Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
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Pratt, Read and Company Factory Complex (Q7238725)
item type: construction
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Pratt, Read and Company Factory Complex is an historic industrial facility located in Deep River, Connecticut. Established in 1863 by Pratt-Read and significantly enlarged in 1914, it was one of the principal sites of ivory processing in Connecticut, production combs, buttons, and piano keys. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1984. It has been converted to residences.

NRHP reference number: 84001117

Thomas Lyman House (Q7791991)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Thomas Lyman House is a historic house at 105 Middlefield Road in Durham, Connecticut. Built about 1774, it is a well-preserved example of late Colonial architecture, regionally unusual for its hip roof. The 1-acre (0.40 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

NRHP reference number: 75001921

Elisha Bushnell House (Q5361736)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Elisha Bushnell House is a historic house at 1445 Boston Post Road in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. With a construction history dating to 1678, it is one of Connecticut's oldest surviving buildings, exhibiting an evolutionary construction history. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

NRHP reference number: 78002850

Daniel and Mary Lee House (Q14714883)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Daniel and Mary Lee House is a historic house on Pepperidge Road in Portland, Connecticut. Built about 1774, it is a well-preserved example of rural vernacular colonial-era residential architecture, with later Federal period alterations. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

NRHP reference number: 91000365

Ambrose Whittlesey House (Q4741874)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Ambrose Whittlesey House is a historic house at 14 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

NRHP reference number: 85001830

Captain Enoch Lord House (Q5036627)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Captain Enoch Lord House, also known as Red House, is a historic house at 17 Tantummaheag Road in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Built about 1748, the house is significant both for its long historic association with the colonial Lord family, who were influential participants in the founding of both the Connecticut Colony and the Saybrook Colony, and for its transformation in the late 19th century into a summer estate. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

NRHP reference number: 07000418

James Hazelton House (Q6135787)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The James Hazelton House, also known as the Hazelton-Hayden House, is a historic house at 23 Hayden Hill Road in Haddam, Connecticut. With a construction history dating to about 1720, it is one of the town's oldest buildings, with a long history of ownership by a single prominent local family. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988, and is a contributing property in the Haddam Center Historic District.

NRHP reference number: 88001468

Connecticut Valley Railroad Roundhouse and Turntable Site (Q5161644)
item type: former railway station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Connecticut Valley Railroad Roundhouse and Turntable Site is a former railroad facility located in Fort Saybrook Monument Park off Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The roundhouse and turntable were built in 1871 by the Connecticut Valley Railroad, which was later acquired by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. The rail facilities are built partly on the archaeological remains of Fort Saybrook, the main fortification of the 17th-century Saybrook Colony, and are the only surviving remnant of what was once a large facility, with an icehouse, coal bin, steamboat dock, depot, and signal tower. Archaeological remains of these other facilities are believed to lie under other parts of the park and adjacent properties. The exposed facilities were excavated in 1981-2. Both structures were added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 28, 1994.

NRHP reference number: 94000395

Town Farms Inn (Q7829948)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Town Farms Inn is a historic poor farm on Silver Street at River Road in Middletown, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The poor farm provided employment and food for indigent people. (A similar town farm was operated in Hartford, on land now part of the Sigourney Square District.)

NRHP reference number: 79002614

Humphrey Pratt Tavern (Q5941575)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Humphrey Pratt Tavern is a historic house at 287 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in 1785, it was associated with the locally prominent Pratt family for many years, and served as a tavern and stagecoach stop in the 18th and 19th centuries. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

NRHP reference number: 72001320

Villa Bella Vista (Q7930278)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Villa Bella Vista, also known as the Eila Pierre House and The Ledges, is a historic house at 7 Old Depot Road in Chester, Connecticut. Built in 1908 by Italian masons, it is an architecturally distinctive structure, designed to resemble farmhouses of northern Italy. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

NRHP reference number: 00001560

Captain Benjamin Williams House (Q5036560)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Captain Benjamin Williams House, also known as deKoven House or DeKoven Community Center, is a historic house at 27 Washington Street in Middletown, Connecticut. Built in the late 18th century, it is a particularly fine example of late Georgian architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is now owned and operated by the Rockfall Foundation and operated as a community center.

