NRHP Reference # 83003511 Added to NRHP 22 December 1983 | Area 89 ha | |
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Location Roughly bounded by E. Broadway, Ferry Blvd., Housatonic River, Connecticut Tnpke, Birdseye and Main Sts., Stratford, Connecticut Architect Eidlitz,Leopold; Schimdt,Frederick Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal |
The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220-acre (89 ha) historic district in Stratford, Connecticut. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It then included 257 contributing buildings.
It is significant for historical association, for architecture, and for information potential (the latter for possible archeological investigation of the Academy Hill Green area of a 17th-century fort.
Selected significant elements in the district include:
The district also includes dozens of other historical houses including the Stratford Shakespeare American Theatre, a singular 1500 seat venue where currently popular American Hollywood actors have performed.
References
Stratford Center Historic District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA