Center Green is a small, grassy, triangle measuring about one-third acre near the center of Rocky Hill. It is bounded by Main Street (Route 99, Silas Deane Highway) on the west, Dividend Road on the east, and Pratt Street on the south. The traffic is heavy, particularly along Main Street which is a four-lane highway, and detracts from the historic character of the green. The historic character is further deteriorated by the twentieth century, commercial, strip development along Main Street. Rocky Hill's commercial district starts at Pratt Street, the southern edge of the green, and runs continuously up to Wethersfield on Route 99. In addition, Dividend Road is a main entry to an industrial park where the contemporary Ames Headquarters complex surrounded by an asphalt parking lot is located. To the south of it and east of the green is a bank built in the 1960s.

An indication of how the area might have appeared before the automobile was created and land use modified to serve it is the early development to the south of the green. Directly across Pratt Street is the original cemetery (1731). It is located at the crest of Coles Hill and flows over the hill and down the other side. The Cole House, one of the earliest structures in the area, is near the intersection of Dividend Road and Pratt Street. To the southwest of the green and running in the opposite direction of the commercial strip on the west side of Main Street are residences dating from the eighteenth century.

A few trees are planted on the green, including the stately constitution oak located at the northern tip; several small, flowering dogwoods; and several smaller assorted deciduous trees. Small groupings of evergreen, mostly mountain laurels and deciduous shrubs line the edge of Pratt Street. The green is slightly depressed from the roadways and slopes down gently to the north.

At the center of the grassy area and the focal point of the green are the memorials and flagpoles amid a grouping of dwarf shrubs and perennials. A World War I memorial is located in the center. To the north is a memorial dedicated to those who fought in the Korean War; to the east is a Vietnam War Memorial; and to the west is a World War II memorial. Near the southeast corner is a memorial honoring those who died in the Challenger flight.

At the north end near the constitutional oak is a bus stop and shelter along Main Street, the only structure on the site. Utility poles line both the Dividend Road and Main Street edges of the green.

Presently, the green serves a commemorative function. It is where the Memorial Day Parade concludes with the placing of the wreath, followed by a service at the adjacent cemetery. The bus stop invites daily use but the traffic and noise discourage casual users.