Village Creek (Norwalk, Connecticut)

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Village Creek
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Entrance to Village Creek, April 28, 2012
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LocationRoughly bounded by Village Creek, Hayes Creek and Woodward Ave, Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°4′44″N73°25′6″W / 41.07889°N 73.41833°W / 41.07889; -73.41833 Coordinates: 41°4′44″N73°25′6″W / 41.07889°N 73.41833°W / 41.07889; -73.41833
NRHP reference No. 10000493 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 2010 [1]

Village Creek is a coastal community in the South Norwalk neighborhood of the city of Norwalk, Connecticut which was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1] It is also the name of a creek upon which the community is built. Managed and maintained by the VCHOA, residents are entitled to access a private beach, marina and tennis courts.

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Established in 1949, the neighborhood is historically distinctive for its efforts to maintain a balanced racial composition, a practice enforced by the home owners association, at a time when deed covenants restricting ownership by race and ethnicity were common. [2] The neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 "Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places for August 6, 2010". Weekly Listings. National Park Service. August 6, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
  2. "Site of the Month: Village Creek Historic District". Connecticut Freedom Trail. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
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