The Bean Hill Historic District is in Norwich, Connecticut, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It consists of a well-preserved collection of buildings on the Bean Hill Green which capture the 19th-century period when Bean Hill was a center for manufacturing and commercial activity. The district is located in the vicinity of West Town Street (old Route 2) between I-395 and Connecticut Avenue, and it also extends northeast along Huntington Avenue to include properties beyond Bean Hill Plain.
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The district is about 22 acres (8.9 ha) in size, with 23 contributing buildings. The Bean Hill Green is a square parcel of open space bounded by Vegason Avenue, Huntington Avenue, and West Town Street. It was laid out in 1729, forming the centerpiece of a residential nucleus. The buildings facing the green include four houses from the 18th century, as well as the former 1833 Bean Hill Methodist Church, the first Methodist church in Norwich.