Washington Street Historic District, Middletown

Name: Washington Street Historic District
Address: Middletown, United States

#24 among attractions in Middletown

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture

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The Washington Street Historic District encompasses a residential area of Middletown, Connecticut that has a long history as a fashionable and desirable neighborhood. Extending along Washington Street and Washington Terrace between Main and Jackson Streets, the area has a broad diversity of residential architecture dating from 1752 to 1931, reflecting the city's patterns of growth. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ()

Built: 1752 (272 years ago)Coordinates: 41°33'41"N, 72°39'31"W

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Middletown United States

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Washington Street Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Indian Hill Cemetery, Arrigoni Bridge, Church of the Holy Trinity and Rectory, Kidcity Children's Museum.

0.5 miSW
Cemetery
Indian Hill Cemetery, Middletown
14 min walk • Indian Hill Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at 383 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut on a hill adjacent to Wesleyan University.
0.8 miNE
Bridge
Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown
20 min walk • The Arrigoni Bridge, also known locally as the Portland Bridge is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 66 and Route 17 across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut to Portland, Connecticut.
0.4 miE
Church
Church of the Holy Trinity and Rectory, Middletown
10 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity is an historic Episcopal church at 381 Main Street in Middletown, Connecticut. Completed in 1874, it is one of the city's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Its nearby former rectory, also known as the Bishop Acheson House, is one of its finest Colonial Revival houses.
0.4 miE
41°33'44"N • 72°39'3"W
Kidcity Children's Museum, Middletown
11 min walk • Children's museum, Museum, Entertainment
0.7 miSE
Church
St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, Middletown
18 min walk • St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish is a Catholic church parish in Middletown, Connecticut that was founded for Polish immigrants. The St. Mary of Czestochowa Church is a church building at 79 South Main Street in Middletown. The parish was founded in 1903.
~1210 ftE
Church
St. Sebastian Church, Middletown
6 min walk • Saint Sebastian is a Roman Catholic church in Middletown, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Norwich.
0.4 miS
Observatories and planetariums
Van Vleck Observatory, Middletown
11 min walk • Van Vleck Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wesleyan University. It was built in 1914 and named after the former head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the university, Prof. John M. Van Vleck.
1.2 miNE
Town, Area
Portland, Middletown
32 min walk • Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place. It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown.
0.7 miNE
Bridge
Providence & Worcester railroad bridge, Middletown
18 min walk • The Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is a swing truss bridge crossing the Connecticut River and Route 9 in Middletown, Connecticut, just south of the Arrigoni Bridge. Built in 1911, the bridge is a Warren through-truss swing bridge with an overall length of 1,142 feet. The center span rotates to allow vessels to pass through.
0.4 miS
Art gallery, Universities and schools
Wesleyan University, Middletown
11 min walk • Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher...
~1980 ftSE
Romanesque revival architecture
Xi Chapter, Middletown
10 min walk • The Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity is a fraternity chapter at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Its 1891 building, the Psi Upsilon Fraternity Building, is an architecturally significant example of Romanesque and Jacobethan architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

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Which popular attractions are close to Washington Street Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Samuel Wadsworth Russell House, Middletown (5 min walk), Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut, Middletown (6 min walk), St. Sebastian Church, Middletown (6 min walk), Russell Library, Middletown (9 min walk).