Broad Street Green Historic District, Windsor

Name: Broad Street Green Historic District
Address: Windsor, United States

#13 among attractions in Windsor

Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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The Broad Street Green Historic District encompasses the historic late-19th century town center of Windsor, Connecticut. It is centered around the Broad Street Green, a public park extending on the east side of Broad Street between Union and Batchelder Streets, and includes a diversity of architecture spanning much of the town's long history. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ()

Coordinates: 41°51'1"N, 72°38'33"W

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Windsor United States

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Broad Street Green 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.

0.6 miNE
Church
First Church in Windsor, Windsor
15 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.
0.9 miN
41°51'46"N • 72°38'27"W
Vintage Radio and Communications Museum, Windsor
23 min walk • History museum, Museum
0.5 miNE
Museum, History museum
Hezekiah Chaffee House, Windsor
13 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.
~360 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture
Grace Church Rectory, Windsor
2 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.
0.5 miN
Bridge
Farmington River Railroad Bridge, Windsor
14 min walk • The Farmington River Railroad Bridge spans the Farmington River in Windsor, Connecticut, just west of Palisado Avenue and north of Pleasant Street.
0.6 miNE
41°51'25"N • 72°38'8"W
Windsor Historical Society, Windsor
15 min walk • History museum, Museum, Library
~680 ftSW
41°50'56"N • 72°38'39"W
Windsor Public Library, Windsor
4 min walk • Library
0.7 miNE
Church
First Church Parsonage, Windsor
19 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.
0.4 miSE
Georgian architecture
Loomis Homestead, Windsor
11 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.
0.6 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
Hathaways Store, Windsor
15 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.
0.6 miNW
Greek Revival architecture
William Shelton House, Windsor
17 min walk • The William Shelton House is a historic house at 40 Pleasant Street in Windsor, Connecticut. Built in 1830, it is a good local example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture executed in brick. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Broad Street Green Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Grace Church Rectory, Windsor (2 min walk), Windsor Public Library, Windsor (4 min walk), Loomis Homestead, Windsor (11 min walk), Hezekiah Chaffee House, Windsor (13 min walk).

How to get to Broad Street Green Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Broad Street Green Historic District:

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Windsor (4 min walk)