NRHP reference number: 09000143

Seth Wetmore House (Q7456637)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Seth Wetmore House is a residence built in the Center-Hall Colonial style in 1746 at 1066 Washington Street, Middletown, Connecticut. It was built of Clapboard siding, Brownstone foundation with asphalt shingle roof using a structural system of wood frame, post and beam with gable roof. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1970.

NRHP reference number: 70000689

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church (Danbury, Connecticut) (Q14715095)
item type: church building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Our Lady of Guadalupe is a Roman Catholic church in Danbury, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.

Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut (Q18705871)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Buddhist Faith Fellowship is a non-denominational Buddhist Church, located in Middletown, Connecticut, situated in Middlesex County. It was founded in 2001. The Fellowship describes itself as an independent American Buddhist church 'tethered to the earliest Buddhist teachings and the spirit of boundless compassion of Shin Buddhism.

website: http://www.bffct.org

WESU (Q7949060)
item type: radio station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

WESU is a college/community non-commercial FM radio station owned by Wesleyan University and licensed to Middletown, Connecticut.

website: http://www.wesufm.org

Dr. Ambrose Pratt House (Q5303958)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Dr. Ambrose Pratt House is a historic house on Pratt Street in Chester, Connecticut. Built in 1820, it is a fine example of high-style Federal architecture, with a long history of associate with the locally prominent Pratt family. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

NRHP reference number: 72001311

Jedidiah Dudley House (Q6172788)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Jedidiah Dudley House, (also known as the John Whittlesey Jr. House) is a historic house on Springbrook Road in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in the second half of the 18th century, it is a good example of period architecture, and is notable for its association with a family of ferry operators on the nearby Connecticut River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

NRHP reference number: 82004339

Harriet Cooper Lane House (Q5664081)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Address: 30 Laurel Grove Road, Middletown, Connecticut
Style: Center-Chimney Colonial
Date of Construction: 1741
Materials: Clapboard and Brownstone Foundation with Wood shingle roof
Structural System: Wood frame and Post and Beam
Architect: Unknown
Builder: Unknown
Historic Use: Residence
Present Use: Residence

Portland Brownstone Quarries (Q7231888)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Portland Brownstone Quarries are a set of historic quarries in Portland, Connecticut. The brownstone mined from these quarries was an important source for construction in the latter half of the 19th century. The stone from these quarries was used in a number of landmark buildings in Chicago, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New Haven, Connecticut, and Hartford. The site was listed as a National Historic Landmark, which also placed it on the National Register of Historic Places, on May 16, 2000.

NRHP reference number: 00000703

Essex Reef Light (Q16891179)
item type: lighthouse
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Essex Reef Light or Essex Reef Post Light, also known as Hayden's Point Light, was a light in Essex, Connecticut on the Connecticut River. The 21-foot (6.4 m) wooden tower was erected in 1889 and replaced with a skeleton tower by 1919. The skeleton tower was further altered to an automatic gas light a few years prior to 1931. Two of the keepers, Gilbert B. Hayden and Bernie Hayden, relation unknown, were keepers of the light, but their service years are unknown. As of 2014, a 26-foot (7.9 m) skeleton tower serves as an active daymark and it has a green flash every 4 seconds.

Admiralty number: J0748

Pameacha Creek (Q7129083)
item type: tributary
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Pameacha Creek is a stream in Middletown, Connecticut.

