About this Location

Facility Overview

The Roger Sherman Town Hall parking area provides dedicated municipal parking in the heart of historic downtown New Milford, Connecticut. Located at 10 Main Street adjacent to the iconic Town Green, this outdoor surface facility serves visitors to the New Milford Tax Assessor’s Office, Town Clerk, Mayor’s Office, and other municipal departments housed inside the historic brick civic building. The facility consists of a paved, well-marked municipal surface lot behind the building alongside convenient street-level angled and parallel spaces along Main Street and Church Street. Because it is completely open-air with no overhead garage ceilings or low-clearance overhangs, it easily accommodates high-clearance vehicles, large pickup trucks, full-size SUVs, and service vans without vertical height restrictions.

Prime Location & Nearby Attractions

Positioned directly on the perimeter of the historic New Milford Town Green—the longest town green in the state of Connecticut—this parking facility is an exceptional starting point for civic business, dining, and local exploration. Key nearby destinations include:

New Milford Town Green: Steps away, featuring seasonal festivals, farmers markets, outdoor concerts on the bandstand, and historic monuments.
Bank Street Historic District: Less than a 3-minute walk (0.1 miles), offering boutique shopping, cozy cafes, antique shops, and celebrated local eateries like Lucia Ristorante, Zaracho, and delicious neighborhood bakeries.
Bank Street Theater: A 3-minute stroll down Bank Street, offering local movie screenings in a vintage downtown venue.
New Milford Public Library: Situated directly next door and across the green, convenient for community events and research.
Housatonic River & Young’s Field: Approximately a 5-minute walk (0.3 miles) west, offering riverfront trails, sports fields, tennis courts, and park amenities.

Access, Navigation & Transit Connectivity

The facility offers convenient ingress and egress via Main Street and Church Street. Drivers approaching from the south via US Route 7 (Danbury Road) can cross the Veterans Bridge over the Housatonic River onto Bridge Street, turning left onto Main Street straight to Town Hall. Motorists arriving from the east or north via Route 67 or Route 202 will enter directly into the historic downtown district. For public transit users, the Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HARTransit) Route 7 bus connects New Milford directly to Danbury and regional transit connections, stopping within a short stroll of Town Hall.

Facility Amenities & Key Features

Open-Air Surface Parking: Unrestricted overhead clearance suitable for larger vehicles, trucks, and rooftop cargo carriers.
Complimentary Parking: Generally free parking for town hall visitors and patrons of the historic downtown business district.
Designated Accessible Spaces: Clearly marked ADA-compliant parking stalls located closest to the accessible entrance of Roger Sherman Town Hall.
Pedestrian Friendly: Paved, lit sidewalks and zebra crossings directly connecting the parking areas to municipal offices and downtown shops.
Safe & Well-Lit: Regular municipal police patrols and surrounding municipal lighting ensure safety during evening visits.

Ideal For

Civic & Municipal Visitors: Residents conducting business with the Tax Assessor, Tax Collector, Town Clerk, or Planning & Zoning boards.
Downtown Shoppers & Diners: Visitors browsing local boutiques and dining at independent restaurants along Bank Street and Main Street.
Community Eventgoers: Attendees for seasonal town green events, art fairs, summer music series, and Memorial Day or Fourth of July parades.
Local Business Commuters: Professionals working in central New Milford requiring convenient, accessible downtown parking.

Visitor & Driver Tips

While spaces directly adjacent to the Town Hall entrance are designed with short-term civic visitors in mind, they can fill up rapidly on peak weekday mornings, particularly around semi-annual tax collection deadlines in January and July. If the immediate Town Hall stalls are occupied, ample public parking can be found along the Town Green or in the nearby municipal parking lot off Church Street behind the railroad station. For seamless navigation, set your GPS directly to 10 Main Street, New Milford, CT, and watch for one-way street indicators when navigating around the Town Green during peak community events.