Downtown Main Street Historic District

The Downtown Main Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved historical section of downtown , United States. It extends along Main Street from between Burnside Avenue and Governor Street, and along Chapman Street to Chapman Place.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Johns Episcopal Church and East Hartford Public Library.

Church
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St. John's Episcopal Church is a historic church building at 1160 Main Street in . It was designed by Edward T. Potter and was built in 1867, and is a prominent local example of High Gothic Revival executed in stone.

Library
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Church
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The is a historic church at 829-837 Main Street in . The congregation was founded around 1699 and the current church building was constructed around 1833.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central Avenue-Center Cemetery Historic District and Garvan-Carroll Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The encompasses part of the town center of . Although it was founded in the mid-17th century, it is now dominated by architecture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Neighborhood
The encompasses a primarily residential area near the center of . Located just southwest of its Main Street Downtown on South Prospect and Garvan Streets, and Carroll and Tower Roads, this area retains a high concentration of residential architecture built mainly between 1890 and the 1920s.

Neighborhood
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is a National Historic Landmark District in . The district encompasses the factory, worker housing, and owner residences associated with Samuel Colt, one of the nation's early innovators in precision manufacturing and the production of firearms. is situated 1½ miles southwest of Downtown Main Street Historic District.

Downtown Main Street Historic District

Latitude
41.77222° or 41° 46′ 20″ north
Longitude
-72.64194° or 72° 38′ 31″ west
Open location code
87H9Q9C5+V6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8902609058
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q16833620
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