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Metro South Historic District

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NRHP Reference #
  
80004064

Added to NRHP
  
24 January 1980

Area
  
4 ha

Metro South Historic District

Location
  
Main and College Sts., Middletown, Connecticut

Architect
  
Kimball,Francis ; Multiple

Architectural style
  
Greek Revival, Renaissance, and Federal

The Metro South Historic District is a 9-acre (3.6 ha) historic district in Middletown, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district includes 15 contributing buildings and one non-contributing building and is generally the area on the west side of Main Street from Church Street to College Street. The contributing buildings include two Greek Revival churches: a Baptist church (1842) and Universalist Church (1839). The district also includes examples of Renaissance and Federal architecture. One of the buildings, the Middlesex Opera House was designed by nationally known architect Francis Kimball.

List of contributing buildings

  • Caleb Fuller House (1771, also included in Middletown South Green Historic District)
  • Rev. John Cookson House (1837)
  • Southmayd House (1747)
  • First Baptist Church (1842)
  • Gen. Mansfield House (1810, houses the Middlesex Historical Society)
  • Hall House (1796)
  • 109-111 College Street (1926, building that used to serve as entrance for Middlesex Theater)
  • Middlesex Theater/Opera House (1892)
  • Former firehouse (1896)
  • G.A. Chafee Building (1870)
  • Universalist Church (1839)
  • 191-195 Main Street (1835)
  • Middlesex Assurance Co.
  • State Armory (1921), including John Watkinson House (1810)
  • Charles Boardman House (1750s)

    • References

    Metro South Historic District Wikipedia
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