National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut

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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford, Connecticut.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in various online maps.

There are more than 400 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Hartford County, including 21 National Historic Landmarks. The city of Hartford is the location of 138 of these properties and districts, including 7 National Historic Landmarks; they are listed here, while the other properties and districts in the remaining parts of the county, including 14 National Historic Landmarks, are listed separately. Eight properties and districts straddle the border between Hartford and other municipalities in the county; they appear on both lists.

Altogether, as of 2005, about 20 percent of the properties in the city, including more than 4,000 buildings, were listed as historic properties or included in historic districts.

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This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted May 27, 2016.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Allen Place-Lincoln Street Historic District	Upload image	August 28, 2003 (#03000815)	Roughly bounded by Madison St., Washington St., Vernon St., and Zion Hill Cemetery	Frog Hollow and Barry Square
2	Ambassador Apartments	Ambassador Apartments	October 16, 2008 (#08000859)	206-210 Farmington Ave.	Asylum Hill
3	Ann Street Historic District	Ann Street Historic District	November 28, 1983 (#83003514)	Allyn, Ann, Asylum, Church, Hicks, and Pearl Sts.	Downtown	The district is primarily composed of 19th-century brick mercantile buildings and contains 22 contributing and 3 non-contributing properties. Some of the more significant buildings are the Sport and Medical Science Academy building, and the Central Fire Station of the Hartford Fire Department.
4	Apartment at 49-51 Spring Street	Apartment at 49-51 Spring Street	March 31, 1983 (#83001255)	49-51 Spring St.	Asylum Hill
5	Asylum Avenue District	Asylum Avenue District	November 29, 1979 (#79002672)	Asylum and Farmington Aves. and Sigourney St.	Asylum Hill
6	A. Everett Austin House	A. Everett Austin House	April 19, 1994 (#94001189)	130 Scarborough St.	West End	Social hotspot and home of innovative Wadsworth Atheneum director Arthur Everett Austin, Jr..
7	B.P.O. Elks Lodge	B.P.O. Elks Lodge	December 23, 1984 (#84000753)	34 Prospect St.	Downtown	An Elks building
8	Lucius Barbour House	Lucius Barbour House	August 21, 1979 (#79002629)	130 Washington St.	Frog Hollow
9	Boce W. Barlow, Jr., House	Upload image	July 31, 1994 (#94000767)	31 Canterbury St.	Blue Hills
10	Henry Barnard House	Henry Barnard House	October 15, 1966 (#66000803)	118 Main St.	South Green	Home of educator instrumental in the development of the American public school system.
11	Batterson Block	Batterson Block	December 23, 1984 (#84000758)	26-28 High St.	Downtown
12	Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Synagogue	Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Synagogue	May 11, 1995 (#95000577)	370 Garden St.	Clay-Arsenal
13	Buckingham Square District	Buckingham Square District	June 5, 1977 (#77001404)	Main and Buckingham St., Linden Pl., and Capitol Ave.; also 248-250 Hudson St.	Downtown	Hudson St. addresses represent a boundary increase, added on November 30, 1982
14	Building at 136-138 Collins Street	Building at 136-138 Collins Street	November 29, 1979 (#79002681)	136-138 Collins St.	Asylum Hill
15	Building at 142 Collins Street	Building at 142 Collins Street	November 29, 1979 (#79002680)	142 Collins St.	Asylum Hill
16	Building at 83-85 Sigourney Street		November 29, 1979 (#79002679)	83-85 Sigourney St.	Asylum Hill
17	Bulkeley Bridge		December 10, 1993 (#93001347)	Interstate 84 over the Connecticut River	Downtown	Extends into other parts of Hartford County (East Hartford)
18	Amos Bull House	Amos Bull House	November 8, 1968 (#68000039)	59 S. Prospect St.	Downtown
19	Bushnell Park		October 22, 1970 (#70000692)	Bounded by Elm, Jewell, and Trinity Sts.	Downtown
20	Butler-McCook Homestead	Butler-McCook Homestead	March 11, 1971 (#71000907)	396 Main St.	Downtown
