The Town of Stratford hereby establishes the Academy Hill Historic
District pursuant to Section 7-147b of the Connecticut General Statutes,
bounded and described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of
the center line of Elm Street with the westerly extension of the south
bound of No. 1962 Elm Street; thence north along the center line of
Elm Street, 125 feet to a point; thence west at a right angle with
the center line of Elm Street 200 feet, more or less, to a point on
the east bound of No. 923 Academy Hill; thence south along the east
bound of No. 923 Academy Hill 95 feet, more or less, to the southeast
corner of No. 923 Academy Hill; thence west along the south bound
of No. 923 Academy Hill 112.33 feet to a point on the east bound of
No. 967 Academy Hill; thence south along the east bound of No. 967
Academy Hill 55 feet, more or less, to the southeast corner of No.
967 Academy Hill; thence west along the south bound of No. 967 Academy
Hill, 133.07 feet to the southwest corner of No. 967 Academy Hill;
thence north along the west bound of No. 967 Academy Hill 117.27 feet
to a point; thence west along a jog in the west bound of No. 967 Academy
Hill, 30.49 feet to a point; thence north along a continuation of
the west bound of No. 967 Academy Hill 160 feet, more or less, to
the center line of Academy Hill; thence west along the center line
of Academy Hill 285 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the
center line of Main Street; thence north along the center line of
Main Street 760 feet, more or less to its intersection with the westerly
extension of the center line of Broad Street; thence east along the
extension and the center line of Broad Street 100 feet to a point;
thence northeast 120 feet, more or less, to a point on the north bound
of No. 974 Broad Street, which point is 50 feet, more or less, east
of the northwest corner of No. 974 Broad Street; thence east along
the north bound of No. 974 Broad Street 128.66 feet to a point on
the west bound of No. 956 Broad Street; thence north along the west
bound of No. 956 Broad Street 125 feet more or less, to the northwest
corner of No. 956 Broad Street; thence east along the north bound
of No. 956 Broad Street and the north bound of No. 942 Broad Street
185.5 feet to the northeast corner of No. 942 Broad Street, being
a point on the west bound of No. 924 Broad Street; thence north along
the west bound of No. 924 Broad Street 45 feet, more or less, to the
northwest corner of No. 924 Broad Street; thence east along the north
bound of No. 924 Broad Street and the north bound of No. 908 Broad
Street 143.6 feet to the northeast corner of No. 908 Broad Street;
thence south along the east bound of No. 908 Broad Street 50 feet,
more or less, to the northwest corner of No. 890 Broad Street; thence
east along the north bound of No. 890 Broad Street and the north bound
of No. 2175 Elm Street 300 feet, more or less, to the center line
of Elm Street; thence southwest along the center line of Elm Street
230 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the westerly extension
of the center line of the east leg of Broad Street; thence east along
the extension and the center line of the east leg of Broad Street
125 feet to a point at its intersection with the northerly extension
of the east bound of No. 2134 Elm Street; thence south along the extension
and the east bound of No. 2134 Elm Street and the east bound of No.
2118 Elm Street 220 feet more or less to a point which is the southeast
corner of No. 2118 Elm Street, the northeast corner of No. 2092 Elm
Street and the northwest corner of an unnumbered parcel on Academy
Hill Terrace; thence east along the north bound of said unnumbered
parcel 109.16 feet to the northeast corner thereof; thence south along
the east bound of said unnumbered parcel 89.70 feet to Academy Hill
Terrace; thence southwest across Academy Hill Terrace at an obtuse
angle with the last course 90 feet, more or less, to the northeast
corner of No. 2048 Elm Street; thence south along the east bound of
No. 2048 Elm Street and the east bound of No. 2020 Elm Street 243.8
feet to a point on the north bound of No. 2016 Elm Street; thence
east along the north bound of No. 2016 Elm Street, 70 feet more or
less, to a point; thence south at a right angle with the last course,
110.57 feet to a point on the north bound of No. 1990 Elm Street;
thence east along the north bound of No. 1990 Elm Street 184.52 feet
to the northwest side of Ferry Boulevard; thence southwest along the
northwest side of Ferry Boulevard, 316.47 feet to the southeast corner
of No. 1962 Elm Street; thence west along the south bound of No. 1962
Elm Street and continuing in a straight line 225 feet, more or less,
to the center line of Elm Street, being the point of place of beginning;
commencing at a point 291 feet easterly from Elm Street being the
rear line of property at 2016 Elm Street, thence running: westerly:
along the rear of premises known as 2016 Elm Street; southerly: along
premises known as 2016 Elm Street; westerly: again along premises
