Main Street Historic District (Middletown)

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Main Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Main Street, looking north from College Street, with the Municipal Building towering in the middle, from a postcard sent in 1914
Main Street, looking north from College Street, with the Municipal Building towering in the middle, from a postcard sent in 1914
Location: Middletown, Connecticut
Architect: Multiple
Architectural style(s): Late Victorian, Mixed (more than 2 styles from different periods)
Added to NRHP: June 30, 1983
NRHP Reference#: 83001275[1]
Governing body: Local

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.

Municipal Building, before 1907
Municipal Building, before 1907
Main Street, looking north "from City Hall", about 1912
Main Street, looking north "from City Hall", about 1912

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
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