Middlesex County Historical Society

Middlesex County Historical Society is a museum in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Main Street. Middlesex County Historical Society is situated nearby to First Baptist Church, as well as near the hotel Inn at Middletown.

Email: mchs@wesleyan.edu
Type: Museum
Also known as: “General Mansfield House”
Address: 151 Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Broad Street Historic District and Middlesex Hospital.

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.

Middlesex Hospital

Hospital

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Middlesex Hospital is a non-profit, acute care community hospital in Middletown, Connecticut. It is a subsidiary of Middlesex Health System, Inc. Its service area includes Middlesex County, Connecticut, and the lower Connecticut River Valley region. Middlesex Hospital is situated 1,500 feet south of Middlesex County Historical Society.

St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish

Church

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St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish is a Catholic church parish in Middletown, Connecticut that was founded for Polish immigrants. The St. Mary of Czestochowa Church is a church building at 79 South Main Street in Middletown. St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish is situated 1,500 feet south of Middlesex County Historical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metro South Historic District and Middletown.

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.

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.

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.

Middlesex County Historical Society

Categories: building, tourism, historic site, historic building, and tourist attraction
Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.55841° or 41° 33′ 30″ north

Longitude

-72.6489° or 72° 38′ 56″ west

Elevation

180 feet (55 metres)

Open location code

87H9H952+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 302857448

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historic=building

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tourism=museum

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