Coite-Hubbard House (Q5141664)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Coite–Hubbard House is a historic house at 269 High Street in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Built in 1856, it is a prominent local example of high-style Italianate architecture. Since 1904, it has served as the official residence of the president of Wesleyan University. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

NRHP reference number: 78002846

Powder Ridge Rock Festival (Q2407218)
item type: music festival
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Powder Ridge Rock Festival was scheduled to be held July 31, August 1 and August 2, 1970 at Powder Ridge Ski Area in Middlefield, Connecticut. A legal injunction forced the event to be canceled, keeping the musicians away; but a crowd of 30,000 attendees[1] arrived anyway, to find no food, no entertainment, no adequate plumbing, and at least seventy drug dealers. William Manchester wrote: "Powder Ridge was an accident waiting to happen, and it happened." Volunteer doctor William Abruzzi declared a drug "crisis" on August 1, saying "Woodstock was a pale pot scene. This is a heavy hallucinogens scene."

Saint Luke's Home for Destitute and Aged Women (Q7401746)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

St. Luke's Home for Destitute and Aged Women was incorporated by an act of the Connecticut State Assembly on June 22, 1865. For twenty-seven years the home was conducted in an old house on the southwest corner of Court and Pearl Street. in 1892 a large legacy enabled a new home to be erected at the present site at Pearl and Lincoln Streets. Comfortable quarters are provided for fourteen women. Members of the Church of the Holy Trinity played a large part in establishing the endowment; frequently the current rector of that church serves as president of the Board of Trustees.

NRHP reference number: 82004337

Westbrook Public Schools (Q7987180)
item type: school district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Westbrook Public Schools is the school district created to serve the public education needs of Westbrook, Connecticut.

WLIS (Q7952265)
item type: radio station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

WLIS (1420 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Old Saybrook, Connecticut. The station is owned by Crossroads Communications of Old Saybrook, LLC. It airs a talk radio–adult standards format. The station is also simulcast on WMRD Middletown, Connecticut.

website: http://www.wliswmrd.net/

Norma Terris Theatre (Q7051724)
item type: theater
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Norma Terris Theatre is a theatre in Chester, Connecticut, and the second stage of Goodspeed Musicals. The theatre is dedicated to developing and presenting new musicals.

Edward Augustus Russell House (Q5341643)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Edward Augustus Russell House is a Greek Revival house on the Wesleyan University campus in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. The house, at 318 High Street, faces west from the east side of High Street north of the corner at High and Court Streets. A large wooded lawn extends to the Honors College (Russell House 1828) property to the north. High Street between Church and Washington Streets was the most prestigious residential area in Middletown during the 19th century. It was later home to the KNK Fraternity of Wesleyan University. The structural system consists of load-bearing masonry with a flat roof, and materials include brick and flushboarding walls and a brownstone foundation.

NRHP reference number: 82004336

Coginchaug (Q5141122)
item type: geographical object
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Coginchaug is an area within the current United States town of Durham, Connecticut. It is largely a swampy, low-lying region of the town, drained by the Coginchaug River and its tributaries.

Oak Lodge (Q14715081)
item type: pavilion
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Oak Lodge is a historic recreational building, located on the west side of Schreeder Pond in Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth, Connecticut. Built in 1937, it is one of Connecticut's finest examples of construction by crews of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). It, along with Schreeder Pond and other CCC-built park features, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

NRHP reference number: 86001734

Williams and Stancliff Octagon Houses (Q8021112)
item type: single-family detached home
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Joseph Williams Octagon House and the Gilbert Stancliff Octagon House are once-identical historic mid-1850s octagon houses located next to each other at 26 and 28 Marlborough Street in Portland, Connecticut. Constructed of Portland brownstone in the 1850s, they are distinctive as the only known pair of little-altered octagon houses in the state. The pair of houses, also known as the Octagon House Pair, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

NRHP reference number: 76001985

2010 Connecticut power plant explosion (Q3290959)
item type: gas explosion
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The 2010 Connecticut power plant explosion occurred at the Kleen Energy Systems power station in Middletown, Connecticut, United States at 11:17 am EST on February 7, 2010. The plant had been under construction from September 2007, and was scheduled to start supplying energy in June 2010. The initial blast killed five and injured at least fifty; one of the injured later died in hospital, bringing the total death toll to six.

