Upper Main Street Historic District (Ansonia, Connecticut)

Upper Main Street Historic District
Upper Main Street Historic District (Ansonia, Connecticut) is located in Connecticut
Upper Main Street Historic District (Ansonia, Connecticut)
Upper Main Street Historic District (Ansonia, Connecticut) is located in the United States
Upper Main Street Historic District (Ansonia, Connecticut)
Location36-100, 85-117 Main St., Ansonia, Connecticut
Coordinates41°20′41″N 73°4′47″W / 41.34472°N 73.07972°W / 41.34472; -73.07972
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
ArchitectGriggs,W. E.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Italianate, 1930s Commercial
NRHP reference No.82001004[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1982

The Upper Main Street Historic District encompasses a collection of mainly late-19th-century commercial buildings on Main Street in downtown Ansonia, Connecticut. Extending south from Maple Street, the district exemplifies the rapid commercial growth of the city at that time. Its most prominent feature is the Ansonia Opera House, built 1870. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.