21	Marietta Canty House	Upload image	December 15, 2000 (#00001536)	61 Mahl Ave.	Clay-Arsenal
22	Capen-Clark Historic District	Upload image	April 27, 1982 (#82004402)	Capen, Clark, Elmer, Barbour, Martin, and Main Sts.	Northeast
23	Capewell Horse Nail Company	Capewell Horse Nail Company	March 1, 2000 (#99000927)	60-70 Popieluszko St.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
24	Cedar Hill Cemetery		April 28, 1997 (#97000333)	453 Fairfield Ave.	Southwest	Extends into other parts of Hartford County (Newington and Wethersfield)
25	Charter Oak Bank Building	Charter Oak Bank Building	October 11, 1978 (#78002873)	114-124 Asylum St.	Downtown
26	Charter Oak Place	Charter Oak Place	January 20, 1978 (#78002884)	7-40 Charter Oak Pl.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
27	Cheney Building		October 6, 1970 (#78002852)	942 Main St.	Downtown
28	Chevry Lomday Mishnayes Synagogue	Chevry Lomday Mishnayes Synagogue	May 11, 1995 (#95000575)	148-150 Bedford St.	Clay-Arsenal
29	Children's Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum	Upload image	June 28, 1982 (#82004404)	1680 Albany Ave.	Blue Hills
30	Christ Church		December 29, 1983 (#83003558)	955 Main St.	Downtown	One of the oldest Gothic revival churches in the United States.
31	Church of the Good Shepherd and Parish House		February 20, 1975 (#75001925)	155 Wyllys St.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
32	Clay Hill Historic District	Upload image	June 16, 1983 (#83001258)	Roughly bounded by Main, Mather, Garden, and Walnut Sts.	Clay-Arsenal
33	Collins and Townley Streets District	Collins and Townley Streets District	November 29, 1979 (#79002676)	Collins and Townley Sts.	Asylum Hill
34	Colt Industrial District		June 8, 1976 (#76001987)	Roughly bounded by Wawarme, Wethersfield, Hendricxsen, Van Dyke Aves., and Stonington, Masseek, and Sequassen Sts.; also 34 Sequassen St., 1-3 and 17 Van Dyke Ave., and 47, 49, 50, and 53 Vredendale Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak	This industrial district includes the Colt Fire Arms factory complex, three manager houses, and worker housing; the second set of addresses represents a boundary increase. The entire district is included in the Coltsville Historic District, which was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2008.
35	James B. Colt House	Upload image	April 14, 1975 (#75001926)	154 Wethersfield Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
36	Coltsville Historic District		November 13, 1966 (#66000802)	Sheldon-Charter Oak neighborhood	Sheldon-Charter Oak	Includes Armsmear, Colt Armory, and other properties related to Samuel Colt.
37	Congress Street	Upload image	October 6, 1975 (#75001927)	Both sides of Congress St. from Wyllys to Morris Sts.; also 54, 56, and 58 Maple Ave.	South Green	Maple Ave. addresses represent a boundary increase, added on July 24, 1992
38	Connecticut State Capitol		December 30, 1970 (#70000834)	Capitol Ave.	Downtown	Designed by Richard Upjohn in Gothic and French Renaissance styles topped by gold leaf dome
39	Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building	Connecticut State Library and Supreme Court Building	June 4, 1981 (#81000535)	231 Capitol Ave.	Downtown
40	Connecticut Statehouse		October 15, 1966 (#66000878)	Main St. at Central Row	Downtown	Federal style building by Charles Bulfinch
41	Day House	Day House	April 16, 1971 (#71000909)	77 Forest St.	Asylum Hill	Also known as the Chamberlin-Burr Day House, it is the headquarters of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
42	Calvin Day House	Calvin Day House	December 18, 1978 (#78002872)	105 Spring St.	Asylum Hill
43	Day-Taylor House	Upload image	April 14, 1975 (#75001930)	81 Wethersfield Ave.	South Green
44	Department Store Historic District		March 23, 1995 (#95000284)	884-956 Main St. and 36 Talcott St.	Downtown	This historic district includes the Sage-Allen Building, built in 1898. This department store building, which has been restored, now contains both retail space and luxury apartments. As part of the restoration project, an adjacent 1960s building was given a new historically sensitive façade to make it more compatible with its neighbor.
