Metro South Historic District

Metro South Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location:	Main and College Sts., Middletown, Connecticut
Coordinates:	41°33′27″N 72°38′49″W / 41.5575°N 72.64694°W / 41.5575; -72.64694Coordinates: 41°33′27″N 72°38′49″W / 41.5575°N 72.64694°W / 41.5575; -72.64694
Area:	9 acres (3.6 ha)
Architect:	Kimball,Francis ; Multiple
Architectural style:	Greek Revival, Renaissance, and Federal
Governing body:	Private and Local
NRHP Reference#:	80004064[1]
Added to NRHP:	January 24, 1980

The Metro South Historic District is a 9-acre (3.6 ha) historic district in Middletown, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The district includes 15 contributing buildings and one non-contributing building and is generally the area on the west side of Main Street from Church Street to College Street. The contributing buildings include two Greek Revival churches: a Baptist Church (1842) and Universalist Church (1839).^[2] The district also includes examples of Renaissance and Federal architecture.^[1] One of the buildings, the Middlesex Opera House was designed by nationally known architect Francis Kimball.

List of contributing buildings

• Caleb Fuller House (1771, also included in Middletown South Green Historic District)
• Rev. John Cookson House (1837)
• Southmayd House (1747)
• First Baptist Church (1842)
• Gen. Mansfield House (1810, houses the Middlesex Historical Society)
• Hall House (1796)
• 109-111 College Street (1926, building that used to serve as entrance for Middlesex Theater)
• Middlesex Theater/Opera House (1892)
• Former firehouse (1896)
• G.A. Chafee Building (1870)
• Universalist Church (1839)
• 191-195 Main Street (1835)
• Middlesex Assurance Co.
• State Armory (1921), including John Watkinson House (1810)
• Charles Boardman House (1750s)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ David F. Ransom (April 29, 1978). "NRHP Inventory-Nomination: Metro South Historic District / See Also:South Green National Register District". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/80004064.pdf.  and Accompanying 15 photos, from 1978 (see photo map page 15 of text document)