Westville Village Historic District
Westville Village Historic District | |
Hotel Edgewood (1913), 882-888 Whalley Ave. | |
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Location |
Roughly along Blake St. and Whalley Ave. (original) 827 Whalley Ave. (increase), New Haven, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°19′50″N 73°10′20″W / 41.33056°N 73.17222°WCoordinates: 41°19′50″N 73°10′20″W / 41.33056°N 73.17222°W |
Area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) (original) and less than one acre (increase) |
Built | 1912 (increase) |
Architect | multiple |
Architectural style | Federal, Greek Revival, et al. (original); Early Commercial (increase) |
NRHP Reference # | 02001727 and 06000954[1] |
Added to NRHP |
January 23, 2003 (original) October 25, 2006 (increase) |
Westville Village Historic District is a historic district representing most of the commercial center of the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.[2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, and its boundaries were increased in 2006.[1]
In 2003, the listed area was 22 acres (8.9 ha) and there were 30 contributing buildings in the district.[1] The listing was amended in 2006 to add the former Westville Theater building at 827 Whalley Avenue, an Early Commercial style building that was built in 1912.[1][3] The theater building is now occupied by an antiques store.
When listed, the district included 34 buildings, of which 30 were deemed contributing buildings. The contributing buildings are:
- 446 Blake Street, Greist Manufacturing Company
- 495 Blake Street, Geometric Tool Company
- 512 Blake Street, c. 1840 (See photo #13 in accompanying photo set)
- 15-17 Tour Avenue, Italianate, c.1905
- 23-25 Tour Avenue, Queen Anne, c.1905
- 413 West Rock Avenue, a Queen Anne style house
- 416-418 West Rock Avenue, Queen Anne
- 417 West Rock Avenue
- 420-422 West Rock Avenue
- 426 West Rock Avenue, Tudor Revival
- 831-835 Whalley Avenue, the Alfred Minor Building
- 837-839 Whalley Avenue
- 843 Whalley Avenue
- 845-847 Whalley Avenue
- 859-861 Whalley Avenue
- 865 Whalley Avenue
- 867 Whalley Avenue
- 873-875 Whalley Avenue
- 879 Whalley Avenue
- 881 Whalley Avenue
- 882-888 Whalley Avenue, Hotel Edgewood (photo #9)
- 883-889 Whalley Avenue
- 893-901 Whalley Avenue
- 898 Whalley Avenue
- 900-902 Whalley Avenue
- 903-911 Whalley Avenue, a Masonic hall built for the Olive Branch Temple Corporation
- 904-906 Whalley Avenue
- 914-918 Whalley Avenue
- 920 Whalley Avenue
- 949 Whalley Avenue, the Westville Masonic Temple, from 1926 (see photo #6 in photos accompanying NRHP nomination)[4]
Gallery
- Westville Theater (1915), 827 Whalley Ave.
- Alfred Minor Building (1906-7), 831-835 Whalley Ave.
- 859 Whalley Ave.
- Westville Masonic Temple (1926), 949 Whalley Ave., R. W. Foote.
- 512 Blake St. (about 1840), Greek revival.
- Geometric Tool Company (1906), 495 Blake St., Brown and VonBeren.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ The industrial complex at 446 Blake Street (now housing several offices) is technically part of the West Rock official neighborhood planning area.
- ↑ Leah S. Glazer (November 25, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Westville Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 18 photos, exterior and interior, undated
- ↑ Mary Dunne (May 9, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Westville Village Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 17 photos, undated
External links
- Westville Village Historic District, New Haven Preservation Trust website (text excerpt from NRHP nomination)
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