Durham Fair (Q5316511)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Durham Fair, held in Durham, Connecticut, is one of the largest agricultural fairs in New England and was first held in 1916. The four-day event takes place during the last full weekend of September. Activities include livestock and competitive exhibits, pulling contests, craft and commercial tents, various forms of entertainment and a carnival midway. The fairgrounds accommodate both permanent buildings for commercial and agricultural exhibits and space for tents and other non-permanent structures to be brought in each year. Past entertainers on the main stage have included Blake Shelton, Pat Benatar, Justin Moore, George Jones, SHeDAISY, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, 38 Special, Charlie Daniels, Phil Vassar, The Guess Who, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Blues Traveler, and KC and the Sunshine Band.

website: http://www.durhamfair.com

North Cove Historic District (Q7054959)
item type: historic district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The North Cove Historic District encompasses a historic waterfront community on North Cove Road in Saybrook, Connecticut. Laid out in the 17th century, the area has housing stock mostly built between 1700 and 1855, a period in which it flourished as a port and shipbuilding community. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

NRHP reference number: 94000766

Essex Freight Station (Q5399731)
item type: railway freight depot
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Essex Freight Station is a railroad station located in the Centerbrook village of Essex, Connecticut. Built in 1915, it is a well-preserved example of period railroad-related architecture. It now serves as a station on the resurrected Connecticut Valley Railroad, which provides excursion steam train trips. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 19, 1994.

NRHP reference number: 94000337

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad stations, Former railway stations in Connecticut
Air Line State Park Trail (Q4698066)
item type: rail trail / Connecticut state park
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Air Line State Park Trail is a rail trail and linear state park located in Connecticut. The trail is divided into sections designated South (25 miles: East Hampton to Windham), North (21 miles: Windham to Putnam) a piece of the East Coast Greenway, and the Thompson addition (6.6 miles: Thompson to the Massachusetts state line). An additional 3.6 mile spur to Colchester is sometimes designated as part of the Air Line trail. At the Massachusetts state line, the trail connects to the Southern New England Trunkline Trail, a 22 mile long trail to Franklin, MA built on the same right-of-way. Since 2018, the town of Portland, CT has also maintained a 2.3 mile portion of the Airline Trail, connecting to the southern end of the state park at the town line with East Hampton.

website: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/State-Parks/Parks/Air-Line-State-Park-Trail/Overview

Nehemiah Hubbard House (Q6987821)
item type: single-family detached home
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Nehemiah Hubbard House is a historic house at the corner of Laurel Grove and Wadsworth Street, Middletown, Connecticut. Built in 1745, it is a center-chimney colonial style house built of clapboard siding and brownstone foundation with wood shingle roof; using a structural system of wood frame, post and beam with gable roof. It was built as a residence which is its current use.

NRHP reference number: 82003771

Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District (Q8034914)
item type: historic district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Working Girls' Vacation Society Historic District is a 27-acre (11 ha) historic district in East Haddam, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It is significant by dint of the properties having been owned, during 1892–1945, by the Working Girls' Vacation Society of New York City, and used as a summer retreat for working women from the city.

NRHP reference number: 94000557

Elmcrest Hospital (Q16992429)
item type: psychiatric hospital
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Elmcrest Hospital, later St. Francis Care Behavioral Health, was a small psychiatric facility in Portland, Connecticut. Opened in 1942, the campus incorporated three historic mansions, including a childhood home of 1800s businesswoman Elizabeth Jarvis Colt. The facility was purchased by Saint Francis Hospital in 1997, and in 1998, the hospital underwent increased scrutiny when an 11-year-old patient died while being restrained by an employee. In 2003, inpatient services at the campus were discontinued, and patients were relocated to the Saint Francis Mount Sinai campus.

