Historic places in New London, Connecticut
New London in New London County has 43 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 26 buildings, 14 districts, 3 structures. The first was listed in 1970 and the most recent in 2025. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, industry. 1 is a National Historic Landmark: Monte Cristo Cottage. Open to visitors: New London Public Library.
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Every National Register listing in New London
Monte Cristo Cottage (also Eugene O'Neill House)
Monte Cristo Cottage (also known as Eugene O'Neill Summer House) was the summer home of American actor James O'Neill and his family, notably his son Eugene O'Neill. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #71001010
Ames, Winslow, House
The Winslow Ames House is a prefabricated modular International Style house in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #95000283
Barns, Acors, House (also Law Offices of Francis McGuire)
Barns was a wealthy merchant in the whaling industry whose company became one of the largest whaling firms in the city. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #76001992
House at 130 Mohegan Avenue
The House was designed by Howard T. Fisher, who founded General Houses, Inc. in 1932. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #08001379
Montauk Avenue Historic District
The Montauk Avenue Historic District encompasses a residential area of New London, Connecticut that was a planned subdivision developed in the early 20th century as a "streetcar suburb". The district consists of 341 buildings and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 18, 1990. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Ocean, Willets and Riverview Aves. and Faire Harbor · NPS record #90001910
New London Railroad Station (also New York,New Haven and Hartford Railroad Station; Penn)
New London Union Station is a railroad station on the Northeast Corridor located in downtown New London, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]
State St. · NPS record #71000913
Antone DeSant Houses
745 and 751–753 Bank Street · NPS record #100012215
Bulkeley School
The Bulkeley School is a historic school building at 1 Bulkeley Place at the intersection of Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Huntington St. · NPS record #81000613
Cedar Grove Cemetery
638 Broad Street · NPS record #100010932
Central Vermont Railroad Pier
The Central Vermont Railroad Pier is a historic pier on State Pier Road in New London, Connecticut, built in 1876. [Wikipedia]
State Pier Rd. · NPS record #04001551
Civic Institutions Historic District
The Civic Institutions Historic District in New London, Connecticut, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [Wikipedia]
156-158, 171, 173-175 Garfield Ave., 179 Colman St., 32 Wald Ave. · NPS record #90000602
Coit Street Historic District
The Coit Street Historic District in New London, Connecticut, is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Coit St., Washington, Tilley St., Bank St., and Reed St. · NPS record #88000068
Deshon-Allyn House
It is a fine example of transitional Federal-Greek Revival architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #70000700
Downtown New London Historic District (also See Also:70000712; 70000706)
The Downtown New London Historic District, also known as the Waterfront Historic District, refers to 78 acres (32 ha) with 222 contributing buildings along the waterfront of New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Captain's Walk, Bank, Tilley and Washington Sts. · NPS record #79002665
Downtown New London Historic District (Boundary Increase) (also See Also:Downtown New London Historic District; Huntington St)
Along Huntington, Washington and Jay Sts.; SW corner of Meridan and Gov. Winthrop Blvd.; along Bank and Sparyard Sts. · NPS record #88000070
Edward Bloom Silk Company Factory
90 Garfield Ave. · NPS record #100006266
Fort Trumbull (also Underwater Sound Laboratory)
Fort Trumbull is a massive granite fort near the mouth of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, managed as Fort Trumbull State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. [Wikipedia]
Fort Neck · NPS record #72001333
Harris, Jonathan Newton, House (also Palmer Hall; St. Albert's Hall)
Completed in 1860 to a design by Leopold Eidlitz, it is a major local example of Italianate and Renaissance Revival architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82004375
Hempstead Historic District (also See Also: Hempstead, Joshua, House; Hempstead, Nathaniel, Hou)
The Hempstead Historic District of New London, Connecticut encompasses a residential area north of the city's harbor and central business district, extending mainly along three roughly parallel streets: Franklin and Hempstead Streets, and Mountain Avenue. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Franklin St., Jay St., and Mountain Ave. · NPS record #86002112
Hempstead, Joshua, House
It is one of the state's oldest surviving buildings, and provides a virtual catalog of early construction methods due to its state of preservation. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #70000701
Hempsted, Nathaniel, House (also Old Huguenot House)
Built about 1759, it is an architecturally unusual stone house with a gambrel roof, a style not otherwise seen in the city. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #70000702
Hodges Square Historic District
