Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Meeting House Hill Historic District
Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 9, 2024
1. Meeting House Hill Historic District Marker
Meeting House Hill Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 by the United States Department of the Interior
Erected 2024 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 548.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list.
Location. 41° 22.112′ N, 72° 43.645′ W. Marker is in Guilford in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is on Ledge Hill Road when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Guilford CT 06437, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, and in Greater New Haven. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Haven County and also one of the original
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lyman Beecher (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Gardner (within shouting distance of this marker); Tombo (within shouting distance of this marker); Shem (within shouting distance of this marker); Lucy Dudley Baldwin 1721 – 1758 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Orchard (approx. one mile away); Water Pumping System (approx. one mile away); The Flower Gardens (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Guilford.
Also see . . .
1. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form.
Meeting House Hill in North Guilford is a commanding site about six miles from town in a still rural part of Guilford (Map 2). Farmed until modern times, North Guilford today is still little developed, and although its farms are disappearing, much of the land is held by the old families, and the memory of an agricultural past is still visible in the open landscape. The historic district is on the crown of the hill and comprises the North Guilford(Submitted on April 7, 2025.)Green and Cemetery, Ledge Hill Road, the Congregational Church, parsonage, and parish hall, and St. John's Episcopal Church and former rectory. The churches and their dependencies stand alone on the height (Map 3).Photographed by Conrad Ward, November 9, 20242. Meeting House Hill Historic District Marker
2. Meeting House Hill Historic District (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 7, 2025.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 6, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 218 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 6, 2025, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
