Village Creek (Norwalk, Connecticut)

Village Creek

Entrance to Village Creek, April 28, 2012
Location Roughly bounded by Village Creek, Hayes Creek and Woodward Ave, Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°4′44″N 73°25′6″W / 41.07889°N 73.41833°W / 41.07889; -73.41833Coordinates: 41°4′44″N 73°25′6″W / 41.07889°N 73.41833°W / 41.07889; -73.41833
NRHP Reference # 10000493[1]
Added to NRHP July 26, 2010[1]

Village Creek is a coastal community in the South Norwalk neighborhood of the city of Norwalk, Connecticut which was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1] It is also the name of a creek upon which the community is built. Managed and maintained by the VCHOA, residents are entitled to access a private beach, marina and tennis courts.

Established in 1949, the neighborhood is historically distinctive for its efforts to maintain a balanced racial composition, a practice enforced by the home owners association, at a time when deed covenants restricting ownership by race and ethnicity were common. Two homes were designed by Percy Ifill, a principal in one of the largest African-American architectural firms in the northeastern United States.[2] The neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for August 6, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. August 6, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
  2. ↑ "Site of the Month: Village Creek Historic District". Connecticut Freedom Trail. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

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