Portland Brownstone Quarries, Middletown

Name: Portland Brownstone Quarries
Address: 161 Brownstone Ave, Middletown, 06480-1855, United States
Telephone: +1 866-860-0208

#15 among attractions in Middletown

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The Portland Brownstone Quarries are a set of historic quarries in Portland, Connecticut. The brownstone mined from these quarries was an important source for construction in the latter half of the 19th century. The stone from these quarries was used in a number of landmark buildings in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New Haven, Connecticut, and Hartford. The site was listed as a National Historic Landmark, which also placed it on the National Register of Historic Places, on May 16, 2000. ()

Coordinates: 41°34'32"N, 72°38'36"W

Address

161 Brownstone AveMiddletown 06480-1855 United States

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+1 866-860-0208

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Day trips

Portland Brownstone Quarries – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

0.5 miSW
Bridge
Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown
13 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.
1.1 miS
Church
Church of the Holy Trinity and Rectory, Middletown
28 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.
1 miSW
41°33'44"N • 72°39'3"W
Kidcity Children's Museum, Middletown
26 min walk • Children's museum, Museum, Entertainment
1.2 miSW
Church
St. Sebastian Church, Middletown
32 min walk • Saint Sebastian is a Roman Catholic church in Middletown, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Norwich.
~1230 ftSE
Town, Area
Portland, Middletown
6 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 miS
Bridge
Providence & Worcester railroad bridge, Middletown
17 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.
1.5 miSW
Bridge
Arrawanna Bridge, Middletown
39 min walk • The Arrawanna Bridge is a historic bridge, spanning the Coginchaug River near Berlin Street in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Built in 1918, it is an early example in the state of an open-spandrel concrete arch bridge, and is one of the state's oldest bridges.
1.5 miSW
Temple
Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut, Middletown
38 min walk • The Buddhist Faith Fellowship is a non-denominational Buddhist Church, located in Middletown, Connecticut, situated in Middlesex County. It was founded in 2001.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Washington Street Historic District, Middletown
33 min walk • The Washington Street Historic District encompasses a residential area of Middletown, Connecticut that has a long history as a fashionable and desirable neighborhood.
1.2 miSW
Greek Revival architecture
Samuel Wadsworth Russell House, Middletown
32 min walk • The Samuel Russell House is a neoclassical house at 350 High Street in Middletown, Connecticut, built in 1828 to a design by architect Ithiel Town. Many architectural historians consider it to be one of the finest Greek Revival mansions in the northeastern United States.
0.6 miSE
Neighbourhood, Victorian architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Marlborough Street Historic District, Middletown
15 min walk • The Marlborough Street Historic District encompasses one of the finest collections of 19th-century residential architecture in Portland, Connecticut. Extending along Marlborough Street east of Main Street, it includes twelve houses built between 1847 and 1900 in a variety of architectural styles.

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Which popular attractions are close to Portland Brownstone Quarries?

Nearby attractions include Portland, Middletown (6 min walk), Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown (13 min walk), Marlborough Street Historic District, Middletown (15 min walk), Providence & Worcester railroad bridge, Middletown (17 min walk).