 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.The area that is now downtown Torrington developed in the 18th century, as a major junction point of the north-south Waterbury Turnpike, connecting Waterbury in the south to Winchester in the north, with the Canton Turnpike, running east to Canton.These streets, now Main Street, South Main Street, and East Main Street, are still the major roads in the area.