Three Mile Bay Historic District
The National Park Service has not published a boundary polygon for this district; the map shows the listed properties inside it and the district's reference point.
Why it's listed
Along the curving Depot Street in Three Mile Bay, a hamlet in the town of Lyme, stand six buildings built between 1840 and 1908 for public and semi-public use. They include a Greek Revival Baptist church of 1840, its 1844 parsonage rebuilt in 1908, a carriage barn, a grange hall of about 1874, and a four-room Italianate schoolhouse of 1878 with its coal shed and privy. Depot Street was laid out around 1852 to link the harbor with a railroad depot, and it became the center of civic life. The district matters for architecture and community history. In 1874 the church added a Sunday School wing following the Akron plan, along with a Gothic-style steeple, while the grange hall and the school brought new building types to Lyme during a period of farm prosperity. The wood-frame buildings, set on limestone foundations, stand larger than the surrounding cottages and remain well preserved.
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| Period of significance | 1840-1908 |
|---|---|
| Styles | Greek Revival vernacular; Italianate palazzo style |
| Areas of significance | Architecture |
| Acreage | 3 |
| Boundary source | not published |
| Full listing page | Three Mile Bay Historic District (property record) |
What listing means for this property
This is a historic district. Buildings within its boundary are either contributing (they add to the district's significance) or non-contributing. Owners of contributing income-producing buildings can claim the 20% federal rehabilitation tax credit; homeowners should look at state credits. National Register districts impose no design review by themselves; a local historic district ordinance, if one exists, does (the difference explained).
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.