Historic places in Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury in Fairfield County has 12 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 1 district, 1 structure. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2005. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, industry, education.

Featured sites

Locust Avenue School
Locust Avenue SchoolDanbury, CT · Building
Main Street Historic District
Main Street Historic DistrictDanbury, CT · District
Meeker's Hardware
Meeker's HardwareDanbury, CT · Building
New Haven Railroad Danbury Turntable
New Haven Railroad Danbury TurntableDanbury, CT · Structure
Octagon House
Octagon HouseDanbury, CT · Building
Union Station
Union StationDanbury, CT · Building

Every National Register listing in Danbury

  1. Locust Avenue School

    Listed May 30, 1985 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitecture

    The Joseph W. Pepin Memorial Building formally known as Alternative Center for Excellence (ACE) and the Alternative Center for Education, is located in the former Locust Avenue School at 26 Locust Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Locust Ave. · NPS record #85001162

  2. Main Street Historic District

    Listed November 29, 1983 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceAgricultureEntertainment/RecreationEducationPolitics/GovernmentCommunications

    The Main Street Historic District in Danbury, Connecticut, United States, is the oldest section of that city, at its geographical center. [Wikipedia]

    Boughton, Elm, Ives, Keeler, Main, West and White Sts. · NPS record #83003508

  3. Meeker's Hardware (also The Red Block)

    Listed June 9, 1983 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitectureAgriculture

    Meeker's Hardware (also known as The Red Block) is located at White Street and Patriot Drive in downtown Danbury, Connecticut, United States, near the city's train station and the Danbury Railway Museum, just outside the city's Main Street Historic District. [Wikipedia]

    86-90 White St. · NPS record #83001253

  4. New Haven Railroad Danbury Turntable (also Danbury Railway Museum Turntable)

    Listed September 15, 2005 · Structure · State significance · Access information not verified

    TransportationEngineering

    The Danbury Railway Museum (reporting mark DRMX) is housed in the former Union Station on the east end of downtown Danbury, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]

    120 White St. · NPS record #05001048

  5. Octagon House

    Listed May 7, 1973 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is considered the best octagon house of those that survive in Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #73001945

  6. Union Station (also Danbury Passenger Station)

    Listed September 25, 1986 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    TransportationArchitecture

    The Danbury Railway Museum (reporting mark DRMX) is housed in the former Union Station on the east end of downtown Danbury, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]

    White St. and Patriot Dr. · NPS record #86002750

  7. Ball and Roller Bearing Company (also American Family Crafts; Joseph McNutt House and Machine Shop)

    Listed August 25, 1989 · Building · National, State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryInvention

    The Ball and Roller Bearing Company, also known as American Family Crafts and the Joseph Nutt House and Machine Shop, is a historic industrial complex at 20-22 Maple Avenue in Danbury, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    20--22 Maple Ave. · NPS record #89001087

  8. Hearthstone (also Parks' Castle; Castle,The)

    Listed December 31, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Hearthstone Castle in Danbury, Connecticut, was built between 1895 and 1899. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #87002184

  9. Ives, Charles, House (also Charles Ives Birthplace)

    Listed April 26, 1976 · Building · National significance · Access information not verified

    EconomicsArchitecturePerforming Arts

    It is a wooden frame structure built in 1780 and expanded on since. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #76001968

  10. Rider, John, House (also Danbury Scott-Fanton Museum and Historical Society)

    Listed November 23, 1977 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a wooden frame house dating to the late 18th century. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #77001388

  11. Robinson, P., Fur Cutting Company (also Oil Mill Road Building)

    Listed November 30, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company is a historic industrial building on Oil Mill Road in Danbury, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Oil Mill Rd. · NPS record #82000998

  12. Tarrywile (also The Mansion)

    Listed January 6, 1988 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryHealth/MedicineArchitecture

    Tarrywile Park is a large municipal park in the city of Danbury, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Southern Blvd. & Mountain Rd. · NPS record #87001409

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