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October 6, 1970 (301 High St. Middletown: Stately mansion built in "Greek-Tuscan Italianate" style in 1838-39, now owned by Wesleyan University.Designated a National Historic Landmark in 2009.
The Middletown Nature Gardens is located off Randolph Road in Middletown, Connecticut. In 1995, the city of Middletown, CT purchased the 18 acres (73,000 m 2 ) of land and dedicated it open space. This piece of land serves as a natural habitat to many plants and animals.
Located in Middletown, Connecticut, the Middletown South Green Historic District was created to preserved the historic character of the city's South Green and the historic buildings that surround it. It is a 90-acre (36 ha) historic district that includes a concentration of predominantly residential high-quality architecture from the late 19th ...
The Middletown Upper Houses Historic District, also known as the Upper Houses River Port, encompasses the historic early nucleus of Cromwell, Connecticut. Sandwiched between Main Street and the Connecticut River, this area was set off from neighboring Middletown in 1851. It is visually dominated by residential structures built before 1810.
Middletown was established in the 17th century as a mainly agrarian community, and developed as a major regional port in the mid-18th century, with shipping extending along the east coast and to the West Indies. During this period, merchants and ship captains built fashionable houses along Washington Street, which was then known as Boston Road.
Middletown developed in the 18th century as a major port on the Connecticut River, but was in decline by the 1830s. Community leaders revitalized the local economy by founding Wesleyan University in 1831, and investing in textile and machine industries. The Wesleyan campus was laid out west of High Street, and the area between it and Main ...
The district extends along Main Street from St. John's Square (junction with Spring Street) in the north, for five blocks on the west side (to College Street) and 4-1/2 blocks on the right (midway between Washington and Court Streets), abutting the Metro South Historic District on the west side, and modern buildings on the right.
Middlesex County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut.As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,245. [1] The county was created in May 1785 from portions of Hartford County and New London County.