Editing Guilford, Connecticut (section)

===Historic Structures and Districts===
The town is home to one of the most well-preserved and intact central villages in the region. Its historical significance is further underscored by the presence of over 450 historical houses dating from the 17th to the 19th centuries.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://guilfordpreservation.org/illustrated-survey/ | title=Illustrated Historic Survey &#124; Guilford Preservation Alliance | date=October 2, 2012 }}</ref>

Among its notable designations, Guilford includes a National Historic Landmark, four designated areas, and 11 individual structures listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. Additionally, the town features two local historic districts encompassing a total of 226 buildings within the downtown area, highlighting its rich historical and architectural legacy.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Building
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Image
! First built
! National Register of Historic Places listed
! Current use
! class="unsortable" scope="col"|Notes

|-
|[[Henry Whitfield House]]
|[[File:Henry-whitfield-house-ct.png|100x100px]]
|1639
|Yes
|House museum
|Oldest house in Connecticut and the oldest stone house in New England.

|-
|[[Acadian House (Guilford, Connecticut)|Acadian House]]
|[[File:Acadian_House_Northwest_View_HABS_1936.jpg|100x100px]]
|1670
|Yes
|Residential
|One of Connecticut's oldest surviving houses. Notable for its later occupation by refugee&nbsp;[[Acadians]]&nbsp;following&nbsp;their 1755 deportation&nbsp;from&nbsp;[[Nova Scotia]].

|-
|[[Elisha Pitkin House]]
|[[File:GuilfordCT_ElishaPitkinHouse1.jpg|100x100px]]
|1690
|Yes
|Residential
|Moved to Guilford from [[East Hartford]] in 1955

|-
|[[Comfort Starr House]]
|[[File:Comfort_Starr_House.jpg|100x100px]]
|1695
|No
|Residential
|Classic New England saltbox home.

|-
|[[Pelatiah Leete House]]
|[[File:GuilfordCT_PelatiahLeeteHouse.jpg|100x100px]]
|1710
|Yes
|Residential
|Oldest surviving house associated with the locally prominent Leete family, who were among the founders of&nbsp;[[New Haven Colony]].&nbsp;

|-
|[[Hyland House Museum|Hyland House]]
|[[File:Hylandhouse_guilfordct.jpg|100x100px]]
|1713
|Yes
|House museum
|Open to the public as a museum since 1918.

|-
|[[Jared Eliot House]]
|[[File:GuilfordCT_JaredEliotHouse.jpg|100x100px]]
|1723
|Yes
|Residential
|Well-preserved example of period residential architecture

|-
|[[Thomas Burgis II House]]
|[[File:thomasburgishouse_guilfordct.jpg|100x100px]]
|1735
|Yes
|Residential
|One of Guilford's finest and best-documented colonial-era houses

|-
|[[Sabbathday House (Guilford, Connecticut)|Sabbathday House]]
|[[File:Sabbathdayhouse_guilfordct.jpg|100x100px]]
|1735
|Yes
|Residential
|One of two Sabbathday houses to survive in the town. Built for the purpose of sheltering church-going families between morning and afternoon services.&nbsp;

|-
|[[Griswold House (Guilford, Connecticut)|Griswold House]]
|[[File:Griswoldhouse_guilfordct.jpg|100x100px]]
|1764
|Yes
|House museum
|Museum includes the saltbox&nbsp;house, a historic blacksmith shop, a barn with farm tools and implements, two corn cribs and a&nbsp;Victorian era&nbsp;three seat&nbsp;outhouse.&nbsp;

|-
|[[Falkner Island Light]]
|[[File:Faulkners_IslandLight_(New_Haven_County,_Connecticut).jpg|100x100px]]
|1802
|Yes
|Lighthouse
|Second-oldest extant lighthouse in Connecticut. Commissioned by Thomas Jefferson.

|-
|[[Medad Stone Tavern]]
|[[File:GuilfordCT_MedadStoneTavern.jpg|100x100px]]
|1803
|Yes
|House museum
|Example of early 19th-century Federal period architecture. Never used as a tavern.
|-

|[[First Congregational Church of Guilford|First Congregational Church]]
|[[File:GuilfordCT FirstCongregationalChurch.jpg|100x100px]]
|1830
|No
|Church
|Third church building for a congregation founded in 1643.

|}

Historic districts include:

* [[Guilford Historic Town Center]]
* [[Dudleytown Historic District]]
* [[Meeting House Hill Historic District]] (North Guilford)
* [[Route 146 Historic District]] (Branford and Guilford)