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Chelsea Parade Historic District

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62: 268:. Initially common pastureland, the Chelsea Parade area was subdivided in 1726, and in 1740 roads were built through the area, joining Norwichtown and the port. By the late 18th century, Norwich was the largest city in Connecticut. The Chelsea Parade area was from the late 18th century a desirable residential area, where the city's wealthy built their houses. The Chelsea Parade was set aside as a public common in 1797, and gradually became more like a public park, around which residential and civic buildings were built. It continued to be a fashionable address through the 19th century, as the city's business shifted from maritime commerce to textiles and other manufacturing, powered by the nearby rivers. One of the grandest estates near the Parade was established by 79: 861: 104: 872: 111: 86: 240:. Centered around the Chelsea Parade, a triangular public park, the area has long been a preferred residential area for the city's upper classes, and includes a catalog of architecture from the 18th to 20th centuries. It includes 565 contributing buildings, two other contributing sites, and six contributing objects over an area of 205 acres (83 ha). The district was listed on the 287:
The historic district is roughly in the shape of a teardrop, with Washington Street and Broadway, the roads flanking Chelsea Parade, as its principal thoroughfares. More densely-built residential areas on either side are included in the district. It includes several properties previously listed on
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Roughly bounded by Crescent, Broad, Grove, McKinley, Perkins, Slater, Buckingham, Maple Grove, Washington, and Lincoln,
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Mid 19th Century Revival, late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, late Victorian
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Accompanying 25 photos, undated but seemingly from 1988
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encompasses a predominantly residential area north of
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Historic districts in New London County, Connecticut
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Chelsea Parade Historic District is located in Connecticut
Chelsea Parade Historic District is located in the United States
Norwich, Connecticut
41°32′1″N 72°4′55″W / 41.53361°N 72.08194°W / 41.53361; -72.08194
Wilson Potter
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downtown Norwich
National Register of Historic Places
Norwichtown
Yantic River
Shetucket
Thames
John Fox Slater
Samuel Slater
Norwich Free Academy
Slater Memorial Museum
Nathaniel Backus House
Broad Street School
Converse House and Barn
St. Patrick Cathedral
Neighborhoods of Norwich, Connecticut
National Register of Historic Places listings in New London County, Connecticut


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National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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