45	Dillon Building	Dillon Building	February 11, 1982 (#82004407)	69-71 Pratt St.	Downtown
46	Downtown North Historic District	Downtown North Historic District	May 6, 2004 (#04000390)	Roughly Ann, Atlant, Ely, High, Main, and Pleasant Sts.	Downtown	A predominantly residential area located around Main Street and High Street north of Interstate 84 and south of the Amtrak railroad tracks; a diverse variety of Mid-19th Century Revival and Late Victorian styles of architecture are represented.
47	Elizabeth Park	Elizabeth Park	March 10, 1983 (#83001259)	Asylum Ave.	West End	Extends into West Hartford, elsewhere in Hartford County
48	Elm Street Historic District	Elm Street Historic District	June 28, 1984 (#84001003)	71-166 Capitol Ave., 55-97 Elm St., 20-30 Trinity St.	Downtown	Located in the vicinity of Trinity Street in front of the State Capitol.
49	Engine Company 1 Fire Station		March 2, 1989 (#89000025)	197 Main St. and 36 John St.	South Green
50	Engine Company 15 Fire Station		March 2, 1989 (#89000023)	8 Fairfield Ave.	Barry Square
51	Engine Company 16 Fire Station	Upload image	March 2, 1989 (#89000021)	636 Blue Hills Ave.	Blue Hills
52	Engine Company 2 Fire Station		March 2, 1989 (#89000022)	1515 Main St.	Clay-Arsenal	Second firehouse built for company, in 1910, uses Italian Renaissance Revival style unusual for firehouses. One of only two left in the city that were originally built to accommodate horses.
53	Engine Company 6 Fire Station	Engine Company 6 Fire Station	March 2, 1989 (#89000020)	34 Huyshope Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
54	Engine Company 9 Fire Station	Engine Company 9 Fire Station	March 2, 1989 (#89000024)	655 New Britain Ave.	Southwest
55	Fairfield Avenue Historic District	Upload image	July 19, 2011 (#11000435)	Roughly along Fairfield Ave. from Trinity College to Cedar Hill Cemetery	Barry Square and Southwest
56	First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground	First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground	December 5, 1972 (#72001324)	60 Gold St.	Downtown
57	First National Bank Building	First National Bank Building	December 23, 1984 (#84000766)	50 State St.	Downtown
58	Footguard Hall	Footguard Hall	December 23, 1984 (#84000771)	Footguard and High Sts.	Downtown
59	Fourth Congregational Church	Fourth Congregational Church	April 12, 1982 (#82004409)	Albany Ave. and Vine St.	Upper Albany
60	Frog Hollow	Upload image	April 11, 1979 (#79002635)	Roughly bounded by Park River, Capitol Ave., Oak, Washington, and Madison Sts. and Park Terrace; also bounded by Park Terrace, Hillside Ave., and Hamilton and Summit Sts.	Frog Hollow	Second set of addresses represents a boundary increase, added on March 1, 1984
61	Goodwin Block	Goodwin Block	March 26, 1976 (#76001990)	219-257 Asylum St., 5-17 Hayes St., 210-228 Pearl St.	Downtown
62	Grandview Terrace Boulevard	Upload image	December 27, 2002 (#02001624)	Roughly along Grandview Terrace	Barry Square
63	Hartford Club		December 23, 1984 (#84000779)	46 Prospect St.	Downtown
64	Hartford Electric Light Company Maple Avenue Sub-Station	Upload image	August 11, 2000 (#00000833)	686 Maple Ave.	Barry Square
65	Hartford Golf Club Historic District	Hartford Golf Club Historic District	June 26, 1986 (#86001370)	Roughly bounded by Simsbury Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., Northmoor Rd., Albany Ave., and Mohegan Dr.	West End	Extends into West Hartford, elsewhere in Hartford County
66	777 Main Street	Upload image	October 14, 2014 (#14000867)	777 Main & 33 Asylum Sts.
