20722°W
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Built	1762
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP reference No.	77001392
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1977

The Monroe Center Historic District is a 120-acre (49 ha) historic district in Monroe, Connecticut with significance dating to 1762. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

It includes about 60 significant buildings, including Federal style St. Peters Church at the south end of the Monroe Center green. On June 30, 1781, a dance was held on the green for about 600 French Army troops serving under General Rochambeau; they were camped nearby during their march towards Yorktown, Virginia which led to American independence.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ T. Robins Brown (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Monroe Center Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 15 photos, exterior and interior, from 1977

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nrhpinv3-2] T. Robins Brown (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Monroe Center Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 15 photos, exterior and interior, from 1977

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