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Middletown, Connecticut. / 41.56222°N 72.65083°W / 41.56222; -72.65083. Middletown is a city in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, it is 16 miles (26 kilometers) south of Hartford. Middletown is the largest city in the Lower Connecticut River Valley ...
The U.S. state of Connecticut is divided into 169 municipalities, including 19 cities, 149 towns and one borough, which are grouped into eight historical counties, as well as nine planning regions which serve as county equivalents . Towns traditionally have a town meeting form of government; under the Home Rule Act, however, towns are free to ...
Middletown. Stately mansion built in "Greek-Tuscan Italianate" style in 1838-39, now owned by Wesleyan University. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009. 2. Arrawanna Bridge. Arrawanna Bridge. September 29, 2004. ( #04001092) Berlin St. at the Coginchaug River.
August 12, 1975. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, the Middletown South Green Historic District was created to preserved the historic character of the city's South Green and the historic buildings that surround it. It is a 90-acre (36 ha) historic district that includes a concentration of predominantly residential high-quality architecture ...
June 30, 1983. The Main Street Historic District encompasses the historic commercial center of Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Middletown was one of the most important ports on the Connecticut River during the colonial period, and Main Street "has been the center of community life since the earliest period of settlement". [ 2]
The Washington Street Historic District encompasses a residential area of Middletown, Connecticut that has a long history as a fashionable and desirable neighborhood. Extending along Washington Street and Washington Terrace between Main and Jackson Streets, the area has a broad diversity of residential architecture dating from 1752 to 1931 ...
There are 127 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Tabulated here are 92 places; see National Register of Historic Places listings in Middletown, Connecticut for 35 more; the oyster sloop Christeen was located in Middlesex County when listed in 1991, but ...
The selection of the building's location was a topic of much controversy. The government finally chose this location, federally owned since 1841, in the center of Middletown's commercial and financial district. Contemporary sources indicate that the new post office was a source of civic pride for the citizens of Middletown.