Main Street Historic District (Middletown, Connecticut)
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Main Street Historic District
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Northward view along Main Street from CT 66 junction, 2008
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| Location: | Middletown, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: | 41°33′47″N 72°38′53″W / 41.563°N 72.648°WCoordinates: 41°33′47″N 72°38′53″W / 41.563°N 72.648°W |
| Area: | 20.5 acres (8.3 ha) |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Architectural style: | Late Victorian, Mixed (more than 2 styles from different periods) |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 83001275[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 30, 1983 |
Main Street Historic District, is the historic commercial center of Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It is a Registered Historic Place. Middletown was one of the most important ports in America in the Colonial period, and Main Street was its heart.[citation needed] Today Main Street is home to a number of 19th century buildings, maintaining the bulk of its historic character.
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Main Street, looking north from College Street, with the Municipal Building towering in the middle, from a postcard sent in 1914
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Municipal Building, before 1907
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Main Street, looking north "from City Hall", about 1912
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2006-03-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
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