Middletown South Green Historic District
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Middletown South Green Historic District
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From a 1907 postcard: "Our streets here are extra wide, plenty of grass between walks and curbs. Beautiful old trees. Packs of love and greetings to all, Carl"
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| Location: | Union Park area, on S. Main, Crescent, Pleasant, and Church Sts., Middletown, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates: | 41°33′22″N 72°38′56″W / 41.556°N 72.649°WCoordinates: 41°33′22″N 72°38′56″W / 41.556°N 72.649°W |
| Area: | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Architectural style: | Second Empire, Italianate, and Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private and Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 75001922[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 12, 1975 |
Located in Middletown, Connecticut, the Middletown South Green Historic District was created to preserved the historic character of the city's South Green and the historic buildings that surround it.
It is a 90-acre (36 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It includes Second Empire, Italianate, and Gothic Revival architecture. When listed, the district included 30 contributing buildings and one non-contributing building.[1]
The area includes the Union Park, an open green area, and properties around it and down South Main Street and other streets.[2]
One property, the Caleb Fuller House at the corner of Main and Church streets, is also included in the Metro South Historic District[3]
[edit] South Green Historic District Inventory
22 Church Street
40 Church Street
65 Church Street
85 Church Street
8 Crescent Street- Queen Anne
11 Crescent Street
15 Crescent Street- pre-1877, Gothic Revival
29 Crescent Street 31 Crescent Street- Second Empire
41 Crescent Street- Late 19th century
45 Crescent Street- Late 19th century
49 Crescent Street- 1872-1873, Second Empire, George Finley House
55 Crescent Street- 1871, Italianate, Wilcox-Meech House
59 Crescent Street- before 1869, Italianate, Smith-Stiles House
71 Crescent Street- 1895, Queen Anne
77 Crescent Street- 1866 - 1867, Second Empire
9 Pleasant Street- 1868, Gothic Revival, South Congregational Church
15 Pleasant Street- 1870-1871, Second Empire, Smith-Stiles House
21 Pleasant Street- 1721, Center Chimney Colonial, Rockwell-Sumner House
27 Pleasant Street- 1872 - 1873, Second Empire, Hayes-Chaffe House
33 Pleasant Street- 1870, Second Empire, White-Stoddard House
11 South Main Street- 1811, Federal with Italianate remodeling, Mather-Douglas House
15 South Main Street
22 South Main Street- 1902, Colonial Revival
30 South Main Street
36 South Main Street
40 South Main Street
51 South Main Street- 1854, Italianate, Ira k. Penfield House
57 South Main Street- 1851-1852, Italianate, Franklin B. Comstock House
61 South Main Street- 1851, Italianate, Russell Frisbie House
73 South Main Street
[edit] Pictures
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South Main St., ca. 1909
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South Main & Pleasant Sts., ca. 1910
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South Congregational Church ca. 1904
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Christine B. Brockmeyer (sp?) (July 1, 1975). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Middletown South Green Historic District". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/75001922.pdf. and Accompanying 14 photos from 1975 (see photo map on next-to-last page of text document)
- ^ David F. Ransom (April 29, 1978). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Metro South Historic District / See Also:South Green National Register District". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/80004064.pdf. and Accompanying 15 photos, from 1978 (see photo map page 15 of text document)
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- Historic districts in Connecticut
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- Italianate architecture in Connecticut
- Gothic Revival architecture in Connecticut
- Historic districts in Middlesex County, Connecticut
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