Mattabeseck (Q16932742)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)
Doane's Sawmill/Deep River Manufacturing Company (Q5286490)
item type: factory
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Messerschmidt Pond Wildlife Management Area is a tract of land in Westbrook and Deep River, Connecticut, adjacent to Cockaponset State Forest. The area includes the millpond and former site of the Deep River Manufacturing Company (also known as Doane's Sawmill and the Messerschmidt Hardware Mill), which preserved a variety of historic manufacturing machinery until its demolition in 1987. The mill and an associated shed and dam were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

NRHP reference number: 85000313

Jonathan Warner House (Q6274715)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Jonathan Warner House, also known as Warner-Brooks House, is a historic house at 47 King's Highway in Chester, Connecticut. Built in 1798, it is a well-preserved local example of Federal period architecture, featured prominently by architectural historian J. Frederick Kelly in The Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut (1963). The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

NRHP reference number: 78002855

John Whittlesey Jr. House (Q6263917)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The John Whittlesey Jr. House is a historic house at 40 Ferry Road in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. With a construction history estimated to date to the 1690s, it includes in its structure one of Connecticut's oldest surviving buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

NRHP reference number: 84002644

Mansfield Club Grounds (Q6751634)
item type: sports venue
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Mansfield Club Grounds, also known as Mansfield Park and Fort Hill Grounds, is a former baseball ground located in Middletown, Connecticut. The ground was home to the Middletown Mansfields baseball club during the 1872 season, from May 2nd until July 4th. Like the team, it was named after Civil War General Joseph K. Mansfield.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Defunct sports venues in Connecticut
William Tully House (Q8019559)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The William Tully House, also known as Hartsease or Heartsease, is a historic house at 135 North Cove Road in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built about 1750, it is a well-preserved and architecturally unusual example of period architecture. It also has a well-documented history, having association with one of Connecticut's leading physicians of the early 19th century, and an incident in the American Revolutionary War. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

NRHP reference number: 82004340

Old Town Hall (Q14715093)
item type: seat of local government
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Old Town Hall is a historic public building on Chester Green in Chester, Connecticut. Built in 1793 and subsequently altered and enlarged, it has been a significant civic meeting point for the community since its construction, hosting religious services, town meetings, and theatrical productions. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

NRHP reference number: 72001310

Wickham Road Historic District (Q7998394)
item type: historic district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Wickham Road Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 18th-century rural streetscape in East Haddam, Connecticut. Included in the district are three houses built c.1735, c.1738, and c.1760, their outbuildings, remnants of another 18th-century house, and remnants of a period sawmill. The area is significant as a visual reminder of what the region might have looked like prior to the advent of industrialization in the 19th century. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

NRHP reference number: 96000781

Jacob Pledger House (Q6119108)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Jacob Pledger House is a historic house at 717 Newfield Street in Middletown, Connecticut. Built in 1803, it is one of only five surviving brick Federal style houses in the city. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It now houses professional offices.

NRHP reference number: 82003773

Benjamin Bushnell Farm (Q4888353)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Benjamin Bushnell Farm is a historic farm property in Essex, Connecticut. Developed around 1790, the property includes a well-preserved Federal period farmhouse, and a rare example of a 19th-century cranberry house. The farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

NRHP reference number: 90000761

Incarnation Camp (Q16996799)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Incarnation Camp is a nonprofit, traditional year-round camp, retreat and education center located in Essex, Connecticut. The camp was established in 1886. It is the oldest, co-ed, continually operated camp in the United States. Each year Incarnation hosts thousands of children and adults from across the US and around the world.

website: http://www.psdaycamp.org

Middletown Upper Houses Historic District (Q6842121)
item type: historic district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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 before 1810. The area grew as a significant river port and shipbuilding center until the mid-19th century. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

NRHP reference number: 79002620

Soul Mountain Retreat (Q7564264)
item type: construction
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Soul Mountain Retreat is a writer's colony in East Haddam, Connecticut, USA.

