Fairfield Avenue Historic District
The Fairfield Avenue Historic District encompasses most of a portion of Fairfield Avenue in Southern Hartford, Connecticut. Extending from Trinity College in the north to Cedar Hill Cemetery in the south, the streetscape typifies the city's development between about 1890 and 1930, a period of growth along the road fueled by the rise of streetcars.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Engine Company 15 Fire Station and Goodwin Park.
Engine Company 15 Fire Station
Fire station
Photo: Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Engine Company 15 Fire Station is located at 8 Fairfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. It was built in 1909, and is one of two surviving firehouses in the city which was built to stable horses.
Goodwin Park
Park
Goodwin Park is a city park and golf course located in Hartford and Wethersfield, Connecticut. Opened to the public in 1901, it covers 227 acres and offers a playground, community pool and a 27-hole golf course.
Northam Memorial Chapel
Church
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Northam Memorial Chapel and Gallup Memorial Gateway, also known as Cedar Hill Chapel and Gateway, are a historic chapel and gateway in the Cedar Hill Cemetery at 453 Fairfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Grandview Terrace Boulevard and Allen Place–Lincoln Street Historic District.
Grandview Terrace Boulevard
Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grandview Terrace Boulevard is a historic district encompassing a small well-preserved early 20th-century neighborhood in Hartford, Connecticut. It extends along Grandview Terrace in Southwestern Hartford, between White and Linnmoore Streets, and includes a series of high-quality homes built mainly between 1910 and 1925.
Allen Place–Lincoln Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Allen Place–Lincoln Street Historic District encompasses a small neighborhood of late 19th-century housing built for white-collar service workers in southern Hartford, Connecticut.
Parkside Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Parkside Historic District encompasses a fine collection of Queen Anne Victorian houses lining the east side of Wethersfield Avenue north of Wawarme Avenue in southern Hartford, Connecticut.
Fairfield Avenue Historic District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.735° or 41° 44′ 6″ northLongitude
-72.69278° or 72° 41′ 34″ westOpen location code
87H9P8P4+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8908624125OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q30609369
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In Other Languages
“Fairfield Avenue Historic District” goes by many names.
- French: “district historique de Fairfield Avenue”
- French: “District historique de Fairfield Avenue”
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