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Thompson Hill Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Ellen Larned Memorial Library
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Location	Chase & Quaddick Rds., CT 193 & CT 200, Thompson, Connecticut
Area	550 acres (220 ha)
Architect	Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge; Et al.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.	87002186
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1987

The Thompson Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Thompson, Connecticut. The district covers 550 acres (220 ha), whose central focus is the Thompson Center Green, laid out when the town was established in 1735. Thompson Hill was the town's early civic and economic center, later supplanted by industrial villages, and retains well-preserved architecture from the 18th and early 19th centuries. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.