Norfolk, Connecticut

Norfolk (NOR-f Ōk) is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.

The urban center of the town is the Norfolk census-designated place, with a population of 553 at the 2010 census.

Norfolk has important examples of regional architecture, notably the Village Hall (now Infinity Hall, a shingled 1880s Arts-and-Crafts confection, with an opera house upstairs and storefronts at street level); the Norfolk Library (a shingle-style structure, designed by George Keller, c. 1888/1889); and over thirty buildings, in a wide variety of styles, designed by Alfredo S. G. Taylor (of the New York firm Taylor & Levi) in the four decades before the Second World War.

[5] The town is located in the Litchfield Hills portion of the Appalachian mountain range.

Norfolk's elevation is 1,230 feet (370 m) above sea level, and the town is sometimes called "the Icebox of Connecticut"[6] for its severe winters and particularly cool summers.

24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Norfolk is a member of Regional School District 7, which also includes, Barkhamsted, Colebrook, and New Hartford.

Norfolk in 1897
Eldredge Gymnasium in early 20th century postcard, now Town Hall
Norfolk Public Library (1888–1889), George Keller , architect
The Alders, built in 1898, designed by Ehrick Rossiter