Lay-Pritchett House (Q6505323)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Lay-Pritchett House is a historic house on Stevenstown Road (Connecticut Route 145) in Westbrook, Connecticut. Built about 1737 and enlarged several times since, it is distinctive for retaining its core elements in their original configuration and without significant alteration. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

NRHP reference number: 78002854

Plumb House (Q7205387)
item type: single-family detached home
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Plumb House is a historic house at 872 Westfield Street in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. It was built in 1804 by James Plumb, and is exceptionally well preserved. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

NRHP reference number: 78002848

Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (Q575633)
item type: nuclear power plant
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant (CY) was a nuclear power plant located in Haddam Neck, Connecticut, The Power plant is on the Connecticut River, nearby is the Haddam Neck swing bridge. that was commissioned in 1968, ceased electricity production in 1996, and was decommissioned by 2004. The reason for the closure was because operation of the nuclear power station was no longer cost effective. The plant had a capacity of 582MW. Demolition of the containment dome was completed the week of July 17, 2006.

This item might be defunct. The English Wikipedia article is in these categories: Decommissioned nuclear power stations in the United States
Old Middletown Post Office (Q7084513)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Old Middletown Post Office, in Middletown, Connecticut, also known as the U.S. Post Office, was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982. The building is also on the NRHP as a contributing property of the Main Street Historic District.

NRHP reference number: 82004338

Middletown Nature Gardens (Q6842104)
item type: protected area
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Middletown Nature Gardens is located off Randolph Road in Middletown, Connecticut. In 1995, the city of Middletown, CT purchased the 18 acres (73,000 m2) of land and dedicated it open space. This piece of land serves as a natural habitat to many plants and animals. There are many trails to walk about surrounded by an array of diverse trees and shrubs. Some of the types of trees and shrubs include red cedar, flowering dogwood, highbush blueberries, white pine, and speckled alder. The main trail is a 0.5-mile (0.80 km) loop. Mulched side trails, which branch off the main trail, add another 0.5 miles (0.80 km) to walk. Community volunteers maintain the park. They have erected many bluebird boxes and bat houses to house some of the natural wildlife of the park. There are also vernal pools, which are habitats for salamanders and wood frogs in the southeast corner of the park. There is even a 200-year-old sugar maple, which is called the “bee tree,” in which a large colony of bees has made it their home.

Parker House (Q7138325)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Parker House is a historic house at 680 Middlesex Turnpike in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. It is a roughly square 1+12-story wood-frame structure with a gambrel roof, built in 1679 by Deacon William Parker. It is believed to be one of the oldest houses in the state, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

NRHP reference number: 78002853

Gen. William Hart House (Q5530836)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Gen. William Hart House is a historic house at 350 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in 1767 for a politician and colonial militia leader, it is a good example of Georgian residential architecture. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and is a contributing property to the Old Saybrook South Green historic district.

NRHP reference number: 72001318

Sanseer Mill (Q7418978)
item type: textile mill
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Sanseer Mill is a historic 19th-century mill at 282 Main Street Extension in Middletown, Connecticut. It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

NRHP reference number: 86002101

Cedar Island Marina (Q5056775)
item type: marina
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Cedar Island Marina, located on Long Island Sound in Clinton, Connecticut, United States, is a boatyard with 400 slips. It was operating at 94 percent of capacity in 1995, with many transient visitors filling slips vacated when home-port vessels were away. Three boats are year-round "live-aboards". Boat sizes range from less than 21 feet (6.4 m) to 120 feet (37 m), with 76 percent between 21 and 35 feet (11 m) and 19 percent longer than that; 35 percent are sailboats. In addition to slips, the marina has retail services—a ship's store carrying groceries, ice, bait and tackle, a used-boat brokerage, a fuel dock and a pumpout. Launching and haul-out are available with a 30-ton travel lift and a "giraffe" crane for indoor and outdoor winter boat storage. Repair services include fiberglass, hull and engine repair; painting; sail-rigging; sail-making; welding and metal fabrication; and boat-bottom cleaning.

