Ninth Square Historic District

Ninth Square Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Facades on Chapel St. between Church St. and Orange St.
Location	Roughly bounded by Church, State, George, and Court Sts., New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°18′17″N 72°55′28″W / 41.30472°N 72.92444°WCoordinates: 41°18′17″N 72°55′28″W / 41.30472°N 72.92444°W
Area	18 acres (7.3 ha)
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Italianate, Greek Revival
NRHP Reference #	84001135[1]
Added to NRHP	May 3, 1984

The Ninth Square Historic District in New Haven, Connecticut is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It is located in the southeast section of Downtown New Haven and is a mixed use (business and residential) area and is part of the Town Green Special Services taxing district.

In 1984, it included 78 buildings, of which 72 were contributing buildings. The district is bounded by Church, Court, State, and Crown Streets, and is centered on the intersection of Chapel and Orange Streets. The buildings in the district are mostly late-19th and early 20th commercial buildings.^[1][2]

The Ninth Square has been at the center of New Haven's cultural renaissance, densification and renewal over the last decade. To follow is a list of businesses and organizations operating in the Ninth Square Historic District.

Education and Sharing Economy -MakeHaven -Grove -Grove Studios -A100 _Strive -Gateway Community College -Project Storefronts

Entertainment -Barcade -FireHouse12 -CafeNine -Elm City Games

Galleries -Artspace

Retail -Neville Wisdom -Ecoworks -Sportspark -English Market -voovoo organics -Artist and Craftsmen

Coffee -Happy Lab -Greenwell -BNatural -Gcafe

Housing -Ninth Square Residences -360 State Street

Knowledge Economy Employers -Knight Architecture -SeeClickFix -svigals -Veoci -Square Nine Software -DataHaven -MEA Mobile -Patient Wisdom -IDriveYourCar.com -Ovote.com -BetterITS

Wellness Fresh yoga Balanced yoga

Restaurants -Pho N Spice -Skappo -Marco Polo -Thali -Miso -Tikkaway -Royal Palace -116 Crown -Meat and Co -Trinity

Gallery

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  The Exchange (1832), Chapel and Church Sts., New Haven
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  Street Building (1832), 742-750 Chapel St.
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  Street Building along State St. Monolithic granite piers with Doric capitals marking the original street storefronts.
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  Monson Building (1891), 760 Chapel St.
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  Fire House 12 (1905), 47 Crown St.
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  New Haven Water Company (1903), 100 Crown St., Leoni Robinson.
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  Connecticut Savings Bank (1906), 45 Church St., Gordon, Tracy and Swartwout, New York.
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  Orange St. from Center St. to Crown St.
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  Young Men’s Institute, later the Palladium Building, (1855), 139 Orange St.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Matthew Roth; Bruce Clouette & John Herzan (October 31, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Ninth Square Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 28 photos, from 1983, 1989, and undated

External links

• New Haven Preservation Trust: Ninth Square Historic District