Quinnipiac River Historic District
Quinnipiac River Historic District | |
Location | East Haven, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°18′35″N 72°52′59″W / 41.30972°N 72.88306°WCoordinates: 41°18′35″N 72°52′59″W / 41.30972°N 72.88306°W |
Area | 313 acres (127 ha) |
Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 84001139[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 28, 1984 |
Quinnipiac River Historic District is a 313-acre (127 ha) historic district straddling the Quinnipiac River in the Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights neighborhoods of New Haven, Connecticut. It encompasses most of the historic maritime village of Fair Haven, with a history dating back to the 18th century.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. At that time it included 524 contributing buildings, an inland wetland at the mouth of Hemingway Creek on the northeast corner of the district, and the Grand Avenue Swing Bridge over the Quinnipiac River connecting Fair Haven with Fair Haven Heights at the center of the district.[1][2]
The historic Fair Haven village developed beginning in the early 18th century, around a ferry crossing of the Quinnipiac River, now the site of the Grand Avenue bridge. It was a mainly agricultural outpost of New Haven, whose development was further spurred by the construction of the first bridge on that site in 1790. A few taverns and houses surviving in the district from this period. Owners of waterfront properties adjacent to extensive mudflats engaged in the harvesting and processing of oysters, which became a major economic activity in the area by the mid-19th century. Fair Haven was annexed to New Haven in 1871, and subsequently participated in that city's industrial expansion, developing in part as a streetcar suburb while still focused on oyster processing and related industries.[2]
Gallery
Recessed Doric porch of double Greek revival house, 37-39 Grand Avenue, Fair Haven.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c Kate Ohno and John Herzan (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Quinnipia River Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 37 photos, from 1983 and historic
External links
- East Haven Preservation Trust: Quinnipiac River Historic District, with text adapted from NRHP application document plus gallery of 8 photos
- Quinnipiac River Village
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