Stratford Center Historic District
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The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220 acres (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:
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 Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....
. The district 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 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:
- Capt. David Judson House, 967 Academy Hill, built 1723, which in 1978 was a museum run by the of the Stratford Historical Society
- William A. Booth House, 956 Broad Street, built 1857, 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...
in "Swiss Chalet" style - Lieut. William Thompson House, 904 East Broadway, a saltboxSaltboxA saltbox is a building with a long, pitched roof that slopes down to the back, generally a wooden frame house. A saltbox has just one story in the back and two stories in the front...
from 1762 - Old Episcopal burying ground
- First Congregational Church, 2301 Main Street (accompanying photograph #7)