Preston City, Connecticut

Preston City Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Preston City Bible Church, in 1940
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Location	Amos and Old Shetucket Rds., Northwest Corner Rd., and CT 164, Preston, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°31′38″N 71°58′33″W / 41.52722°N 71.97583°W / 41.52722; -71.97583Coordinates: 41°31′38″N 71°58′33″W / 41.52722°N 71.97583°W / 41.52722; -71.97583
Area	25 acres (10 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Georgian, Federal
NRHP Reference #	87000452
Added to NRHP	July 31, 1987

Preston City is a village and the original town center of the town of Preston, Connecticut. The core of the village around the junction of Old Northwest Road and Route 164 is designated as the Preston City Historic District, a historic district that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district is located along Old Shetucket and Amos Roads, which, prior to the 1930s, were major thoroughfares.

The historic district was listed on the National Register in 1987. It includes 24 contributing buildings, one other contributing structure, another contributing site, and three contributing objects. It includes representation of Greek Revival, Georgian, and Federal architectural styles.

Historically, Preston City was one of three distinct settlements in the town, the others being Poquetanuck and Long Society. The first Congregational church in Preston City was founded in 1698.

Preston City prospered in its early years when the town of Preston was an important supplier of agricultural products to the port of Norwich on the Thames River, from which local farm goods were shipped to other ports on the east coast. The period of greatest prosperity was between the American Revolutionary War and about 1830, and is reflected in the architecture of the homes built by successful local farmers and merchants.

Preston City was established in 1686 as the town center for the newly designated town of Preston. The town of Preston was initially set up as an agricultural community for the port town of Norwich with Preston City as the focus for transporting farm goods to the larger town.