South End Historic District, Bristol

Name: South End Historic District
Address: Bristol, United States

#18 among attractions in Bristol

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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The South End Historic District encompasses one of the oldest residential areas of Bristol, Connecticut. Extending south from South Street along George and Hull Streets, this area's growth as a residential area's mirror's the city's growth as an industrial center from the second quarter of the 19th century, and includes a well-preserved diversity of residential architecture to the mid-20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. ()

Area: 40 acres (0.0625 mi²)Coordinates: 41°39'55"N, 72°56'33"W

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Bristol United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Muzzy Field, American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol Historical Society Museum, Rockwell Park.

1.1 miNW
Historical place, Arenas and stadiums, Baseball field
Muzzy Field, Bristol
28 min walk • Muzzy Field is a stadium in Bristol, Connecticut adjacent to Rockwell Park. It has been in use since 1912 for both baseball and football. The brick-faced grandstand, with a capacity of 4,900 people, was built in 1939. It features a ring of tall pine trees that line the outside of the outfield wall and the grandstand.
1 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol
25 min walk • The American Clock & Watch Museum, located in Bristol, Connecticut, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers.
0.8 miN
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Bristol Historical Society Museum, Bristol
20 min walk • The Bristol Historical Society Museum, located in Bristol, Connecticut, is a museum dedicated to the promotion of interest in Bristol history and encouraging an appreciation for its importance.
1.3 miNW
Playground, Skate park, Park
Rockwell Park, Bristol
33 min walk • Rockwell Park is a public park in Bristol, Connecticut. Located in a residential area west of downtown Bristol, it includes open spaces and woodlands on either side of the Pequabuck River.
0.4 miN
41°40'15"N • 72°56'23"W
The New England Carousel Museum, Bristol
11 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
1.1 miN
Church
St. Stanislaus Parish, Bristol
30 min walk • St. Stanislaus Parish was originally built to serve Polish immigrants in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1919 and is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
0.8 miN
41°40'38"N • 72°56'36"W
The Ingraham House, Bristol
22 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~1920 ftNW
41°40'12"N • 72°56'45"W
Imagine Nation, Bristol
10 min walk • Museum, Children's museum
0.6 miN
41°40'24"N • 72°56'32"W
Bristol Public Library, Bristol
15 min walk • Library
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Endee Manor Historic District, Bristol
32 min walk • The Endee Manor Historic District encompasses a well-preserved and cohesive early 20th-century worker housing area in Bristol, Connecticut. Located on Sherman, Mills and Putnam Streets, the area was built out in a four-month period in 1916-17, and is the largest such development in the city.
1.1 miNE
Tudor Revival architecture
Copper Ledges and Chimney Crest, Bristol
27 min walk • Copper Ledges and Chimney Crest are a pair of luxurious mansion estates on Founders Drive in Bristol, Connecticut. They were built in 1924 and 1930 for brothers Fuller and Harry Barnes, owners of the locally prominent Wallace Barnes Company, later American Spring.

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Which popular attractions are close to South End Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Imagine Nation, Bristol (10 min walk), The New England Carousel Museum, Bristol (11 min walk), Bristol Public Library, Bristol (15 min walk), Bristol Historical Society Museum, Bristol (20 min walk).