Danielson Historic District - Academy Street
- District Overview
- Inventory List
- Town:
- Killingly »
- Year of Establishment:
- 1987
- Overlapping Historic Designation(s):
- LHD, NRHD, SR
- District Authority:
- Killingly Historic District Commission
- Link to Commission or Municipal Website:
- Map:
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Map of the historic district retrieved from the study report, 1987, SHPO library, Hartford.
View photo - District Character:
- Urban Neighborhood
- Features:
Buildings, Open spaces
- Architectural Style:
Greek Revival, Others
- Era:
- 19th Century, 20th Century
- General description:
The Danielson Historic District - Academy Street, includes part of the principal commercial area of Danielson, Connecticut, a densely built commercial, industrial, and residential settlement within the Town of Killingly, within which Danielson was formerly an incorporated borough.
- Significance of the district:
The Danielson Main Street Historic District is significant because its many historic buildings recall Danielson's role as a commercial, social, religious, and political center. In the 19th century, industrial growth based upon textile production combined with commercial expansion engendered by the railroad to make Danielson one of the busiest communities in eastern Connecticut. It is also significant for its architectural qualities. There are relatively few comparable examples of late 19th and early 20th-century commercial architecture in eastern Connecticut.
- District Boundary (according to the LHD Study Report, copied in 2010):
The district includes seven properties on Academy Street and one property on the Broad Street as described in the ordinance.
- Sources:
[1] Historic District information retrieved from the town website http://www.killingly.org/.[2] Danielson Historic District and Dayville Historic Property, Killingly Historic District Commission Report, 1987, SHPO Library, Hartford. [3] Assessors information and Parcel IDs retrieved from the Historic District Commission Report. [4] GIS information retrieved from the website http://www.caigisonline.net/killinglyct/.[NR] Clouette Bruce and Roth Matthew, Danielson Main Street Historic District, National Register Nomination Number- 92000265 NRIS, National Park Service, 1992 - http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/92000265.pdf; http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Photos/92000265.pdf.
- Notes:
The boundaries of the local historic district overlap with the much larger Danielson Main Street National Register Historic District.
- Disclaimer:
Content for this website and district boundaries were compiled from several sources and are subject to change. Boundaries for LHDs may be different from those of State or National Register Districts. To verify the boundaries and particulars of a specific district, consult the LHD study report on file with the respective municipal authority or the State Historic Preservation Office.
- Date of Compilation:
- 12/31/11
- Compiler:
- Manjusha Patnaik, CT Trust for Historic Preservation
