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History · Redding Center

2 of Redding Center’s places are on the National Register

Most of Redding Center was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1961.

2on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Redding Center’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Redding Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Redding Center’s homes were built before 1961.
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The story so far

Redding Center, in brief

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

Redding Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Redding, Connecticut, United States, comprising the central village in the town. As of the 2020 census, Redding Center had a population of 315. Connecticut Route 107 passes through the community, leading north toward Bethel and southwest toward Georgetown. The Redding Center Historic District is at the center of the CDP, around the intersections of Cross Highway, Sanfordtown Road, Lonetown Road, and Hill Road. Redding Center was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

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On the National Register

2 listings protect 43 historic buildings

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

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Redding Center

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

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P. T. BarnumAmerican showman and politician · b. 1810
Charles IvesAmerican modernist composer · b. 1874
Hope LangeAmerican actress · b. 1933
Jonathan BrandisAmerican actor · b. 1976
Lindsey JacobellisAmerican snowboarder · b. 1985
Mariette HartleyAmerican actress · b. 1940

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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 →