Orange Town Hall, Orange, Connecticut:
Built in 1967, this brick and stone structure is one of the largest town halls in Connecticut. The Colonial Revival style building stands as a monument to the history and growth of Orange.
The Paugusset, an Algonquian people, once lived in the area that is now Orange. Representing English Puritans, Reverend Peter Prudden purchased land from these Native Americans in 1639. The price was six coats, ten blankets, one kettle, twelve hatchets, twelve hoes, two dozen knives and a dozen small mirrors. The wooded village became known as Bryan’s Farms and was considered part of Milford.
Orange separated from Milford and incorporated in 1822. Named after King William III, the Prince of Orange, the town was a rural community throughout the 19th century, but it quickly suburbanized after World War II, during which, the town served as a Nike Missile deployment area for the defense of New Haven County. Today, the Town of Orange is home to world-renowned industry – including the original PEZ candy manufacturing plant and Avangrid energy company – and yet the town has retained much of its small-town appeal.
Read more about Orange Historic District from the National Register of Historic Places (1989): https://npgallery.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/89001089.pdf
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