Milford homes, from the river districts to the new edges
Milford's oldest houses sit close to the river. The North Milford Historic District covers the original town laid out in 1787, with most of its 98 contributing buildings built before 1860 in Federal and Greek Revival styles, while the South Milford Historic District is mostly frame houses on large town lots in Queen Anne and Gothic Revival styles. The 2018 plan sums up the city's stock as roughly half built before 1970 and half since.
The plan also maps the growth by direction: Lighthouse Estates at the north end, Cypress Hall, Simpsons Crossing and Milford Ponds south of the center, and Orchard Hill, Hearthstone Manor and West Shores in the Southeastern Neighborhood, many of them planned unit developments that mix single-family homes with townhouses, villas or condominiums. Milford has more multi-family housing than either county it sits in, and close to half of its occupied homes are rented. In a planned community, start with what the association allows; in the historic districts, start with what suits the period of the house.
