Historic places in New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain in Hartford County has 20 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 14 buildings, 5 districts, 1 site. The first was listed in 1973 and the most recent in 2022. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, commerce, community planning and development.

Every National Register listing in New Britain

  1. Burritt Hotel

    Listed July 28, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    The Burritt Hotel was a historic hotel at 67 West Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]

    67 W. Main St. · NPS record #83001257

  2. City Hall-Monument District

    Listed February 28, 1973 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The City Hall-Monument District encompasses the city hall complex and central municipal park of New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    W. Main St. and Central Park · NPS record #73001957

  3. Commercial Trust Company Building

    Listed March 17, 2009 · Building · Access information not verified

    51-55 W. Main St. · NPS record #09000141

  4. Commercial Trust Company Building (also New Britain National Bank Building)

    Listed March 17, 2009 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommerce

    The Commercial Trust Company Building, also known locally as the Anvil Building, and now The Apartments at Anvil Place, is a historic commercial building at 55 West Main Street in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    51-55 W. Main St. · NPS record #99000926

  5. Downtown New Britain

    Listed May 3, 2016 · District · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommerceCommunity Planning And Development

    Downtown New Britain is the historic commercial and civic heart of the city of New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Multiple Addresses · NPS record #16000210

  6. Erwin Home for Worthy and Indigent Women (also The Erwin House)

    Listed April 12, 2002 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    The Erwin Home, originally the Erwin Home for Worthy and Indigent Women, is a charitable organization providing housing for women of limited means in New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #02000332

  7. First Lutheran Church of the Reformation

    Listed August 30, 2010 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureArtEuropean

    The First Lutheran Church of the Reformation is a historic church at 77 Franklin Square in New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    77 Franklin Square · NPS record #10000825

  8. Holmes, Francis H., House

    Listed June 28, 1984 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitectureInvention

    Built in 1906–08, it is an architecturally eclectic brick building, designed by a prominent local architect for the owner of a local brickmaking business, as a showcase for the latter's wares. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #84001014

  9. Landers, Frary and Clark Ellis Street Plant Historic District

    Listed August 1, 2022 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureIndustryInvention

    321 and 322 Ellis St. · NPS record #100007948

  10. Masonic Temple (also Temple B'Nai Israel)

    Listed July 21, 1995 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Temple B'Nai Israel is an historic former Jewish synagogue and former Masonic hall, located at 265 West Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut, in the United States. [Wikipedia]

    265 W. Main St. · NPS record #95000864

  11. New Britain Opera House (also Palace Theater)

    Listed October 7, 1977 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitecturePerforming Arts

    Town-level location only · NPS record #77001421

  12. New Britain Public High School Campus

    Listed March 23, 2015 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationArchitecture

    The New Britain Public High School Campus is a historic suite of former school buildings at 50 Bassett Street & 161 South Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    50 Bassett & 161 S. Main Sts. · NPS record #15000101

  13. South Congregational Church (also South Church; South Congregational-First Baptist Church)

    Listed April 6, 1990 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureReligion

    The South Congregational - First Baptist Church or "South Church" is a historic church at 90 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    90 Main St. · NPS record #89000930

  14. St. Mary's Parochial School

    Listed April 3, 1991 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationEuropeanArchitectureSocial History

    St. [Wikipedia]

    Beaver St. S of Broad St. · NPS record #91000364

  15. Tephereth Israel Synagogue

    Listed May 11, 1995 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Tephereth Israel Synagogue (transliterated from Hebrew as "The Glory of Israel"), is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 76 Winter Street in downtown New Britain, Connecticut, in the United States. [Wikipedia]

    76 Winter St. · NPS record #95000576

  16. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (also Trinity-on-Main)

    Listed July 21, 2007 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic former church building at 69 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    69 Main St. · NPS record #07000697

  17. Walnut Hill District

    Listed September 2, 1975 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Walnut Hill District in New Britain, Connecticut, is a historic district that primarily showcases residential architecture reflecting the city's growth as an industrial hub from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century. [Wikipedia]

    Irregular pattern roughly bounded by Winthrup, Arch, and Lake Sts., and Walnut Hill Park · NPS record #75001936

  18. Walnut Hill Park (also Wallnut Hill Park)

    Listed November 30, 1982 · Site · State significance · Access information not verified

    Landscape ArchitectureArchitecture

    Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    W. Main St. · NPS record #82001000

  19. Washington School

    Listed July 19, 1984 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EducationPolitics/GovernmentArchitecture

    The Washington School is a historic former school building at 370 High Street in New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    High and Carmody Sts. · NPS record #84001053

  20. West End Historic District

    Listed December 24, 1998 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The West End Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly along Park Place, Vine, Forest, Lincoln, Liberty, Sunnyledge, Hart, Lexington, Murray, and Woodbine Sts. · NPS record #98001542

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