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Publishers Clearing House. Publishers Clearing House ( PCH) is an American company founded in 1953 by Harold Mertz. It was originally founded as an alternative to door-to-door magazine subscription sales by offering bulk mail direct marketing of merchandise and periodicals. They are most widely known for their sweepstakes and prize -based games ...
Added to NRHP. November 30, 2017. The South Willington Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic village of South Willington in the town of Willington, Connecticut. The village, mostly stretched along Connecticut Route 32, developed as a 19th-century industrial mill village associated with the Gardiner Hall Jr. Company.
There are more than 1,500 listed sites in Connecticut. All 8 counties in Connecticut have listings on the National Register. Fourteen of the sites are among historic sites along the route of French general Rochambeau's army in 1781 and 1782 . This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 10, 2024.
Sustainable finance. v. t. e. A clearing house is a financial institution formed to facilitate the exchange (i.e., clearance) of payments, securities, or derivatives transactions. The clearing house stands between two clearing firms (also known as member firms or participants). Its purpose is to reduce the risk of a member firm failing to honor ...
76001988 [1] Added to NRHP. July 6, 1976. Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, in the United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, south to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek.
The Manchester Historic District encompasses a historic planned industrial and residential area of Manchester, Connecticut. Located west of the town's Main Street area, the district includes most of the Cheney Brothers Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District covering the silk manufacturing mills, worker housing, and owner ...
The Pomfret Street Historic District is a historic district roughly along Pomfret Street ( Route 169 ), from Bradley Road to Woodstock Road in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States. The district represents the core of the village of Pomfret Center . The district "is a picturesque and unique exemplar of Connecticut's resort and country estate period.
December 22, 1988. The Downtown Torrington Historic District encompasses the historic central downtown area of Torrington, Connecticut. Centered on a crossing of the Naugatuck River, the 56-acre (23 ha) historic district is well-represented with architecture from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. It was listed on the National Register of ...