Morris Cove Historic District

Morris Cove Historic District
Houses on Townsend Ave.
Morris Cove Historic District is located in Connecticut
Morris Cove Historic District
Morris Cove Historic District is located in the United States
Morris Cove Historic District
LocationBetween Dean & Myron Sts., Morris Causeway & Townsend Ave., New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates41°15′52″N 72°53′41″W / 41.26444°N 72.89472°W / 41.26444; -72.89472
Area61 acres (25 ha)
NRHP reference No.100002320[1]
Added to NRHPApril 19, 2018

The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. Bounded in the north by Myron Street, the south by Morris Causeway and Lighthouse Road, and on the east by the East Haven town line, the area was developed as a coastal summer community before being transformed into a streetcar suburb in the second quarter of the 20th century. It contains a high concentration of quality residential architecture from the first half of the century, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.