Putnam Hill Historic District
Putnam Hill Historic District | |
U.S. 1, Greenwich, Connecticut | |
| Coordinates | 41°2′11″N 73°37′9″W / 41.03639°N 73.61917°W |
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| Area | 36 acres (15 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Vaux, Calvert; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002657[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1979 |
The Putnam Hill Historic District encompasses a former town center of
United States Route 1 between Milbank Avenue and Old Church Road, the district includes the churches of two historic congregations, a former tavern, and a collection of fine mid-Victorian residential architecture. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Description and history
Greenwich's Putnam Hill area became a secondary center to the town (after
Boss Tweed had his country estate.[2]
The district is basically linear in extent, running from Milbank Avenue in the west to Old Church Road in the east. The district has 21
contributing buildings, most of which are residential. They include two churches: the Second Congregational Church and Christ Episcopal Church. Other features of the district are two small parks, a stone marker placed by the DAR commemorating Putnam's ride, the imposing bluestone wall built by Tweed, and the gateway to the former Jeremiah Milbank estate.[1][2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Charles W. Brilvitch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Putnam Hill Historic District / Putnam Hill National Register District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 13 photos
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