Windham Center Historic District

Windham Center Historic District is a village with 61 buildings arranged across about 205 acres around a central green where two main roads meet. The collection includes private homes, public buildings, and former commercial spaces that form a typical New England village pattern from the 1700s and 1800s.

The area was established in 1726 as the seat of Windham County and grew quickly into an important commercial and community center. Over the following decades, the buildings and layout expanded to reflect its growing role as a regional hub.

The center displays buildings from different periods, with Greek Revival and later styles shaping how the place looks and feels. These structures show how the community developed its identity through the architecture that still frames daily life around the green.

The area is easy to explore since four main roads extend from a central point, creating a clear network. The flat terrain and location of most buildings near the green make a visit straightforward without special planning.

A building that once served as a bank was converted to a library in the 1890s and continues that purpose today. This change shows how communities preserved old structures by giving them new and useful roles.