Editing Rockville, Connecticut (section)

==Rockville Historic District==
Most of Rockville has been designated as part of the '''Rockville Historic District'''. The district is roughly bounded by Shenipsit Street, Davis Avenue, West Street and South Street was added in 1984 to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. The district includes 842 buildings and one other structure. It includes examples of Greek Revival, Late Victorian, and Classical Revival architecture. The historic district includes 842 buildings and one other structure over {{convert|550|acre|km2}}.<ref name="nris" />

The Kellogg House had been used by the State Department of Children and Families to house troubled youth under a contract with Community Solutions, Inc. This arrangement ended on May 2, 2006 after a long history of documented mismanagement by both agencies. The facility is now used for adult transitional housing.

Elm Street, Park Street, and one [[city block|block]] of Prospect Street surround a small town [[park]] named Talcott Park. The houses represent a variety of [[Victorian architecture|Victorian architectural]] styles ranging from early nineteenth century [[Greek Revival]] through the [[Gothic Revival]] and [[Italianate]] styles down to the Victorian eclecticism of the 1880s and 1890s. The mill owners usually built their houses in the [[downtown]] area.

The surviving buildings grouped around Central Park are a continuing reminder of the wealth brought by the woolen industry and the town's aspirations to be a leading city in the state during the 19th century.

On or about November 1, 2007, the light fixtures that sat beside the library steps were stolen. Both fixtures were made of copper shaped into globes. They weighed over one hundred pounds each and were installed as part of the original construction.

Buildings of architectural or historic interest in Rockville include:
*[[St. Bernard Church (Rockville, Connecticut)|St. Bernard Church]]
*Memorial Building housing currently the [[New England Civil War Museum]] and the [[Grand Army of the Republic]] Hall as well as the town offices for Vernon.
*[[Old Rockville High School and East School]]
*(#10 and #12) Ellington Ave.
*Francis T. Maxwell House also known as Maxwell Court
*Rockville National Bank
*[[Union Congregational Church (Rockville, Connecticut)|Union Congregational Church]]
*Citizen's Block
*[[Methodist Episcopal Church (Rockville, Connecticut)|Rockville Methodist Episcopal Church]]
*Memorial Building
*Fitch Block
*George Maxwell Memorial Library
*Kellogg House
*Turn Halle
*Erhardt Linck's Hall
*70 Village Street
*George Sykes House (first)
*[[New England Motorcycle Museum|Hockanum Mill]]
*[[Saxony Mill]]
*[[Springville Mill]]
*[[Florence Mill]]
*Henry Huhnken's Saloon
*New England Yard
*Castle Sunset
*[[The Tower on Fox Hill]]
*[[Baptist Church (Rockville, Connecticut)|Baptist Church]], since destroyed to make room for a bigger parking lot for [[Rockville General Hospital]].
*Maple Street School

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File:StJoseptRockvilleCT1.jpg|St. Joseph's Church in downtown.
File:PostcardGeorgeMaxwellMemLibraryRockvilleCT.jpg|George Maxwell Memorial Library, postcard mailed in 1911.
File:VernonCT MinterburnMill.jpg|[[Minterburn Mill]] after becoming an apartment complex.
File:PostcardRockvilleCTHockanumMfgCo1909.jpg|Hockanum Manufacturing Co., {{circa|1909}}.
File:The Tower on Fox Hill, Vernon Connecticut USA.JPG|[[The Tower on Fox Hill]], the village's highest peak.
File:Hockanum River Flowing Through Rockville Connecticut.jpg|The Hockanum Mill today.
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