Historic places in Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford in Fairfield County has 39 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 27 buildings, 8 districts, 2 sites, 2 structures. The first was listed in 1969 and the most recent in 2026. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, industry. 2 are National Historic Landmarks: First Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church.

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Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Increase)Stamford, CT · District
Graham House
Graham HouseStamford, CT · Building
Marion Castle, Terre Bonne
Marion Castle, Terre BonneStamford, CT · Building
South End Historic District
South End Historic DistrictStamford, CT · District
Unitarian-Universalist Church
Unitarian-Universalist ChurchStamford, CT · Building

Every National Register listing in Stamford

  1. First Presbyterian Church

    Listed n/a · Building · National Historic Landmark (January 13, 2021) · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The First Presbyterian Church of Stamford is a church in Stamford, Connecticut designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison. [Wikipedia]

    1101 Bedford Street · NPS record #100006271

  2. First Presbyterian Church

    Listed n/a · Building · National Historic Landmark (January 13, 2021) · National significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    1101 Bedford Street · NPS record #100006272

  3. Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Increase) (also See Also:Downtown Stamford Historic District)

    Listed February 21, 1985 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    Downtown Stamford, or Stamford Downtown, is the central business district of the city of Stamford, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]

    Bounded by Atlantic, Main, Bank, Bedford, Summer between Broad and Main Sts. and Summer Pl. · NPS record #85000311

  4. Graham House

    Listed September 13, 2011 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Graham House is a dramatic Modern house designed by architect Eliot Noyes for Manhattan art dealer Robert Graham and built in 1968–69. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #11000609

  5. Marion Castle, Terre Bonne

    Listed July 1, 1982 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Entertainment/RecreationArchitectureInvention

    The Marion Castle, also known as Terre Bonne, is located at 1 Rogers Road in the Shippan Point section of Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    1 Rogers Rd. · NPS record #82004341

  6. South End Historic District

    Listed March 19, 1986 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryEuropeanArchitecture

    The South End of Stamford, Connecticut is a neighborhood located at the southern end of the city, just south of the Downtown neighborhood. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Penn Central RR tracks, Stamford Canal, Woodland Cemetery, and Washington Blvd. · NPS record #86000472

  7. Unitarian-Universalist Church (also Universalist Church)

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Unitarian Universalist Congregation in Stamford (UUC Stamford) is a liberal religious community located at 20 Forest Street in downtown Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    20 Forest St. · NPS record #87002126

  8. Agudath Sholem Synagogue (also Faith Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church)

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

    Architecture

    Congregation Agudath Sholom (transliterated from the Hebrew for "association (or guild) of peace") is a Modern Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at Strawberry Hill Avenue, in Stamford, Connecticut, in the United States. [Wikipedia]

    29 Grove St. · NPS record #95000561

  9. Church of the Holy Name

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    Holy Name of Jesus Parish is a church in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, founded on July 19, 1903. [Wikipedia]

    305 Washington Blvd. · NPS record #87002131

  10. Cove Island Houses

    Listed May 22, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    The Cove Island Houses, although plural in name, is a single house in Cove Island Park, in Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Cove Rd. and Weed Ave. · NPS record #79002652

  11. Davenport, Deacon John, House

    Listed April 29, 1982 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    Built in 1775, it is significant for its architecture and for its association with the locally prominent Davenport family, descended from John Davenport, one of the founders of New Haven. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #82004611

  12. Downtown Stamford Historic District (also See Also:Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Incre)

    Listed October 6, 1983 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    Atlantic, Main, Bank, and Bedford Sts. · NPS record #83003502

  13. Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Increase 2)

    Listed January 31, 2003 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    CommerceArchitecture

    Roughly, Bedford St. between Broad and Forest Sts. · NPS record #02001744

  14. Fort Stamford Site

    Listed September 10, 1975 · Site · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Historic - Non-AboriginalMilitary

    The Fort Stamford Site, site of Fort Stamford, is a public park at 900 Westover Road in the Westover neighborhood of Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #75001920

  15. Hait, Benjamin, House (also Hoyt House)

    Listed November 30, 1978 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #78002844

  16. Hoyt-Barnum House (also Stamford Historical Society,Inc.; Betsey Barnum House)

    Listed June 11, 1969 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Town-level location only · NPS record #69000199

  17. Hubbard Heights Historic District

    Listed October 18, 2016 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureCommunity Planning And Development

    Hubbard Ave. and vicinity · NPS record #16000724

  18. Jennie Leeds Gardener Cottage

    Listed March 20, 2026 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    Town-level location only · NPS record #100012862

  19. Knap, John, House

    Listed March 5, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The house is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a large central chimney. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79002625

