Downtown North Historic District (Hartford, Connecticut)

Downtown North Historic District
Keney Tower
Downtown North Historic District (Hartford, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Downtown North Historic District (Hartford, Connecticut)
Downtown North Historic District (Hartford, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Downtown North Historic District (Hartford, Connecticut)
LocationRoughly Ann, Atlant, Ely, High, Main and Pleasant Sts., Hartford, Connecticut
Coordinates41°46′19″N 72°40′38″W / 41.77194°N 72.67722°W / 41.77194; -72.67722
Area19 acres (7.7 ha)
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectAllen, William G.
Architectural styleMid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.04000390[1]
Added to NRHPMay 6, 2004

The Downtown North Historic District is a 19-acre (7.7 ha) historic district in Hartford, Connecticut. It is a predominantly residential area located around Main Street and High Street north of I-84 and south of the Amtrak railroad tracks.[2] Its apartment blocks, houses, schools and churches, built up mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as part of an expansion of the city's urban core. It includes the 130-foot (40 m) Keney Tower. The area was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NRHP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).