Huntington Center Historic District


Huntington Center Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Huntington Congregational Church
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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; -73.14417
Area	60 acres (24 ha)
Architectural style	Colonial, Federal
NRHP reference No.	00000296^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 31, 2000

The Huntington Center Historic District is a historic district in the city of Shelton, Connecticut. The district encompasses the original colonial settlement of Shelton, which was first known as Huntington. It is a linear district about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) in length, centered on the Huntington Green and Cemetery, and extending north along Church Street and south along Huntington Street. The district is predominantly residential, although it has two churches. The green was laid out in 1717, and many of the district's historic buildings were built over the next 150 years.^[2]

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

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Jan Cunningham (September 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Huntington Center Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 18 photos, from 1998 (captions on p. 20 of text document)

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