Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Connecticut - Middlesex County
Middlesex County Connecticut (Page 3) has 33 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 3 places of National significance and 11 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Seventh Sister, Wilcox, Crittenden Mill, Williams and Stancliff Octagon Houses, Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse and Starr Mill Road Bridge.

Many famous people are associated with these Middlesex County historic places including William Walter Wilcox Sr., William H. Gillette, Jonathan Warner, Dr. William Tully, Henry G. Hubbard and Ambrose Whittlesey.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Middlesex County places including Porteus-Walker Co., Charles Stancliff, Gilbert Stancliff, William Gillette, Jonathan Warner, G.W. & F. Iron Co. Smith, Berlin Contruction Company, Francis L.V. Hoppin, John C. Olmsted and William Tully. Prominent architectural styles found in Middlesex Country are Georgian, Federal and Colonial.

Saint Luke's Home for Destitute and Aged Women (added 1982 - - #82004337)
Also known as Saint Luke's Home
135 Pearl St. , Middletown
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing
More Information:
archives document
Sanseer Mill (added 1986 - - #86002101)
215 E. Main St. , Middletown
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Hubbard,Henry G.,et al.
Significant Year:
1895, 1845, 1888
Area of Significance:
Industry, Social History, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Warehouse
More Information:
archives document
Saybrook Breakwater Lighthouse (added 1990 - - #89001474)
S terminus of Saybrook Jetty at mouth of Connecticut River , Old Saybrook
Juliejules, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,G.W. & F. Iron Co.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Defense, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
Current Function:
Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-function:
Coast Guard Facility, Water-Related
More Information:
archives document
Seventh Sister (added 1986 - - #86002103)
67 River Rd. , East Haddam
Rootology, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Porteus-Walker Co., Gillette,William
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
Historic Person:
Gillette,William H.
Significant Year:
1914, 1919
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Performing Arts
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Park
More Information:
archives document
Shore Line Electric Railway Powerhouse (added 2019 - - #100004086)
2-20 Ferry Place, Old Saybrook
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sperry, A.W., Engineering Company
Architectural Style:
Classical Revival, Neo Classical, Other
Area of Significance:
Transportation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1910-1929 AD
Starr Mill (added 1993 - - #93001379)
Also known as Russell Mill
Jct. of Middlefield St. and Beverly Heights , Middletown
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
More Information:
archives document
Starr Mill Road Bridge (added 1993 - - #93001344)
Also known as Beverly Heights Bridge;Bridge No. 4541
Starr Mill Rd. across the Cochinaug R. , Middletown
BotMultichillT, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Berlin Contruction Company
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Industry
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Road-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Steamboat Dock Site (added 1982 - - #82003768)
Main St. , Essex
Cropbot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum
More Information:
archives document
Stevens, William, House (added 1985 - - #85001163)
131 Cow Hill Rd. , Clinton
KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stevens,William
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Town Farms Inn (added 1979 - - #79002614)
Spring St. at River Rd. , Middletown
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Tully, William, House (added 1982 - - #82004340)
Also known as Heartsease
135 N. Cove Rd. , Old Saybrook
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tully,William
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Historic Person:
Tully,Dr. William
Significant Year:
1750
Area of Significance:
Military, Architecture, Health/Medicine
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
U.S. Post Office (added 1982 - - #82004338)
Also known as Old Middletown Post Office
291 Main St. , Middletown
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Other
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Villa Bella Vista (added 2000 - - #00001560)
Also known as Pierre, Eila, House, The Ledges
7 Old Depot Rd. , Chester
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Pierre, Eila, Lanzi, Martin
Architectural Style:
Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wadsworth Estate Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000775)
Also known as Long Hill;The Cenacle;See Also:Nehemiah Hubbard House
15, 30, 33, 59, 73, 89 Laurel Grove Rd., Wadsworth Falls State Park, and 421 Wadsworth St. , Middletown
Deborah Moore, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Olmsted, John C., Hoppin, Francis L.V.
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
State, Local, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Historic Sub-function:
Forest, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object, Water Works
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Forest, Park, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Street Furniture/Object, Water Works
More Information:
archives document
Ward, William and Mary, House (added 2021 - - #100006787)
45 Paterson Dr., Middletown
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Ward, William, Jr., House (added 1988 - - #88000109)
