Manchester Historic District, Manchester

Name: Manchester Historic District
Address: Manchester, United States

#8 among attractions in Manchester

Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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The Manchester Historic District encompasses a historic planned industrial and residential area of Manchester, Connecticut. Located west of the town's Main Street area, the district includes most of the Cheney Brothers Historic District, a National Historic Landmark District covering the silk manufacturing mills, worker housing, and owner residences of the Cheney family, as well as other surrounding residential areas related to the growth and development of Manchester under the Cheney's influence. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ()

Coordinates: 41°46'12"N, 72°31'42"W

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West SideManchester United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Lutz Children's Museum, Cheney Brothers Historic District, Manchester Main Post Office, Pitkin Glassworks Ruin.

1.1 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester
28 min walk • The Lutz Children's Museum is a non-profit children's museum located in Manchester, Connecticut, United States. Originally known as the Lutz Junior Museum, it was developed on March 4, 1953 by a vote of the Manchester Parent Teacher Association Council.
~1220 ftS
Neighbourhood
Cheney Brothers Historic District, Manchester
6 min walk • The Cheney Brothers Historic District was a center of the silk industry in Manchester, Connecticut, in the late 19th and early 20th century.
0.5 miNE
Georgian architecture
Manchester Main Post Office, Manchester
14 min walk • The Weiss Center, formerly the U.S. Post Office-Manchester Main is a historic building at 491 Main Street in Manchester, Connecticut. It was built in 1931 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 for its architecture. It includes Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, and Georgian Revival architectural features.
1.3 miE
Archaeological site
Pitkin Glassworks Ruin, Manchester
34 min walk • The Pitkin Glassworks Ruin is a historic industrial archaeological site at the junction of Parker and Putnam Streets in Manchester, Connecticut. It contains the remains of one of the oldest glass factories in New England, established in 1783. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.