Falls Village, Connecticut

Census-designated place in Connecticut, United States

Falls Village, Connecticut

Census-designated place

D.M. Hunt Library

Location in Litchfield County, Connecticut

Country| United States
State| Connecticut
Town| Canaan
Area

• Total| 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
• Land| 1.59 sq mi (4.13 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

| 640 ft (200 m)
Population

(2010)

• Total| 538
• Density| 337/sq mi (130.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code|

06031

Area code| 860
FIPS code| 09-27390
GNIS feature ID| 2631562

Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.[1][2] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 538,[3] out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan. Because Falls Village is the town center and principal constituent village in Canaan, the entire town is often referred to as "Falls Village".[4] That usage also avoids confusion of the town with Canaan Village in the town of North Canaan, Connecticut, just to the north. Falls Village derives its name from a waterfall, known as Great Falls, on the Housatonic River within the village.[5]

The Falls Village post office is assigned ZIP code 06031, which encompasses the entire town of Canaan.

## Geography[edit]

Falls Village is on the western side of the town of Canaan in northwestern Connecticut. The western edge of the census-designated place is the Canaan–Salisbury town line following the Housatonic River, it extends north of the village as far as Page Road, and south to a power line corridor that crosses Beebe Hill. To the east, the CDP extends out Connecticut Route 126 as far as Johnson Road.[6]

U.S. Route 7 passes through the village, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Canaan Village and south the same distance to West Cornwall. Route 126 leads east from Falls Village 2 miles (3 km) to Connecticut Route 63 and north 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 44 in North Canaan.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Falls Village CDP has an area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all land.[3]

## Historic district[edit]

United States historic place

Falls Village District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Historic district

St. Patrick's Church

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Location| Canaan, Connecticut
Coordinates| 41°57′23″N 73°21′49″W﻿ / ﻿41.95639°N 73.36361°W﻿ / 41.95639; -73.36361
Area| 70 acres (0.28 km2)
Architect| Lambert & Bunnell; Multiple
Architectural style| Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.| 79002622[7]
Added to NRHP| June 14, 1979

In 1979 the Falls Village District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as an historic district. The district represents about 70 acres (280,000 m2) that were built in the middle of the 19th century as a result of the area being selected as a station stop for the Housatonic Railroad in the early 1830s.[8] Newer buildings around the junction of U.S. Route 7 and Connecticut Route 126 are excluded.

The historic district includes examples of Greek Revival, Italianate, and Queen Anne architecture.[7] It includes 71 buildings and the canal built to harness water power from the Great Falls northwest of the village. The district is bounded on the south by the east-west portion of Railroad Street, on the east by the rear property lines of houses fronting Beebe Hill Road, on the north by the rear property lines of houses fronting Brewster Road, and on the west by the Housatonic Railroad tracks (with a bulge in the northwest to include the unused 1851 canal between Water Street and the railroad tracks).[8]

Contributing properties in the historic district include the D. M. Hunt Library, built in 1891, and St. Patrick's Church.

## See also[edit]

* National Register of Historic Places listings in Litchfield County, Connecticut

## References[edit]

1. ^ Listing of Cities, Towns, Villages, and Boroughs in Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falls Village, Connecticut
3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Falls Village CDP, Connecticut". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. ^ Betty Tyburski. "Early Historical Highlights of the Town of Canaan (commonly known as Falls Village)". Town of Canaan. Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
5. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 123.
6. ^ "TIGERweb: Falls Village, Connecticut". Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
7. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#79002622)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
8. ^ a b David F. Ransom (October 6, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Falls Village District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 20 photos, from 1978

## External links[edit]

Media related to Falls Village, Connecticut at Wikimedia Commons

* Town of Canaan / Falls Village official website

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