Putnam Hill Historic District
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Putnam Hill Historic District | |
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| Location | U.S. 1, Greenwich, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°2′11″N 73°37′9″W / 41.03639°N 73.61917°WCoordinates: 41°2′11″N 73°37′9″W / 41.03639°N 73.61917°W |
| Area | 36 acres (15 ha) |
| Built | 1830 |
| Architect | Vaux,Calvert; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
| NRHP Reference # | 79002657[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1979 |
The Putnam Hill Historic District in Greenwich, Connecticut is a 36-acre (15 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It encompasses a historic village center that arose within the town in the early 18th century, but is now characterized mostly by late 19th century Victorian architecture.[2] The district has 21 contributing buildings, three contributing sites, and two other contributing structures.[1][2]
Selected significant buildings in the district include:
- the Putnam Cottage, a former 18th-century tavern
- Second Congregational Church, 1856, designed by architect Leopold Eidlitz, with a 220-foot spire (see accompanying photo #1[2]
- Solomon Meade House, 1858, an Italianate house (photo #2)
- Dr. Hyde House, c. 1906 (photo #3)
- Tomes-Higgins House, 1861, a large Second Empire style building designed by Calvert Vaux, owned by the nearby Episcopal church and used as its rectory.
- YWCA, 1975, the local branch of the Young Women's Christian Association, built in the brutalist style
See also
References
- 1 2 3 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 Charles W. Brilvitch (October 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Putnam Hill Historic District / Putnam Hill National Register District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 13 photos
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