Huntington Center Historic District

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Huntington Center Historic District
Huntington Center Historic District is located in Connecticut
Location: Roughly along Church and Huntington Sts., from Ripton Rd. to the Farmill River, Shelton, Connecticut
Coordinates: 41°17′29″N 73°8′39″W / 41.29139°N 73.14417°W / 41.29139; -73.14417Coordinates: 41°17′29″N 73°8′39″W / 41.29139°N 73.14417°W / 41.29139; -73.14417
Area: 60 acres (24 ha)
Architectural style: Colonial, Federal
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 00000296[1]
Added to NRHP: March 31, 2000

Huntington Center Historic District is a historic district in the city of Shelton, Connecticut.

In 2000, the district included 46 contributing buildings, 3 contributing sites and 1 other contributing objects, over a 60 acres (24 ha) area. The area is linear, about 3/4 miles long.

The district "encompasses the original colonial settlement of the Town of Shelton"[2]:4, which was then known as the town of Huntington.

Significant properties in the district include:[2]

  • Huntington Green, 1717
  • Josiah Wheeler House
  • DeForest-Rudd House, c. 1770, Colonial
  • Huntington Congregational Church, c. 1890, Gothic Revival
  • St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1812, Federal

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