The Hodges Square Historic District of New London, Connecticut encompasses a working-class residential area north of the city's central business district. [Wikipedia]
Bolles, Eastern, Central, Crystal & Terrace Aves., Bragaw, Williams, Rosemary, Grove & Adelaide Sts. · NPS record #100001733
Huntington Street Baptist Church (also First Universalist Meetinghouse; See Also:Downtown New London)
The Huntington Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist Church meeting house at 29 Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
29 Huntington St. · NPS record #82004377
Lighthouse Inn (also Meadow Court)
The Lighthouse Inn, originally known as Meadow Court, is a Colonial Revival hotel building at 6 Guthrie Place in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
6 Guthrie Pl. · NPS record #96000822
New London County Courthouse (also See Also:Downtown New London Historic District (Boundary Inc)
The New London County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at 70 Huntington Street at the top of State Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
70 Hunting St. · NPS record #70000705
New London Customhouse
The New London Custom House is a historic custom house at 150 Bank Street in New London, Connecticut, built in 1833-35. [Wikipedia]
150 Bank St. · NPS record #70000706
New London Harbor Lighthouse
New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. [Wikipedia]
Lower Pequot Ave. · NPS record #89001470
New London Ledge Lighthouse
New London Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Thames River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, at the mouth of New London Harbor. [Wikipedia]
Entrance to New London Harbor, E side of Main Channel · NPS record #89001471
New London Public Library
The Public Library of New London is a historic library located at 63 Huntington Street at the corner of State Street, New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
63 Huntington St. · NPS record #70000712
Ohev Sholem Synagogue (also Centro De-La-Comunidad; Ohave Cholum Synagogue)
The Ohev Sholem Synagogue is an historic former Jewish synagogue building, located at 109 Blinman Street in New London, Connecticut, in the United States. [Wikipedia]
109 Blinman St. · NPS record #95000562
Pequot Colony Historic District
Roughly bounded by Gardner, Pequot, Glenwood, and Montauk Aves. · NPS record #88002692
Post Hill Historic District (also See Also:Woodworth, Nathan A., House)
The Post Hill Historic District encompasses the oldest settled area of New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Broad, Center, Vauxhall, Berkeley, Fremont and Walker Sts. · NPS record #93000812
Prospect Street Historic District (also See Also:Bulkeley School)
The Prospect Street Historic District encompasses approximately 5.5 acres northwest of the central business district of New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Bulkeley Pl., Huntington, Federal, and Hempstead Sts. · NPS record #86002114
Shaw Mansion
Built in 1756 for Nathaniel Shaw Sr., it is a well-preserved example of a wealthy merchant's house, made further notable as the location of the state's naval offices during the American Revolutionary War. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #70000713
St. James' Episcopal Church
St. [Wikipedia]
125 Huntington St. · NPS record #90001098
Thames Shipyard (also Thames Shipyard and Repair Co.,Inc.; Thames River Shipyard)
The Old Thames Shipyard is a historic shipyard on the Thames River at the end of Farnsworth Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Farnsworth St. · NPS record #75001939
US Post Office-New London Main (also New London Main Post Office)
The U.S. Post Office-New London Main is located at 27 Masonic Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
27 Masonic St. · NPS record #86000124
United States Housing Corporation Historic District (also Project #157)
The United States Housing Corporation Historic District is a residential historic district located on the west side of New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Colman, Fuller, and W. Pleasant Sts., and Jefferson Ave. · NPS record #90000603
Whale Oil Row
Whale Oil Row is a collection of four similar, high-quality Greek Revival houses standing side by side at 105–119 Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
105-119 Huntington St. · NPS record #70000714
Williams Memorial Institute
The Williams School is a private co-educational secondary school in New London, Connecticut, that offers classes from 6th grade to 12th grade. [Wikipedia]
110 Broad St. · NPS record #78002876
Williams Memorial Park Historic District
The Williams Memorial Park Historic District is located in New London, Connecticut, roughly bounded by Hempstead, Broad, Mercer and Williams Streets, with houses on Broad Street south to Cottage Street included. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Hempstead & Broad Sts., Williams Memorial Pkwy., & Mercer · NPS record #87002057
Winthrop Mill (also Old Town Mill)
The Winthrop Mill (also known as the Old Town Mill or "Comstock Mill") is a historic mill building on Mill Street in New London, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Mill St. · NPS record #82001008
Woodworth, Nathan A., House (also John B. Leahy House)
Built in 1890, it is a high quality example of transitional Queen Anne and Shingle style architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #82004378
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