James Pharmacy (Q6141209)
item type: building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The James Pharmacy is a historic building at 2 Pennywise Lane in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Built in an evolutionary manner beginning about 1820, it is significant as the home and workplace of Anna Louise James (1886–1977), who was the first African-American woman pharmacist in the state, and owned the pharmacy for some time. It is also the birthplace and childhood home of author Ann Petry, who was James' niece. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and is a contributing element in the Old Saybrook South Green district.

NRHP reference number: 94000845

Russell Company Upper Mill (Q7381426)
item type: construction
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Russell Company Upper Mill is an historic structure in Middletown, Connecticut, at the junction of Russell Street and East Main Street in South Farms, at the end of East Main Street's commercial and industrial development areas. Built in 1836, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There is a small pond to the south. Small businesses border the street to the north, followed by the buildings of Russell Manufacturing Company, the area's most dominant feature. Russell Street crosses Sumner Brook nearby and ascends to a large residential district to the west. The mill is currently a condo-apartment complex.

NRHP reference number: 86000150

First Baptist Church of Essex, Connecticut (Q5452464)
item type: church building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The First Baptist Church in Essex, Connecticut, built in 1846, is notable for being one of only three Egyptian revival churches known to have ever been built in the United States. The architect was Minard Lafever.

Starr Mill (Q7602227)
item type: factory
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Two 19th century factory buildings are sited on a bank beside Starr Mill pond on Beverly Heights just off Middlefield Street. Each building is 3½ stories tall, and overlooks a picturesque pond and woods to the west; a parking lot packed with trucks and industrial equipment on the south; and nineteenth century housing on Beverly Heights to the north.

NRHP reference number: 93001379

Nathan Hale School House (Q6969106)
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Nathan Hale Schoolhouse is a historic site in East Haddam, Connecticut. In the winter of 1773, Nathan Hale briefly taught in this one-room schoolhouse before leaving East Haddam for another teaching position in New London, Connecticut. The schoolhouse is owned and operated by the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution[Usurped!].

David Lyman II House (Q5236846)
item type: single-family detached home
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The David Lyman II House, also known as the Lyman Homestead, is a historic house at 5 Lyman Road in Middlefield, Connecticut. Built around 1860, it is among the best Gothic Revival structures in the greater Middletown area. The house is built in part on the foundation of a 1785 house that originally stood on the site. The 2-acre (0.81 ha) property containing the house and its outbuildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

NRHP reference number: 86000149

Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill (Q7959348)
item type: historic district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Wadsworth Mansion at Long Hill Estate is located at 421 Wadsworth Street in Middletown, Connecticut. It is a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2) classical revival house situated on 103 acres (0.42 km2) wooded area. It is currently owned by the City of Middletown and is operated by the Long Hill Estate Authority. The mansion is the centerpiece of the Wadsworth Estate Historic District of 270 acres (1.1 km2), which includes the mansion's associated outbuildings, the Middletown portion of Wadsworth Falls State Park, the Nehemiah Hubbard House, and several barns and farmhouses along Laurel Grove Road such as the Harriet Cooper Lane House.

NRHP reference number: 96000775

Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek (Q4897630)
item type: synagogue
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Beth Shalom Rodfe Zedek is a Reform synagogue in Chester, Connecticut. The congregation is noted for the architecture of its "spectacular" building.

Johnsonville Village (Q18153713)
item type: ghost town
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Johnsonville Village, once a thriving mill community, then a Victorian Era tourist attraction, was an abandoned ghost town in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States. On July 7, 2017, the property was acquired by the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), an independent, nontrinitarian Christian denomination based in the Philippines.

Doris (Q5297885)
item type: sailing yacht
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Doris is a sailing yacht, which has also been known as Astarte, Huntress and Vayu, in Deep River, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. She was designed by Nathanael Herreshoff, who designed five America's Cup defender yachts and who also was the main architect of the America's Cup rule change called the Universal Rule. That rule allowed for displacement as well as length and sail area to be included in a formula defining yacht eligibility, and enabled more "sea-kindly" and roomier yachts to be competitive. Previously, America Cup racers were often "either sleek and fast, but had unseaworthy characteristics, or scow-like vessels which were cumbersome but safe and able passage-makers.": 4  Doris is believed to be the largest Herreshoff-designed sloop that was built and has survived.: 5  She is said to be the first boat built under the Universal Rule.

