Main Street Historic District (Bristol, Connecticut)

Main Street Historic District
The former Carberry Theater building
Location Roughly, Main St. from School St. to Summer St. and adjacent areas of Prospect St., Bristol, Connecticut
Area 20 acres (8.1 ha)
Architect Crabtree, Walter; McKim, Mead, and White
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival, Classical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP Reference # 95001006[1]
Added to NRHP August 15, 1995

The Main Street Historic District of Bristol, Connecticut is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1] It encompasses much of the city's central business district, an area built up in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The district's 19 historic buildings are located along adjoining stretches of Main and Prospect Streets. Most of its buildings are either brick or masonry in construction, and range in height from two to four stories. Prominent buildings include the Bristol National Bank building at 200 Main Street, designed by McKim, Mead & White, and the Lorraine Building/Curtis Block building at 175 Main Street, which was built in c. 1905 in Art Deco style. Its cast-stone facade was added in c.1930.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ David Reisner and Kate Ohno (August 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Main Street Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos


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