Newent Congregational Church

The present Newent Congregational Church, dedicated in 1858, was designed and built by Ebenezer Tracey, a famous Newent cabinetmaker. The Meeting House Assembly was organized in 1723 and had met in two previous buildings. The assembly became the Congregational Church in 1770. The old "Town House," originally situated opposite the Hale House, was moved in 1953 and attached to the southwest corner of the church. The church is open for services at 10 AM every Sunday.

David Hale House

The Reverend David Hale, younger brother of Nathan Hale of Coventry, built the parsonage as his home in 1795. The Hale house continued as the parsonage for the Newent Congregational Church until 1966-1969, when it returned to a private residence.

John Bishop Museum

The John Bishop house was built about 1810. The building contains doors that are butt-hinged, nails that are machine cut and headed, a framed ridge in the attic - all features used after 1800. The house has seven fireplaces. Quite unique is a shaftway leading from the buttery down to a dug well, where water could be obtained without leaving the house. A new red cedar roof was applied and the kitchen and bake oven repaired in January 1989 by the Lisbon Historical Society. The museum is open Saturdays during June, July, and August, from 10 AM to 2 PM, and for special events.

Anshei Israel Synagogue

The Anshei Israel Synagogue, located about one mile east of Route 169 on Route 138, is listed as a building of significant architecture. It is a good example of a small country Jewish house of worship, the epitome of simplicity; but, as evidenced by its tall projecting tower, undeniably in the 20th Century Colonial Revival tradition. It is a 20' x 30' structure on a fieldstone foundation, whose period of significance was between 1936-1945.

Andrew Clark House

The Andrew Clark House was built circa 1740 and has an addition built circa 1798. It has the traditional central-chimney floor plan. The house illustrates the transition from the 18th to 19th century, while its sophisticated decoration heralds the Federal style's fascination with surface embellishment. It is particularly significant for the high quality and craftsmanship in its detailing. This house is now a private residence.

Lathrop-Mathewson-Ross House

The Lathrop-Mathewson-Ross House was built in 1761. It has a central hall and twin chimneys. The house and surroundings constitute a prime example of pre-Revolutionary War living, in the Georgian Colonial style, and embodies the distinctive characteristics of the era. This house is now a private residence.

John Palmer House

The Colonial architecture of the main building is considered an outstanding example of the single-story Cape Cod style dwellings of the period, and the property and fields reflect a close approximation to a typical form of the late 18th century. The property is privately owned as Heritage Trail Vineyards.

Railroad Tunnel

The Norwich-Worcester Railroad built the first railroad tunnel in the USA through the bank on the Quinebaug River in 1837. The tunnel is 300 feet long, 23 feet wide and 18 feet high. It was cut through solid rock with picks and shovels.

Mill Brook Bridge

The Mill Brook Bridge, the oldest known free-standing stone arch bridge, is approximately at the junction of Blissville Road and Mill Brook Road, just north of the present bridge that spans the brook. The stonework is typical of the dry-laid fieldstone masonry of the period. It was built for the stagecoach route used for the U. S. Mail between New York and Boston.