67	Hartford Seminary Foundation	Hartford Seminary Foundation	June 22, 1982 (#82004411)	55 Elizabeth St. and 72-120 Sherman St.	West End
68	Hartford Union Station		November 25, 1975 (#75001932)	Union Pl.	Downtown	1889 Richardsonian Romanesque station rebuilt after 1914 fire.
69	High Street Historic District	High Street Historic District	July 8, 1998 (#98000850)	402-418 Asylum St., 28 High St., and 175-189 Allyn St.	Downtown	This district consists of three properties on the block of High Street between Allyn and Asylum Streets: the Judd and Root Building, the Batterson Block (each also listed separately), and the Capitol Building.
70	John and Isabella Hooker House	Upload image	November 29, 1979 (#79002678)	140 Hawthorn St.	Asylum Hill
71	Hotel America	Upload image	September 7, 2012 (#12000359)	5 Constitution Plaza	Downtown Hartford
72	House at 140 and 144 Retreat Avenue	Upload image	February 25, 1982 (#82004412)	140 and 144 Retreat Ave.	South Green
73	House at 36 Forest Street		February 24, 1983 (#83001261)	36 Forest St.	Asylum Hill	Intact 1885 Shingle Style house is one of few 19th-century houses left on street
74	Hyde-St. John House	Hyde-St. John House	October 6, 1977 (#77001422)	25 Charter Oak Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
75	Imlay and Laurel Streets District	Upload image	November 29, 1979 (#79002675)	Imlay, Laurel and Sigourney Sts.	Asylum Hill
76	Isham-Terry House	Isham-Terry House	February 11, 1982 (#82004413)	211 High St.	Downtown
77	James Pratt Funeral Service	Upload image	November 29, 1979 (#79002677)	69 Farmington Ave.	Asylum Hill
78	Jefferson-Seymour District	Jefferson-Seymour District	May 4, 1979 (#79002661)	Cedar, Wadsworth, Seymour and Jefferson Sts.	South Green
79	Wilfred X. Johnson House	Upload image	July 31, 1994 (#94000765)	206 Tower Ave.	Northeast
80	Judd and Root Building	Judd and Root Building	December 23, 1984 (#84000784)	175-189 Allyn St. and 5-23 High St.	Downtown
81	Keney Tower	Keney Tower	March 30, 1978 (#78002871)	Main and Ely Sts.	Downtown
82	Laurel and Marshall Streets District	Laurel and Marshall Streets District	November 29, 1979 (#79002673)	Laurel, Marshall, and Case Sts., and Farmington Ave.	Asylum Hill
83	Lewis Street Block	Lewis Street Block	January 30, 1976 (#76001991)	1-33, 24-36 Lewis St., 8-28 Trumbull St.	Downtown
84	William L. Linke House	William L. Linke House	February 24, 1983 (#83001262)	174 Sigourney St.	Asylum Hill
85	Little Hollywood Historic District	Upload image	April 29, 1982 (#82004423)	Farmington Ave., Owen, Frederick and Denison Sts.	West End
86	Lyman House	Lyman House	October 31, 1975 (#75001938)	22 Woodland St.	Asylum Hill
87	Main Street Historic District No. 2		December 23, 1984 (#84001272)	W. Main, N. Central Row, E. Prospect Sts., and N. Atheneum Sq.	Downtown	One city block, including the landmark Travelers Tower.
