Putnam Hill Historic District
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The Putnam Hill Historic District in Greenwich, Connecticut
is a 36 acres (14.6 ha) historic district
that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
In 1979, it included 21 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two other contributing structures.
Selected significant buildings in the district include:
Greenwich, Connecticut
Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
is a 36 acres (14.6 ha) historic district
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...
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.
In 1979, it included 21 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two other contributing structures.
Selected significant buildings in the district include:
- Second Congregational Church, 1856, designed by architect Leopold EidlitzLeopold EidlitzLeopold Eidlitz was a prominent New York architect best known for his work on the New York State Capitol , as well as "Iranistan" , P. T. Barnum's house in Bridgeport, Connecticut; St. Peter's Church, on Westchester Avenue at St...
, with a 220 foot spire (see accompanying photo #1 - Solomon Meade House, 1858, an ItalianateItalianate architectureThe Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture. In the Italianate style, the models and architectural vocabulary of 16th-century Italian Renaissance architecture, which had served as inspiration for both Palladianism and...
house (photo #2) - Dr. Hyde House, c. 1906 (photo #3)