Seymour CT Real Estate

Seymour, Connecticut
Incorporated in 1850
15 Square Miles
15,957 Residents
6265 Households

Seymour is located in western New Haven County, Connecticut and celebrated its 150th birthday on June 24, 2000. Originally part of Derby, Seymour was originally named Chusetown in the early 1800's , and later called Humphreysville, in honor of the revered General Humphreys, friend and confidante of George Washington, and early manufacturing entrepreneur. Settlers in Derby who utilized the Naugatuck River began a northbound migration, and moved into what is today know as Seymour. Leman Chatfield, among others led the charge to Hartford to incorporate, and the name Richmond was tossed about, but the townspeople eventually settled upon the name of Seymour, to honor Governor Thomas H. Seymour. Neighborhoods within Seymour include Great Hill, Skokorat, Bungay and Cedar Ridge.

The town prospered and attracted furniture, cloth, cotton manufacturers, and the Merino wool mill located at the falls that Humphreys began started this boon. The Waterman Pen Company, and eventually the Bic Pen Company had its beginnings here, too-starting out at the H.P.&E. Day Company, who produced pencils, fountain pens and the like. The New Haven Copper Company, credited with the invention of polished copper, was situated in Seymour even before it became incorporated.

Seymour built its first public high school on Bank Street in 1884, complete with plumbing, and it was considered to be one of the best high schools in the state. As with Derby and other Valley towns on the Naugatuck River, The Great Flood of 1955 caused by Hurricane Diane was a major setback. Deemed "Black Friday", the Naugatuck River overthrew its banks and massive amounts of water enveloped Waterbury, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls and Seymour, and a number of other towns. The downtown area sustained the most damage, and a number of bridges were rendered unsafe, impassable or unstable because the footings were damaged in the flood.

Seymour has a number of parks including French Memorial, Casagrande Field, Gary Park, home of "Castles in the Park", Katherine Matthies Field, Sochrin Park, Chatfield Park and 209 acres at Little-Laurel Lime Ridge with outstanding views of the Housatonic River and Valley.

Rail transportation is available right downtown with commuter rail service to Bridgeport, Stamford and New York City's Grand Central terminal via the Waterbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven line,