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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 ...
83001275 [1] Added to NRHP. 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 ...
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 ...
July 25, 1996. Wadsworth Falls State Park, or simply Wadsworth Falls, is a public recreation and preserved natural area located on the Coginchaug River in the towns of Middletown and Middlefield, Connecticut. The state park 's 285 acres (115 ha) offer trail hiking, fishing, swimming and picnicking. It is managed by the Connecticut Department of ...
July 27, 1979. The Middletown Upper Houses Historic District, also known as the Upper Houses River Port, encompasses the historic early nucleus of Cromwell, Connecticut. Sandwiched between Main Street and the Connecticut River, this area was set off from neighboring Middletown in 1851. It is visually dominated by residential structures built ...
Middlesex County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,245. [1] The county was created in May 1785 from portions of Hartford County and New London County . Middlesex County is included in the Hartford - East Hartford - Middletown metropolitan statistical area known ...
Middletown was established in the 17th century as a mainly agrarian community, and developed as a major regional port in the mid-18th century, with shipping extending along the east coast and to the West Indies. During this period, merchants and ship captains built fashionable houses along Washington Street, which was then known as Boston Road.