88	Mather Homestead	Upload image	April 29, 1982 (#82004426)	2 Mahl Ave.	Clay-Arsenal
89	Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	July 22, 1994 (#94000769)	2051 Main St.	Clay-Arsenal
90	Municipal Building	Municipal Building	April 27, 1981 (#81000536)	550 Main St.	Downtown
91	Myers and Gross Building	Myers and Gross Building	March 31, 1983 (#83001263)	2 Fraser Pl.	Asylum Hill
92	Nook Farm and Woodland Street District	Nook Farm and Woodland Street District	November 29, 1979 (#79002674)	Woodland, Gillett, and Forest Sts., and Farmington Ave.	Asylum Hill
93	Northam Memorial Chapel and Gallup Memorial Gateway	Northam Memorial Chapel and Gallup Memorial Gateway	June 29, 1982 (#82004428)	453 Fairfield Ave.	Southwest
94	North-West School	Upload image	June 10, 2010 (#10000339)	1240 Albany Ave.	Upper Albany
95	Old North Cemetery	Old North Cemetery	August 6, 1998 (#98000964)	1821 Main St.	Clay-Arsenal
96	Oxford-Whitney Streets Historic District	Upload image	November 10, 2010 (#10000896)	Fern St. (1 block), Oxford St. (4 blocks) and Whitney St. (1 block)	West End
97	Parkside Historic District	Upload image	May 31, 1984 (#84001048)	176-230 Wethersfield Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
98	Parkville Historic District	Upload image	March 31, 2015 (#15000112)	Roughly bounded by I-84, Park Hwy., Francis Ct., New Park & Sisson Aves.
98	Perkins-Clark House	Perkins-Clark House	December 14, 1978 (#78002870)	49 Woodland St.	Asylum Hill
99	Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building	Phoenix Life Insurance Company Building	January 21, 2005 (#04001462)	One American Row	Downtown	The world's first two-sided building.
100	Polish National Home	Polish National Home	October 20, 1983 (#83003566)	60 Charter Oak Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
101	Arthur G. Pomeroy House	Upload image	February 4, 1982 (#82004429)	490 Ann St.	Downtown
102	Pratt Street Historic District	Pratt Street Historic District	March 10, 1983 (#83001264)	31-101 and 32-110 Pratt St.; 196-260 Trumbell St.	Downtown
103	Prospect Avenue Historic District	Prospect Avenue Historic District	August 29, 1985 (#85001918)	Roughly bounded by Albany Ave., N. Branch Park River, Elizabeth and Fern Sts., Prospect and Asylum Aves., and Sycamore Rd.	West End	Extends into West Hartford, elsewhere in Hartford County
104	Royal Typewriter Company Building	Upload image	February 23, 1989 (#84003898)	150 New Park Ave.	Parkville
105	Saint Anthony Hall	Upload image	May 9, 1985 (#85001017)	340 Summit St.	Barry Square
106	St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church	Upload image	August 2, 1984 (#84001051)	1886-1906 Park St.	Parkville
107	Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church	Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church	June 30, 1983 (#83001254)	63 Governor St.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
108	Second Church of Christ	Second Church of Christ	January 9, 1978 (#78002836)	307 Main St.	Downtown
109	Sigourney Square District	Sigourney Square District	January 16, 1979 (#79002660)	Sargeant, Ashley, and May Sts.; also 216-232 Garden St.; also 207 Garden St.	Asylum Hill	Garden St. addresses represent boundary increases added December 21, 1983 and September 13, 2011
110	Dr. Frank T. Simpson House	Upload image	December 2, 1993 (#93001246)	27 Keney Terr.	Northeast
111	Sisson-South Whitney Historic District	Upload image	July 24, 2013 (#13000526)	Roughly bounded by West Blvd., S. Whitney St., Farmington & Sisson Aves.	West End
112	South Green Historic District	Upload image	November 17, 1977 (#02001453)	Roughly along Wethersfield Ave., Alden and Morris Sts.	South Green