NRHP reference number: 84001108

Charles Daniels House (Q5076708)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Charles Daniels House is a historic house at 43 Liberty Street in Chester, Connecticut. Built about 1830 for a local factory owner and moved to its present site in 1978, it is a prominent example of high-style Greek Revival architecture with a temple front, possibly designed by the firm of Ithiel Town. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

NRHP reference number: 88000094

William Ward Jr. House (Q8020014)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The William Ward Jr. House is a historic house at 137 Powder Hill Road in Middlefield, Connecticut. Built in 1742, it is the oldest surviving house in Middlefield. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

NRHP reference number: 88000109

Parmelee House (Q7139186)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Parmelee House is a historic house at 4 Beckwith Road in Killingworth, Connecticut. It was built about 1770 for a member of one of the area's founding families, and is architecturally important as an example of a farm outbuilding converted to a residence during the 18th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

NRHP reference number: 07000417

Warner House (Q7969728)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Warner House is a historic house at 307 Town Street in East Haddam, Connecticut. Built roughly in the mid-18th century, it is notable for its high quality interior woodwork and hardware, the latter of which were probably made by some of its owners. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The house is now owned by Connecticut Landmarks, which is in 2018 preparing to open it as a historic house museum.

NRHP reference number: 87000174

Middletown Woodrow Wilson High School (Q6842124)
item type: high school / school building
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Middletown Woodrow Wilson High School is a former high school, now used as residential apartments, located at 339 Hunting Hill Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut. Built in 1931, it was the city's first unified high school, a role it served until 1958. It then served as a junior high school before being adapted to its present residential use. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

NRHP reference number: 86002270

Vinal Technical High School (Q16902726)
item type: high school / public educational institution of the United States
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Vinal Technical High School, or Vinal Tech, is a technical high school located in Middletown, Connecticut. It is in the Connecticut Technical High School System. It receives students from many nearby towns. Vinal Tech currently has around 600 students from approximately 27 different towns.

Street address: 60 Daniels St, Middletown, CT, 06457 (from Wikidata)

website: http://www.cttech.org/vinal

Camp Hazen YMCA (Q5027244)
item type: construction
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

Located on 150 acres on Cedar Lake in Chester, Connecticut, Camp Hazen YMCA provides positive youth camping experiences for over 1500 boys and girls each year from throughout the state. Group camping includes over 6000 participants annually. Camp Hazen YMCA serves youth from throughout Connecticut, New England and many states around the country. Each summer, Camp Hazen YMCA is also home to campers and counselors from more than 25 different countries. Campers come from all socio-economic backgrounds, and range in age from 5 to 18. Over 800 campers were provided with financial assistance in 2009. These funds, over $205,000, were provided through the generosity of individuals, foundations, businesses and service clubs.

website: http://camphazenymca.org/

WMRD (Q14715144)
item type: radio station
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

WMRD (1150 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Middletown, Connecticut, United States, broadcasting to the Hartford area. The station is owned by Crossroads Communications of Old Saybrook, LLC. It airs a talk and adult standards format.

website: http://www.wliswmrd.net

Rapallo Viaduct (Q7293848)
item type: railway bridge
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Rapallo Viaduct is a buried railroad trestle in East Hampton, Connecticut which carries the Air Line Trail across Flat Brook.

NRHP reference number: 86002728

Middletown South Green Historic District (Q6842111)
item type: historic district
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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 from the late 19th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

NRHP reference number: 75001922

Samuel Eliot House (Q7411322)
item type: house
Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Samuel Eliot House is a historic house at 500 Main Street in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Probably built in 1737, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian residential architecture, and one of Old Saybrook's older buildings. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

NRHP reference number: 72001316