National Register of Historic Places - Connecticut (CT), Middlesex County

Middlesex County Connecticut (Page 3) has 25 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 10 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Wilcox, Crittenden Mill, Williams and Stancliff Octagon Houses, Starr Mill Road Bridge, Steamboat Dock Site and Tully, William, House.

Several famous people are associated with these Middlesex County historic places including William Walter Wilcox Sr., Jonathan Warner, Dr. William Tully and Ambrose Whittlesey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Middlesex County places including Gilbert Stancliff, Charles Stancliff, John C. Olmsted, William Tully, Francis L.V. Hoppin, Berlin Contruction Company, Jonathan Warner, Linus Baldwin, John Jr. Whittlesey and Eila Pierre. Prominent architectural styles found in Middlesex Country are Georgian, Federal and Colonial.

Starr Mill Road Bridge (added 1993 - - #93001344)

Also known as Beverly Heights Bridge;Bridge No. 4541

Starr Mill Rd. across the Cochinaug R. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Berlin Contruction Company

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Industry

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Road-Related

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Steamboat Dock Site (added 1982 - - #82003768)

Main St. , Essex

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Transportation

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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Stevens, William, House (added 1985 - - #85001163)

131 Cow Hill Rd. , Clinton

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stevens,William

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Town Farms Inn (added 1979 - - #79002614)

Spring St. at River Rd. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Social History

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Restaurant

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Tully, William, House (added 1982 - - #82004340)

Also known as Heartsease

135 N. Cove Rd. , Old Saybrook

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Tully,William

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Historic Person:

Tully,Dr. William

Significant Year:

1750

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Health/Medicine

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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U.S. Post Office (added 1982 - - #82004338)

Also known as Old Middletown Post Office

291 Main St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Post Office

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

More Information:

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Villa Bella Vista (added 2000 - - #00001560)

Also known as Pierre, Eila, House, The Ledges

7 Old Depot Rd. , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Pierre, Eila, Lanzi, Martin

Architectural Style:

Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

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Wadsworth Estate Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000775)

Also known as Long Hill;The Cenacle;See Also:Nehemiah Hubbard House

15, 30, 33, 59, 73, 89 Laurel Grove Rd., Wadsworth Falls State Park, and 421 Wadsworth St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Olmsted, John C., Hoppin, Francis L.V.

Architectural Style:

Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Forest, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object, Water Works

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Forest, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object, Water Works

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Ward, William, Jr., House (added 1988 - - #88000109)

Also known as Dinosaur Hearth;Ward--Coe House

137 Powder Hill Rd. , Middlefield

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Sibley,William

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Warner House (added 1987 - - #87000174)

307 Town St. , East Haddam

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Funerary

Current Sub-function:

Cemetery, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Warner, Jonathan, House (added 1978 - - #78002855)

Also known as Warner-Brooks House

47 Kings Hwy. , Chester

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Warner,Jonathan

Architectural Style:

Federal

Historic Person:

Warner,Jonathan

Significant Year:

1798, 1924

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Social History

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Washington Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001018)

Roughly bounded by Washington and Main Sts., Washington Terrace and Vine St. , Middletown

Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Business, Park, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Westbrook Town Center Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001732)

Old Clinton at Hammock Roads, Boston Post Road at Bellstone Avenue, Trolley Road, Boston Post Road at Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1678-1966 AD

Wetmore, Seth, House (added 1970 - - #70000689)

Also known as Oak Hill;Sam Green House

CT 66 and Camp Rd. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Art, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1700-1749

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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White--Overton--Callander House (added 2014 - - #13000896)

492 Main St., Portland

Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Politics/Government, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Whittlesey, Ambrose, House (added 1985 - - #85001830)

14 Main St. , Old Saybrook

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Historic Significance:

Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian

Historic Person:

Whittlesey,Ambrose

Significant Year:

1765, 1800

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Specialty Store

More Information:

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Whittlesey, John, Jr., House (added 1984 - - #84002644)

40 Ferry Rd. , Old Saybrook

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Whittlesey,John Jr.

Architectural Style:

Georgian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wickham Road Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000781)

Roughly, jct. of Wickham and Geoffrey Rds. , East Haddam

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Colonial

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Architecture, Industry

Period of Significance:

1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Wilcox, Crittenden Mill (added 1986 - - #86003349)

Also known as Wilcox,Crittenden Mill Historic District

234--315 S. Main St., Pameacha, and Highlands Aves. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Historic Person:

Wilcox,William Walter,Sr.

Significant Year:

1814, 1917

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Industry, Maritime History

Cultural Affiliation:

Industrial,American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling

More Information:

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Williams Shipyard Site (added 1998 - - #98001044)

Also known as 50-12

Address Restricted , Essex

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Historic Significance:

Event, Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Euro-American

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Williams and Stancliff Octagon Houses (added 1976 - - #76001985)

Also known as Octagon House Pair

26 and 28 Marlborough St. , Portland

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Stancliff,Charles, Stancliff,Gilbert

Architectural Style:

Octagon Mode, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Williams, Captain Benjamin House (added 1978 - - #09000143)

27 Washington St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architectural Style:

Federal, Georgian

Area of Significance:

Social History, Education, Conservation, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1750-1799

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Social

Current Sub-function:

Meeting Hall

More Information:

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Woodrow Wilson High School (added 1986 - - #86002270)

Hunting Hill Ave. and Russell St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Baldwin,Linus, Towner & Sellew Assoc.

Architectural Style:

Other, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

More Information:

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Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000557)

60, 64 and 66 Mill Rd. , East Haddam

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

More Information:

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Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity (added 2009 - - #09000870)

Also known as Psi Upsilon Fraternity Building

242 High St. , Middletown

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Wilson, Colin C.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Education, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Institutional Housing, Meeting Hall

Current Function:

Domestic, Social

Current Sub-function:

Clubhouse, Institutional Housing, Meeting Hall

More Information:

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