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History · East Village

1 of East Village’s places is on the National Register

Most of East Village was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1889 on.

1on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about East Village’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of East Village are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18897 editions of the USGS map, 1889 to 1984. Watch East Village change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East Village’s history is told.

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On the map

East Village on the map, 1889 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of East Village. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

East Village on the 1889 USGS mapEast Village on the 1891 USGS mapEast Village on the 1947 USGS mapEast Village on the 1953 USGS mapEast Village on the 1964 USGS mapEast Village on the 1973 USGS mapEast Village on the 1984 USGS map1889Derby sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of East Village.

The story so far

East Village, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Village yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

East Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It occupies the northeastern end of the town of Monroe, extending northeast to the Housatonic River (the town border with Oxford) and southwest to Walnut Street. It is bordered to the southeast by the city of Shelton and to the northwest by the town of Newtown. As of the 2020 census, East Village had a population of 4,057.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the National Register

1 historic place in East Village

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to East Village

Nobody well known was born in East Village itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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P. T. BarnumAmerican showman and politician · b. 1810
William AthertonAmerican actor · b. 1947
Chris DruryAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1976
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Lisa LampanelliAmerican stand-up comedian and insult comic · b. 1961
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Jonathan MostowAmerican film director, writer and producer · b. 1961
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Peter Leo GeretyCatholic archbishop · b. 1912
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Monroe3 historic placesBSandy Hook3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNewtown10 historic placesAShelton3 historic placesB−Oxford2 historic placesB+

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.