Westville Village Historic District

Westville Village Historic District
Hotel Edgewood (1913), 882-888 Whalley Ave.
Location Roughly along Blake St. and Whalley Ave. (original)
827 Whalley Ave. (increase), New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°19′50″N 73°10′20″W / 41.33056°N 73.17222°W / 41.33056; -73.17222Coordinates: 41°19′50″N 73°10′20″W / 41.33056°N 73.17222°W / 41.33056; -73.17222
Area 22 acres (8.9 ha) (original) and less than one acre (increase)
Built 1912 (increase)
Architect multiple
Architectural style Federal, Greek Revival, et al. (original); Early Commercial (increase)
NRHP Reference # 02001727 and 06000954[1]
Added to NRHP January 23, 2003 (original)
October 25, 2006 (increase)

Westville Village Historic District is a historic district representing most of the commercial center of the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, and its boundaries were increased in 2006.[1]

In 2003, the listed area was 22 acres (8.9 ha) and there were 30 contributing buildings in the district.[1] The listing was amended in 2006 to add the former Westville Theater building at 827 Whalley Avenue, an Early Commercial style building that was built in 1912.[1][3] The theater building is now occupied by an antiques store.

When listed, the district included 34 buildings, of which 30 were deemed contributing buildings. The contributing buildings are:

  1. 446 Blake Street, Greist Manufacturing Company
  2. 495 Blake Street, Geometric Tool Company
  3. 512 Blake Street, c. 1840 (See photo #13 in accompanying photo set)
  4. 15-17 Tour Avenue, Italianate, c.1905
  5. 23-25 Tour Avenue, Queen Anne, c.1905
  6. 413 West Rock Avenue, a Queen Anne style house
  7. 416-418 West Rock Avenue, Queen Anne
  8. 417 West Rock Avenue
  9. 420-422 West Rock Avenue
  10. 426 West Rock Avenue, Tudor Revival
  11. 831-835 Whalley Avenue, the Alfred Minor Building
  12. 837-839 Whalley Avenue
  13. 843 Whalley Avenue
  14. 845-847 Whalley Avenue
  15. 859-861 Whalley Avenue
  16. 865 Whalley Avenue
  17. 867 Whalley Avenue
  18. 873-875 Whalley Avenue
  19. 879 Whalley Avenue
  20. 881 Whalley Avenue
  21. 882-888 Whalley Avenue, Hotel Edgewood (photo #9)
  22. 883-889 Whalley Avenue
  23. 893-901 Whalley Avenue
  24. 898 Whalley Avenue
  25. 900-902 Whalley Avenue
  26. 903-911 Whalley Avenue, a Masonic hall built for the Olive Branch Temple Corporation
  27. 904-906 Whalley Avenue
  28. 914-918 Whalley Avenue
  29. 920 Whalley Avenue
  30. 949 Whalley Avenue, the Westville Masonic Temple, from 1926 (see photo #6 in photos accompanying NRHP nomination)[4]

Gallery

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ The industrial complex at 446 Blake Street (now housing several offices) is technically part of the West Rock official neighborhood planning area.
  3. ↑ Leah S. Glazer (November 25, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Westville Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 18 photos, exterior and interior, undated
  4. ↑ Mary Dunne (May 9, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Westville Village Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 17 photos, undated

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