Palisado Avenue Historic District, Windsor

Name: Palisado Avenue Historic District
Address: Windsor, United States

#44 among attractions in Windsor

Neighbourhood, Georgian architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Palisado Avenue Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential streetscape in northeastern Windsor, Connecticut. Extending along Palisado Avenue between the Farmington River and Bissell Ferry Road, it is a basically 18th-century street view, populated mainly with houses from the 18th to the 20th centuries. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ()

Area: 63 acres (0.0984 mi²)Coordinates: 41°51'30"N, 72°38'12"W

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HaydenWindsor United States

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Palisado Avenue Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: First Church in Windsor, Vintage Radio and Communications Museum, Hezekiah Chaffee House, Grace Church Rectory.

~480 ftW
Church
First Church in Windsor, Windsor
3 min walk • The First Church in Windsor, Connecticut is the oldest Congregational church in Connecticut. Its origin can be traced back to 1630, when 140 men and women sailed out of Plymouth, England on the Mary & John. This was the first of 17 ships in the so-called Winthrop Fleet, bound for the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
0.4 miNW
41°51'46"N • 72°38'27"W
Vintage Radio and Communications Museum, Windsor
10 min walk • History museum, Museum
~720 ftSW
Museum, History museum
Hezekiah Chaffee House, Windsor
4 min walk • The Hezekiah Chaffee House is a historic house museum on Meadow Lane in Windsor, Connecticut. Built about 1765, it is one of Windsor's largest and most elaborate Georgian brick houses.
0.7 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Grace Church Rectory, Windsor
18 min walk • The former Grace Church Rectory is a historic church rectory and house at 301 Broad Street in Windsor, Connecticut. Built about 1865, it is a good local example of Gothic Revival architecture executed in brick.
~1390 ftW
Bridge
Farmington River Railroad Bridge, Windsor
7 min walk • The Farmington River Railroad Bridge spans the Farmington River in Windsor, Connecticut, just west of Palisado Avenue and north of Pleasant Street.
~520 ftSE
41°51'25"N • 72°38'8"W
Windsor Historical Society, Windsor
3 min walk • History museum, Museum, Library
0.8 miSW
41°50'56"N • 72°38'39"W
Windsor Public Library, Windsor
20 min walk • Library
~620 ftNE
Church
First Church Parsonage, Windsor
3 min walk • The First Church Parsonage is a historic parsonage house at 160 Palisado Avenue in Windsor, Connecticut. Built in 1852 for the new minister of the First Congregational Church, it is a well-preserved example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate architecture in brick.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Broad Street Green Historic District, Windsor
16 min walk • The Broad Street Green Historic District encompasses the historic late-19th century town center of Windsor, Connecticut.
0.9 miS
Georgian architecture
Loomis Homestead, Windsor
25 min walk • The Loomis Homestead in Windsor, Connecticut, is one of the oldest timber-frame houses in America. The oldest part of the house, an ell adjacent to the main house, is believed to have been built between 1640 and 1653 by Joseph Loomis who came to America from England in 1638.
0.7 miW
Greek Revival architecture
Hathaways Store, Windsor
17 min walk • Hathaways Store is a historic formerly commercial building at 32 East Street in Windsor, Connecticut. Built about 1850, it is a good local example of vernacular Italianate architecture in brick, and a reminder of the formerly industrial heritage of its immediate surroundings.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Palisado Avenue Historic District?

Nearby attractions include First Church in Windsor, Windsor (3 min walk), Windsor Historical Society, Windsor (3 min walk), First Church Parsonage, Windsor (3 min walk), Hezekiah Chaffee House, Windsor (4 min walk).

How to get to Palisado Avenue Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Palisado Avenue Historic District:

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Windsor (14 min walk)