Local Historic Districts
Check out our Local Historic Districts website, updated in 2023, where we have systematically documented the hundreds of locally designated historic districts across our state. Explore how each community treats its historic properties, learn best practices for historic commissions, and find resources for homeowners.
Through the Local Historic Districts Project, Preservation Connecticut created a handbook for historic district commissions and certified local government officials. The website is a valuable resource for owners of historic houses and others interested in historic designations and building and landscape preservation. Interested in learning more about the effect of Local Historic Districts on property values? You can read the 2011 study we commissioned “Connecticut Local Historic Districts and Property Values”.
All of this was made possible with support from the State Historic Preservation Office.
This map will tell you if your town has created a Local Historic District (LHD), has a demolition delay ordinance, or is a Certified Local Government (CLG):
Bethel
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Branford
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Bridgeport
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Bristol
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Brookfield
Demo Delay: Yes, 30-90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Canton
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Clinton
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Colchester
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Coventry
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Darien
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
East Hartford
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
East Windsor
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Essex
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Fairfield
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Farmington
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Ansonia
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Berlin
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Bethlehem
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Chaplin
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Cheshire
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Colebrook
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Danbury
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Durham
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
East Haddam
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
East Hampton
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
East Lyme
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Enfield
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Glastonbury
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Greenwich
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Groton
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Guilford
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Haddam
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Hamden
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Hartford
Demo Delay: Yes, 120 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Harwington
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Hebron
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Kent
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Killingly
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Killingworth
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Ledyard
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Litchfield
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Lyme
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Madison
Demo Delay: Yes
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Manchester
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Mansfield
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Middletown
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Milford
Demo Delay: Yes, 120 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Monroe
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
New Canaan
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
New Fairfield
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
New Hartford
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
New London
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
New Milford
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Newtown
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Norfolk
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
North Branford
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Norwalk
Demo Delay: Yes, 120 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Norwich, CT
Demo Delay: Yes, 30-60 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Old Lyme
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Orange
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Oxford
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Old Saybrook
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Plymouth
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Portland
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Plainville
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Ridgefield
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Redding
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Prospect
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Salisbury
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Roxbury
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Sherman
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Sharon
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
South Windsor
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Simsbury
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Southbury
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Stamford
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Sterling
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Stratford
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Suffield
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Tolland
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Torrington
Demo Delay: Yes, 120 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Trumbull
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Vernon
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Wallingford
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Washington
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Waterbury
Demo delay: Yes
CLG:
LHD:
Waterford
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Watertown
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
West Hartford
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Weston
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Westport
Demo Delay: Yes, 180 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Wethersfield
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Willington
Demo Delay: No
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Wilton
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: No
LHD: Yes
Windham
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Windsor
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Woodbridge
Demo Delay: Yes, 60 days
CLG: No
LHD: No
Woodbury
Demo Delay: Yes, 90 days
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Woodstock
Demo Delay: No
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
New Haven
CLG: Yes
LHD: Yes
Interested in learning more?
Our Local Historic Districts website has all the information you need!