Also known as Dinosaur Hearth;Ward--Coe House
137 Powder Hill Rd. , Middlefield
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Sibley,William
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Warner House (added 1987 - - #87000174)
307 Town St. , East Haddam
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Cemetery, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Funerary
Current Sub-function:
Cemetery, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Warner, Jonathan, House (added 1978 - - #78002855)
Also known as Warner-Brooks House
47 Kings Hwy. , Chester
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Warner,Jonathan
Architectural Style:
Federal
Historic Person:
Warner,Jonathan
Significant Year:
1798, 1924
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Commerce, Transportation, Social History
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Washington Street Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001018)
Roughly bounded by Washington and Main Sts., Washington Terrace and Vine St. , Middletown
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Greek Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Business, Park, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Westbrook Town Center Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001732)
Old Clinton at Hammock Roads, Boston Post Road at Bellstone Avenue, Trolley Road, Boston Post Road at Goodspeed Drive, Westbrook
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1678-1966 AD
Wetmore, Seth, House (added 1970 - - #70000689)
Also known as Oak Hill;Sam Green House
CT 66 and Camp Rd. , Middletown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1700-1749
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
White--Overton--Callander House (added 2014 - - #13000896)
492 Main St., Portland
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Exploration/Settlement, Military, Politics/Government, Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Whittlesey, Ambrose, House (added 1985 - - #85001830)
14 Main St. , Old Saybrook
Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Historic Person:
Whittlesey,Ambrose
Significant Year:
1765, 1800
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Whittlesey, John, Jr., House (added 1984 - - #84002644)
40 Ferry Rd. , Old Saybrook
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Whittlesey,John Jr.
Architectural Style:
Georgian
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wickham Road Historic District (added 1996 - - #96000781)
Roughly, jct. of Wickham and Geoffrey Rds. , East Haddam
KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Colonial
Area of Significance:
Agriculture, Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749
Owner:
Local, Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Outbuildings, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Wilcox, Crittenden Mill (added 1986 - - #86003349)
Also known as Wilcox,Crittenden Mill Historic District
234--315 S. Main St., Pameacha, and Highlands Aves. , Middletown
Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Historic Person:
Wilcox,William Walter,Sr.
Significant Year:
1814, 1917
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Architecture, Industry, Maritime History
Cultural Affiliation:
Industrial,American
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749, 1650-1699
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility, Multiple Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Williams Shipyard Site (added 1998 - - #98001044)
Also known as 50-12
Address Restricted , Essex
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Historic Significance:
Event, Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Industry
Cultural Affiliation:
Euro-American
Period of Significance:
1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Manufacturing Facility
Current Function:
Landscape, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area
Williams and Stancliff Octagon Houses (added 1976 - - #76001985)
Also known as Octagon House Pair
26 and 28 Marlborough St. , Portland
Magicpiano, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Stancliff,Charles, Stancliff,Gilbert
Architectural Style:
Octagon Mode, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Williams, Captain Benjamin House (added 1978 - - #09000143)
27 Washington St. , Middletown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architectural Style:
Federal, Georgian
Area of Significance:
Social History, Education, Conservation, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1750-1799
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
Woodrow Wilson High School (added 1986 - - #86002270)
Hunting Hill Ave. and Russell St. , Middletown
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Baldwin,Linus, Towner & Sellew Assoc.
Architectural Style:
Other, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District (added 1994 - - #94000557)
60, 64 and 66 Mill Rd. , East Haddam
Anoldhouse, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Social History
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity (added 2009 - - #09000870)
Also known as Psi Upsilon Fraternity Building
242 High St. , Middletown
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Wilson, Colin C.
Architectural Style:
Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Institutional Housing, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Domestic, Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Institutional Housing, Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
YMCA of Northern Middlesex County (added 2023 - - #100008583)
99 Union St., Middletown
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Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History

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