Congress Street
Congress Street is a city street in the South Green Neighborhood of Hartford, Connecticut. Extending for a single block from the South Green to Morris Street, it was developed in the 1850s with modest two-family residences, with infill development of larger apartment blocks around the turn of the 20th century.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: street in Hartford, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Congress Street Historic District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Park Inn and Temple Beth Israel.
South Park Inn
Social service facility
South Park Inn is an emergency homeless shelter located at 75 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. It was founded in 1982. Before the building was a shelter, it was once the South Park Methodist Church.
Temple Beth Israel
Arts center
Photo: Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Temple Beth Israel, sometimes called Charter Oak Temple, is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue and later church building, now cultural center, located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue, in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States. The congregation…
Armsmear
Building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Armsmear, also known as the Samuel Colt Home, is a historic house located at 80 Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut. It was the family home of firearm manufacturer Samuel Colt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Green Historic District and Charter Oak Place.
South Green Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Alden Street, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The South Green Historic District encompasses a predominantly 19th-century residential area near the South Green of Hartford, Connecticut. This area features a variety of residences in both high and common styles, from the elaborate home of armsmaker Samuel Colt to multi-unit apartment houses, many of which were built between about 1860 and 1900.
Charter Oak Place
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Charter Oak Place is a street on the South Side of Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Laid out in the 1860s, its residential character is in marked contrast to the commercial development that predominates around it.
Jefferson-Seymour District
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jefferson-Seymour District is a historic district encompassing a residential area on the South Side of Hartford, Connecticut. Covering portions of Cedar, Wadsworth, Seymour and Jefferson Streets, it contains a well-preserved collection of late 19th and early 20th-century middle-class residential architecture, primarily executed in brick.
Congress Street
- Categories: street, historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.75444° or 41° 45′ 16″ northLongitude
-72.67611° or 72° 40′ 34″ westOpen location code
87H9Q83F+QHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8908624128OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q30606732
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In Other Languages
“Congress Street” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Congress Street”
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