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Mystic River Historic District

The Mystic River Historic District encompasses the part of the village of that is on the side of the . The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 24, 1979, approximately 235-acre which includes much of the village of West Mystic and many buildings from the 19th century.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Mystic Museum of Art and Mystic River Bascule Bridge.

Museum
is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in . The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913.

Bridge
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The is a bascule bridge spanning the in , in the . It carries vehicle and foot traffic directly into the tourist district of town via 33 ft-wide Main Street.

Theme park
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Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in , and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mystic Bridge Historic District and Mystic.

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in the village of on the side of the . It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 .

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is a village that is partly in and partly in in . It is a major tourist destination.

Neighborhood
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The is located in the village of in , . Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Museum.

Mystic River Historic District

Latitude
41.35417° or 41° 21′ 15″ north
Longitude
-71.975° or 71° 58′ 30″ west
Elevation
151 feet (46 metres)
Open location code
87HC923G+M2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 359280132
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4839169
Wiki­data ID
Q6948967
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In Other Languages

“Mystic River Historic District” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mystic River Historic District”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mystic-Noank Library and Union Baptist Church.

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