Haddam Center Historic District
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Haddam Center Historic District is a 267 acres (108.1 ha) historic district
encompassing the institutional and residential center of the town
of Haddam, Connecticut
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1989 as a result of efforts by the Haddam Historical Society.
It includes the James Hazelton House
, at 23 Hayden Hill Rd., which is separately NRHP-listed, as well as the Brainerd Memorial Library. The district includes examples of Colonial, Greek Revival
and Federal
architecture. At the time of listing, the district included 120 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and 45 other non-contributing buildings.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
encompassing the institutional and residential center of the town
New England town
The New England town is the basic unit of local government in each of the six New England states. Without a direct counterpart in most other U.S. states, New England towns are conceptually similar to civil townships in other states, but are incorporated, possessing powers like cities in other...
of Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam, Connecticut
Haddam is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,157 at the 2000 census. The town was also home to the now decommissioned Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Reactor.-Geography:...
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1989 as a result of efforts by the Haddam Historical Society.
It includes the James Hazelton House
James Hazelton House
The James Hazelton House is a property in Haddam, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.The property is or was also known as the Hazelton-Hayden House.It was built or has other significance in c...
, at 23 Hayden Hill Rd., which is separately NRHP-listed, as well as the Brainerd Memorial Library. The district includes examples of Colonial, Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
and Federal
Federal architecture
Federal-style architecture is the name for the classicizing architecture built in the United States between c. 1780 and 1830, and particularly from 1785 to 1815. This style shares its name with its era, the Federal Period. The name Federal style is also used in association with furniture design...
architecture. At the time of listing, the district included 120 contributing buildings, four contributing sites, and 45 other non-contributing buildings.