Willimantic Freight House and Office

The Willimantic Freight House and Office is a historic railroad freight facility on Bridge Street in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut. Built in 1870, the freight office, a fine example of Second Empire architecture, is now the only surviving element of the city's 19th-century railroad buildings; the freight house has been demolished.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Connecticut, United States
Address: R, 73 Bridge Street, Windham, CT 06226

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Windham Town Hall and Old Willimantic Post Office.

Windham Town Hall

Town hall

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The Windham Town Hall is a town hall in Willimantic, Windham, Connecticut, United States. Windham Town Hall is situated 910 feet northeast of Willimantic Freight House and Office.

Old Willimantic Post Office

Post office

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The Willimantic Post Office is a former post office located in Willimantic, Connecticut. The post office was built between 1910 and 1912, and was used until 1966; when a new post office was built a block away. Old Willimantic Post Office is situated 1,300 feet east of Willimantic Freight House and Office.

Willimantic Public Library

Library

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Willimantic Public Library is situated 1,300 feet east of Willimantic Freight House and Office.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Willimantic and Main Street Historic District.

Willimantic

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Willimantic is a census-designated place located in Windham, Connecticut, United States. Previously organized as a city and later as a borough, Willimantic is currently one of two tax districts within the Town of Windham.

Main Street Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Main Street Historic District encompasses the historic portion of the central business district of Willimantic, in Windham, Connecticut. The district encompasses the commercial business district of Willimantic and is roughly linear along Main Street and Riverside Drive between Church Street and Bridge Street.

Prospect Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Prospect Hill Historic District encompasses a large residential area in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut. Located north of the Main Street commercial district, it was developed between about 1865 and 1930, and is one of the state's largest historic districts, with more than 800 contributing buildings.

Willimantic Freight House and Office

Category: historic site
Location: Town of Windham, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.71239° or 41° 42′ 45″ north

Longitude

-72.22081° or 72° 13′ 15″ west

Open location code

87H9PQ6H+XM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 560588457

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q8021952

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