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West End North Historic District

Coordinates: 41°46′9″N 72°42′44″W / 41.76917°N 72.71222°W / 41.76917; -72.71222
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West End North Historic District
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West End North Historic District is located in Connecticut
West End North Historic District
West End North Historic District is located in the United States
West End North Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Farmington Ave., Lorraine, Elizabeth, and Prospect Sts., Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°46′9″N 72°42′44″W / 41.76917°N 72.71222°W / 41.76917; -72.71222
Area120 acres (49 ha)
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Eclectic
NRHP reference No.85001618[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 25, 1985

The West End North Historic District encompasses a neighborhood of late 19th and early 20th century residential architecture in western Hartford, Connecticut and eastern West Hartford, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Prospect, Elizabeth, and Lorraine Streets and Farmington Avenue, the area includes a large number of Colonial Revival and Queen Anne houses, as well as numerous buildings in other period styles, with only a small number of losses. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Description and history

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The part of Hartford west of the Park River remained largely agricultural until the 1870s, when it began to see increasing residential development. Most of the land on either side of Farmington Avenue belonged to three owners, including Eugene Kenyon, a Hartford businessman. He platted the subdivision of his land and that of Sylvanus Cone for residential development, an area including the southern half of this district. It saw only modest development during the 1870s owing to financial uncertainties of the period, and it was not until the 1880s that more significant development took place. In 1886-87 a series of handsome Queen Anne Victorians were built along Girard Avenue. The most intensive development took place in the first decade of the 20th century, when a significant number of Colonial Revival houses were built throughout the district. Most of this development was targeted at middle to upper-class residents working in downtown Hartford.[2]

The historic district is about 120 acres (49 ha) in size, and includes 291 historically significant buildings. It is bounded on the east by the Park River, and on the south by Farmington Avenue, although it excludes the modern buildings on that road. It is bounded on the west by Prospect Street, including properties on the west side (in West Hartford) and the east side (in Hartford). To the north it is bounded by Elizabeth Street, including only buildings on the south side, and by the campus of the University of Connecticut School of Law (which is excluded from this district, but is separately listed on the National Register).[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "NRHP nomination for West End North Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 26, 2017.