develop ed ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁but ▁a ▁small ▁portion ▁near ▁Central ▁Avenue , ▁and ▁the ▁resid ences ▁l ining ▁that ▁street ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁c emetery , ▁represent ▁well ▁the ▁historic ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁district ▁includes ▁four ▁buildings ▁on ▁Main ▁Street : ▁the ▁c . ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁Albert ▁Raymond ▁House , ▁the ▁East ▁Hart ford ▁Public ▁Library , ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁Post ▁Office ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁c . ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁Church ' s ▁Cor ner ▁Inn . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁a ▁park ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁gift ▁of ▁Albert ▁Raymond , ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁the ▁town ' s ▁war ▁mem orial s . ▁ ▁The ▁library , ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁is ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁Roman es que ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Ext end ▁east ▁from ▁the ▁library ▁is ▁Central ▁Avenue , ▁which ▁is ▁l ined ▁mainly ▁by ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th - century ▁houses . ▁ ▁They ▁are ▁typically ▁two ▁stories ▁in ▁height ▁and ▁of ▁wood ▁frame ▁construction . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁common ▁styles ▁found ▁are ▁the ▁Italian ate ▁and ▁Queen ▁Anne , ▁with ▁many ▁vern ac ular ▁structures ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁brick ▁houses , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁brick ▁a partment ▁houses ▁near ▁the ▁eastern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁street