Skip to content

TownTapestry

Find a town

Guest, Sign inJoin

Plainfield wears its history

Est. 1699 6 archive items · 11 on the National Register. The full History page has the rest.

+ Follow

Plainfield dates to 169911 places on the National Register. Old photos, stories and what used to be where.

★ What stands out · Go deeper

Where Plainfield shines

The pages where Plainfield stands out on this topic come first.

★ A strengthHistoryEst. 16996 archive items · 11 on the National RegisterOpen →ExploreFamous people16born in PlainfieldOpen →ExploreThings to do25listed in PlacesOpen →

Conversations

What Plainfield is saying

Nobody has posted about history & heritage yet. Start it off.

Town Square →

All Questions Events Photos

Be the first to post about history & heritage.

Posts here show up in Town Square too, and neighbors who follow history & heritage get them first.

Next door

Same topic, next town over

Tap a town to open its history & heritage page.

Canterbury Brooklyn Wauregan Sterling Killingly Voluntown Griswold

More of Plainfield’s guide

Our town first, then everything else.

Our town

◫Photos & town views

Living here

▤Town hall & decisions10 ⟲Trash, recycling & yard waste ⌁Utilities & services ↗Streets, parking & getting around ⊕Safety & preparedness1 ✚Health & emergency care5 ⌂Housing & development13

Out & about

♨Eat & drink42 ▥Shop & services365 ♧Parks, sports & recreation11 ✳Arts, culture & entertainment2 ◉Environment & nature

People & community

▧Schools & learning19 ✿Kids & families ♡Pets & animals5 ◎Faith & community groups13 ☼Neighbors helping neighbors

Facts, tips, places and posts come from Plainfield neighbors on TownTapestry; facts go live when two neighbors confirm them. Place listings start from Overture Maps and are corrected by neighbors. Numbers on the doors come from each page’s public sources.