" ▁as ▁an est hes ia . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Hart ford ▁village ▁was ▁first ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁called ▁White ▁River ▁Village . ▁In ▁its ▁early ▁years , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁town ' s ▁principal ▁community ▁center , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁supp l anted ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁by ▁White ▁River ▁J unction , ▁which ▁is ▁approximately ▁one ▁mile ▁east ▁of ▁Hart ford ▁village . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Hart ford ▁village ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁several ▁indust ries , ▁including ▁a ▁gra in ▁mill , ▁a ▁chair ▁factory , ▁and ▁a ▁w ool en ▁mill . ▁ ▁Hart ford ▁Village ▁Historic ▁District ▁ ▁The ▁Hart ford ▁Village ▁Historic ▁District ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁ ▁historic ▁district ▁includes ▁port ions ▁of ▁Hart ford ▁Main ▁Street , ▁Park ▁Street , ▁Ple asant ▁Street , ▁School ▁Street , ▁Summer ▁Street , ▁El m wood ▁Court , ▁Map les ide ▁Terra ce . ▁There ▁are ▁ 8 0 ▁contrib uting ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁non - contrib uting ▁buildings ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁consisting ▁mainly ▁of ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁era ▁resid ences . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁significant ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁historic ▁district ▁are : ▁ ▁Second ▁Cong reg ational ▁Church , ▁ 2 3 7 ▁Hart ford ▁Main ▁Street , ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁Hart ford ▁Library , ▁ 2 1 7