113	Southern New England Telephone Company Building	Upload image	May 12, 2004 (#04000417)	55 Trumbull St.	Downtown	1930s Art Deco granite-and-limestone 12-story building facing Bushnell Park
114	Spencer House	Spencer House	February 24, 1983 (#83001265)	1039 Asylum Ave.	Asylum Hill
115	Spring Grove Cemetery	Spring Grove Cemetery	January 20, 2011 (#08001203)	2035 Main St.	Clay-Arsenal
116	Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon Building	Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon Building	October 19, 1978 (#78002869)	105-115 Asylum St.	Downtown
117	State Arsenal and Armory	State Arsenal and Armory	April 4, 1996 (#96000357)	360 Broad St.	Downtown
118	Stone Bridge	Stone Bridge	March 28, 1985 (#85000793)	500 Main St.	Downtown
119	Harriet Beecher Stowe House	Harriet Beecher Stowe House	October 6, 1970 (#70000710)	73 Forest St.	Asylum Hill
120	M. Swift and Sons Company	Upload image	July 24, 2013 (#13000527)	10 & 60 Love Lane	North End
121	Temple Beth Israel	Temple Beth Israel	December 1, 1978 (#78002868)	21 Charter Oak Ave.	Sheldon-Charter Oak
122	Mark Twain House	Mark Twain House	October 15, 1966 (#66000884)	351 Farmington Ave.	Asylum Hill	Home of Mark Twain from 1871 to 1891.
123	U.S. Post Office and Federal Building		October 19, 1981 (#81000623)	135-149 High St.	Downtown	1931 combination of post office, courthouse and federal office building
124	Underwood Computing Machine Company Factory	Upload image	November 12, 2010 (#10000895)	56 Arbor St.	Parkville
125	Union Baptist Church		August 15, 1979 (#79002634)	1913 and 1921 Main St.	Clay-Arsenal
126	Upper Albany Historic District	Upload image	September 29, 1986 (#86003383)	Roughly bounded by Holcomb St., Vine St., Homestead Ave., and Woodland and Ridgefield Sts.	Upper Albany
127	Vine Street Apartment Buildings	Vine Street Apartment Buildings	February 14, 2012 (#12000002)	4-48 Vine St	Upper Albany
128	Wadsworth Atheneum		October 6, 1970 (#70000709)	25 Atheneum Sq.	Downtown
129	Washington Street School	Upload image	February 19, 1982 (#82004431)	461 Washington St.	Barry Square
130	Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School	Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School	March 23, 1995 (#95000273)	140, 180, and 190 Bloomfield Ave.	Blue Hills	Extends into West Hartford, elsewhere in Hartford County
131	Webster Memorial Building	Webster Memorial Building	April 12, 1982 (#82004433)	36 Trumbull St.	Downtown
132	West Boulevard Historic District	Upload image	March 22, 2007 (#06000615)	Roughly along Rodney St. and West Boulevard	West End
133	West End North Historic District	West End North Historic District	July 25, 1985 (#85001618)	Roughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Lorraine, Elizabeth, and Highland Sts.	West End	Extends into West Hartford, elsewhere in Hartford County
134	West End South Historic District	West End South Historic District	April 11, 1985 (#85000763)	Roughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Whitney and S. Whitney Sts., West Boulevard, and Prospect Ave.	West End	Extends into West Hartford, elsewhere in Hartford County
135	Wethersfield Avenue Car Barn	Upload image	November 28, 1983 (#83003569)	331 Wethersfield Ave.	Barry Square
136	Widows' Home	Widows' Home	March 10, 1983 (#83001267)	1846-1860 N. Main St.	Clay-Arsenal
137	Windsor Avenue Congregational Church		April 3, 1993 (#93000174)	2030 Main St.	Clay-Arsenal

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	Summary
1	Capitol Building	Capitol Building	December 23, 1984 (#84000761)	December 21, 1989	402-418 Asylum St.	Removed due to owner objection. Now a contributing portion of the High Street Historic District.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Connecticut