About

About The Green.

By the people, for the people.

Since the 1600's The Green has been a public commons, a place for people to gather. Owned and operated by The First Taxing District of the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, our mission is to be a steward of this historic park for the people of Norwalk. Welcome!

A Brief History of The Green

The Norwalk Green was originally used by townspeople as a grazing common for cattle and sheep, from the 1600’s through the early 1800’s. This historic town Green became a publicly held town park within the Borough of Norwalk when it incorporated in 1836. The Borough of Norwalk became the First Taxing District in 1913 when several separate towns and cities consolidated to become the City of Norwalk. Today the green is still owned, maintained, and operated by the First Taxing District of the City of Norwalk, Connecticut.

First Taxing District - Norwalk Green

Historical Documents.

Provided below are public reference documents about the Norwalk First Taxing District and The Green.

City of Norwalk Assessors Database Listing

First Taxing District - Norwalk Green Listing >>

City of Norwalk GIS Database Listing

Type "First Taxing District" in the search bar, then select the "East Ave" parcel >>

City of Norwalk - Listing of First Taxing District Parks

First Taxing District - Norwalk Green (listing is in the left sidebar) >>

City of Norwalk Property Tax Statement, December 2019

First Taxing District - The Green (PDF) >>

Gentry v. Norwalk, 196 Conn. 596 - Conn: Supreme Court 1985 (footnote 2):

“One of the parcels is the Norwalk Green which is owned by the defendant first taxing district of the city of Norwalk (district).”

Google Scholar documentation >>

Letter of Support - Norwalk Green Historic District

"As the owners and caretakers of the Norwalk Green, the First Taxing District of the City of Norwalk strongly supports the nomination of the Green area to the National Register of Historic Places"

First Taxing District Letter of Support - July, 1987 (PDF) >>

Norwalk Hour - State commission recommends Green for national register

"The Green proper is owned and maintained by the First Taxing District, not the city of Norwalk. The commissioners did send a letter supporting the designation..."

Norwalk Hour - September, 1987 (PDF) >>

Wikipedia - Norwalk Green Historic District

"The district is centered on the Norwalk Green, a common area until 1851 that is now a park owned by Norwalk's First Taxing District."

Wikipedia entry - Norwalk Green Historic District >>