Fourth Ward Historic District

Fourth Ward Historic District
Location Roughly along Church, Division, Northfield and William Sts.; and Putnam Court and Sherwood Place, Greenwich, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°2′6″N 73°37′40″W / 41.03500°N 73.62778°W / 41.03500; -73.62778Coordinates: 41°2′6″N 73°37′40″W / 41.03500°N 73.62778°W / 41.03500; -73.62778
Area 28.4 acres (11.5 ha)
Architectural style Queen Anne, Italianate, et al.
NRHP Reference # 00000324[1]
Added to NRHP April 21, 2000

The Fourth Ward Historic District in Greenwich, Connecticut is a 28.4 acres (11.5 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It includes examples of Queen Anne, Italianate and other architecture.[1]

The district is a dense, low-rise, moderate-income and mostly-Irish residential neighborhood north of the commercial area of Greenwich which lies along U.S. Route 1 / East Putnam Avenue, the original Boston Post Road. Included are properties on six streets: Church Street, Sherwood Place, Putnam Court, William Street, Northfield Street, and Division Street.[2] In 2000 it included 159 contributing buildings and one other contributing site.[1] The two oldest houses in the district are Greek Revival John Knapp House from 1837 and the John Kirk House from 1838.[2]

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  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Nils Kerschus (September 17, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Fourth Ward Historic Site" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 15 photos


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