  20. Linden Apartments

    Listed August 11, 1983 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame Second Empire style building with a mansard roof, and projecting window bays. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #83001252

  21. Long Ridge Village Historic District

    Listed June 2, 1987 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    IndustryArchitecture

    Old Long Ridge Rd. bounded by the New York State Line, Rock Rimmon Rd., and Long Ridge Rd./CT 104 · NPS record #86003653

  22. Long Ridge Village Historic District (Boundary Increase) (also Old Long Ridge Village Historic District Boundary Increase)

    Listed October 20, 2011 · District · State significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentSocial HistoryArchitecture

    The Long Ridge Village Historic District is a historic district in the city of Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    1-130 Mill Rd., 189-247 Old Long Ridge Rd., 1257-1306 Rock Rimmon Rd. · NPS record #11000750

  23. Main Street Bridge

    Listed May 21, 1987 · Structure · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportationPolitics/Government

    The Main Street Bridge formerly carried Main Street over the Rippowam River (also known as Mill River) just outside downtown Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Carries Main St. over the Rippowam River · NPS record #87000801

  24. Octagon House

    Listed August 17, 1979 · Building · State, Local significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringArchitecture

    It was one of a number of octagon houses in the United States, built during a fad in buildings of that shape from the late 1840s to the 1870s. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79002624

  25. Old Town Hall

    Listed June 2, 1972 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitectureSocial History

    The Old Town Hall is located in the Downtown section of Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    Jct. of Atlantic, Bank, and Main Sts. · NPS record #72001304

  26. Pike, Gustavus and Sarah T., House

    Listed May 24, 1990 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #90000759

  27. Revonah Manor Historic District

    Listed July 31, 1986 · District · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Community Planning And DevelopmentArchitecture

    The Revonah Manor Historic District is a 23.1-acre (9.3 ha) predominantly residential historic district in Stamford, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [Wikipedia]

    Roughly bounded by Urban St., East Ave., Fifth, and Bedford Sts. · NPS record #86002100

  28. Rockrimmon Rockshelter (also 135-06; 6-FA-116)

    Listed August 5, 1994 · Site · State significance · Access information not verified

    PrehistoricIndustry

    The Rockrimmon Rockshelter is an archeological site in Stamford, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [Wikipedia]

    Address not published · NPS record #94000847

  29. St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church

    Listed December 6, 1983 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    St. [Wikipedia]

    1231 Washington Blvd. · NPS record #83003510

  30. St. Benedict's Church

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    Saint Benedict - Our Lady of Montserrat, or simply St. [Wikipedia]

    1A St. Benedict's Circle · NPS record #87002130

  31. St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    St. [Wikipedia]

    628 Main St. · NPS record #87002128

  32. St. Luke's Chapel

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    St. [Wikipedia]

    714 Pacific St. · NPS record #87002129

  33. St. Mary's Church

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    St. [Wikipedia]

    540 Elm St. · NPS record #87002123

  34. Stamford Harbor Lighthouse

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

    EngineeringTransportation

    Stamford Harbor Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Connecticut, United States, on Chatham Rock off of Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    South of breakwater, Stamford Harbor · NPS record #91000348

  35. Starr, C. J., Barn and Carriage House

    Listed September 14, 1979 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    It is a large 1+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure with elegant Italianate scrolled woodwork on the exterior, with a smaller barn joined to a larger building that originally functioned as a carriage house. [Wikipedia]

    Town-level location only · NPS record #79002623

  36. Suburban Club

    Listed August 10, 1989 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    ArchitectureSocial History

    The Suburban Club is a historic clubhouse at 6 Suburban Avenue/580 Main Street in Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    6 Suburban Ave./580 Main St. · NPS record #89001090

  37. Turn-of-River Bridge (also Old North Stamford Road Bridge)

    Listed July 31, 1987 · Structure · Local significance · Access information not verified

    EngineeringTransportationPolitics/Government

    The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. [Wikipedia]

    Old N. Stamford Rd. at Rippowam River · NPS record #87000798

  38. US Post Office-Stamford Main (also Stamford Main Post Office)

    Listed December 12, 1985 · Building · Local significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Stamford Main Post Office, also known as US Post Office–Stamford Main, is a historic post office building at 421 Atlantic Street in Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    421 Atlantic St. · NPS record #85003328

  39. Zion Lutheran Church

    Listed December 24, 1987 · Building · State significance · Access information not verified

    Architecture

    The Zion Lutheran Church (now known as Mision Pentecostal John 3:16) is a historic Lutheran church building at 132 Glenbrook Road in Stamford, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]

    132 Glenbrook Rd. · NPS record #87002127

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