Contributing properties in the district include a church, a library, a blacksmith shop, a former tavern, and a poorhouse, as well as houses and some barns. All buildings are of wood-frame construction. The Preston City Baptist Church was built in 1812. The building was turned to a different orientation, and its "three-stage steeple and bell tower with a pyramidal roof" were added later, in 1832. The James Treat House is the largest residence and is located prominently on Amos Road. The "Mott and Downer House", a five-bay
colonial house, are both on Amos Road and were both built before the American Revolutionary War. The Calvin Barstow House, a
Georgian colonial house surrounded by a picket fence, was built during 1786–1800. It includes a meeting room for the St. James Masonic Temple. The Aron B. Gates House, built c. 1830, on Northwest Corner Road, is a
Greek Revival building. It has a barn built c.1900. The Thomas Meech House, built in 1795, on Northwest Corner Road, is Federal/Colonial. It includes a facade overhang that is unique within the district. The Rev. Augustus Collins House, built c. 1830, on Shetucket Road, is
Greek Revival. The "Old Town Pound" on Amos Road is a stone wall enclosure. It served as a
pound, a common feature of British medieval villages (where stray livestock might be held). One house, the Ephraim Jones House, used to be the
poorhouse of Preston and was originally built in 1733. Other contributing elements include the Civil War Monument and Mott Memorial, erected in 1898. Non-contributing elements include a Revolutionary War Monument dating from 1967 and the Downer-Doane Memorial Park, which, as of 1986, is maintained by the
Preston Historical Society. As of 1986, the district's area included only three modern intrusions. ==See also==