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Washington Street Historic District

Park

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The Washington Street Historic District encompasses a residential area of Middletown, Connecticut that has a long history as a fashionable and desirable neighborhood.

Samuel Wadsworth Russell House

University building

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The Samuel Russell House is a neoclassical house at 350 High Street in Middletown, Connecticut, built in 1828 to a design by architect Ithiel Town. Many architectural historians consider it to be one of the finest Greek Revival mansions in the northeastern United States. Samuel Wadsworth Russell House is situated 390 feet northeast of Center for African American Studies.

Broad Street Historic District

Park

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The Broad Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved 19th-century residential area in Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Centered on Broad and Pearl Streets West of Main Street, the area was developed residential in response to local economic development intended to revitalize the city, whose port was in decline.

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Middletown

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Middletown is a moderately-sized college and business town, with a few interesting remnants of 19th-century churches, graveyards, and mills. It is in Connecticut on the Connecticut River, about 20 miles south of Hartford.

Metro South Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Metro South Historic District encompasses a portion of the downtown area of Middletown, Connecticut. Extending south from Main and College Streets for two blocks, this area was developed in the 19th century, and contains a diversity of well-preserved architecture from that period, some with association to locally important individuals.

Portland

Town

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Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census.

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