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Our Chester, CT real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of the community as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. We also offer valuable reference materials for home buyers and home sellers. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Chester, CT.
Chester CT Community Profile & History
Chester, Connecticut is a small town in central Connecticut. First settled in 1692, Chester began life as the North Quarter of Saybrook. By 1740, there were enough residents in the area to prompt a petition to form Saybrook's Fourth Parish, and Chester was formally incorporated as a separate town in 1836.
Chester's steep hills and aboundant water supply made it ideal for early industrial enterprise, and several mills were established along the north and south branches of Pattaconk Brook by the early 19th century. Chester's industries included mills for grinding meal, bolting flour, and fulling cloth, along with tanneries, quarries, forges, foundries and shipbuilding.
Today, Chester is a primarily residential community, situated between the major cities of New Haven and Hartford and serving as a bedroom community for both cities. Chester remains committed to preserving its history, with recent efforts including the restoration of the Chester Meeting House and the purchase of the Mill Building, a factory built in 1850.
Chester is forging ahead in its restoration efforts at the Mill Building, which will serve as the future home of Chester Museum at the Mill. Focused on the challenges of preserving the past as a means of securing a bright future, Chester is poised to bridge the worlds of New England past and present.
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