Middletown Upper Houses Historic District
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Middletown Upper Houses Historic District, also known as the Upper Houses River Port, is a 70 acres (28.3 ha) historic district
in Cromwell, Connecticut
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979. It includes Late Victorian, Colonial, and Federal
architecture. When listed, the district included 58 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing site.
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...
in Cromwell, Connecticut
Cromwell, Connecticut
Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States located in the middle of the state. The population was 12,871 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England.-Points of interest:...
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 1979. It includes Late Victorian, Colonial, 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. When listed, the district included 58 contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing site.