known as 2020, 2048-2050 Elm Street being the rear of 49, 91 and 95
Academy Hill Terrace; thence crossing Academy Hill Terrace to the
easterly boundary of Parcel B, being the rear of 2146 Elm Street being
property now or formerly of Birge; thence running; westerly: again,
along Parcel B, being land now or formerly of Birge; southerly: again,
along Parcel B, being land now or formerly of Birge; being the rear
of 803 and 823 Broad Street; westerly: again, along the rear of premises
known as 2118, 2134 Elm Street, to the center line of Broad Street;
thence running westerly along Broad Street to the center line of Elm
Street; thence running Northerly along Elm Street to a point opposite
2175 Elm Street; thence; southerly: again, along a portion of Elm
Street, and premises known as 2175 Elm Street, and rear portion of
890 Broad Street; westerly: again, along the rear portion of 908 Broad
Street; southerly: again, along the rear line of premises known as
908 and 924 Broad Street being the rear of 899, 913-915, 923 Judson
Place; easterly: again, along the rear portion of 924 Broad street;
southerly: again, along the rear portion of 942 and 950 Broad Street,
being the rear portion of 929 and 955 and 965 Judson Place; easterly:
again, along 950 Broad Street, being rear portion of 2192 and 2184
Main Street; southerly: again, along 974 Broad street; easterly: again,
along 974 Broad Street to the center line of Broad Street; thence
running westerly to the center line of Main Street; thence running
southerly along Main Street to a point opposite 2163 Main Street,
at the corner of West Broad Street; thence southerly: again, along
2163 Main Street, and 1033, 1077 and 1055 West Broad Street; thence
running westerly: again, along West Broad Street, and the rear of
premises known as 2155 Main Street, 2203 Main Street, 2225 Main Street,
2283 Main Street, 2301 Main Street, being land now or formerly of
Town of Stratford, Stratford Library Association, and The First Congregational
Church of Stratford; southerly: again, along 2301 Main Street to the
intersection of Church Street and Main Street; thence crossing Main
Street to a point on the easterly boundary of premises known as 2362
Main Street; thence running; westerly: again, along 2362 Main Street
to a point on the westerly boundary of 1060 East Broadway; thence
northerly: along premises known as 1060 East Broadway and 395-447
Sutton Place, being land now or formerly of the Town of Stratford;
westerly, northerly and westerly: again, along 395-447 Sutton Place,
Sutton Place and 32 Sutton Place, being the rear of 952, 922, 904
East Broadway; northerly: again, along 44 Sutton Place, 37 Warwick
Avenue, Warwick Avenue, 34 Warwick Avenue, being the rear of 894,
868, 840 East Broadway; westerly: again, by the rear portion of 34
Warwick Avenue; northerly: again, along 48 and 58 Warwick Avenue,
being the rear of 830 and 820 East Broadway; easterly: again, by the
rear line of 35 Blakeman Avenue; northerly: again, along 35 Blakeman
Avenue, Blakeman Avenue, 48 Blakeman Avenue, being the rear line of
798-800, 774, 750 East Broadway; westerly: again, along the rear lines
of 48, 58 and 68 Blakeman Avenue; northerly: again, along land now
or formerly of Arnold Peck, being the rear lines of 736 and 728 East
Broadway; easterly: again, along 1 and 2 Harris Court; northerly:
again, along the rear line of 720 East Broadway; easterly: again,
along Harris Court; thence crossing East Broadway to the easterly
boundary of 194 White Street; thence running; easterly: again, along
194 White Street; northerly: again, along 194 White Street; easterly,
northerly, easterly, southerly, easterly, southerly and northerly:
again, by land now or formerly of Jean Ann Evanko, being the rear
portions of 186, 170, 160, 144, 132, 118-120 and 110 and 108 White
Street; northerly: again, by land now or formerly of Jean Ann Evanko;
easterly, southerly, easterly, northerly and easterly: again, by land
now or formerly of the State of Connecticut, being the rear portions
of 98, 88, 78, 58, 44, 32, 24 White Street and 688 Broad Street; thence
crossing Broad Street to a point being the easterly boundary of 693
Broad Street at Ferry Boulevard; thence running; easterly and southerly:
again along Ferry Boulevard; southerly: again, along a Salt Marsh
Area, being land formerly of the Estate of Walter Wheeler, Jr., now
or formerly of Birge, being the rear lines of 713, 725, 735, 751 Broad
Street; easterly: again, along a Salt Marsh Area, being land formerly
of the Estate of Walter Wheeler, Jr., now or formerly of Birge, begin
in part by the rear lines of 58, 66 Academy Hill Terrace; northerly:
again, along a Salt Marsh Area, being land formerly of the Estate
of Walter Wheeler, Jr., now or formerly of Birge; easterly: again,
by land now or formerly of Birge, being the rear line 88 Academy Hill
Terrace; northerly: again, by land now or formerly of Birge; easterly:
again by Ferry Boulevard; southerly: again, along premises known as
1125 Ferry Boulevard and 1990 Elm Street, to the point of beginning.