Stratford Center Historic District | |
Location | Roughly bounded by E. Broadway, Ferry Blvd., Housatonic River, Connecticut Tnpke, Birdseye and Main Sts., Stratford, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°11′10″N 73°7′49″W / 41.18611°N 73.13028°W |
Area | 220 acres (89 ha) |
Architect | Eidlitz, Leopold; Schimdt, Frederick |
Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Federal |
NRHP reference No. | 83003511 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1983 |
The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220-acre (89 ha) historic district in Stratford, Connecticut. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. It then included 257 contributing buildings. [1]
It is significant for historical association, for architecture, and for information potential (the latter for possible archeological investigation of the Academy Hill Green area of a 17th-century fort. [2]
Selected significant elements in the district include:
The district also includes dozens of other historical houses including the Stratford Shakespeare American Theatre, a singular 1500 seat venue where currently popular American Hollywood actors have performed.