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Sigourney Square District

Buildings and structures completed in 1890Historic districts in ConnecticutHistoric districts in Hartford County, ConnecticutNational Register of Historic Places in Hartford, ConnecticutQueen Anne architecture in Connecticut
Sigourney Square Park in Hartford, Connecticut, 2009 09 02
Sigourney Square Park in Hartford, Connecticut, 2009 09 02

The Signourney Square Historic District encompasses a neighborhood in the Asylum Hill area of Hartford, Connecticut, USA, that was almost entirely built out in a single decade at the end of the 19th century as a middle-class residential area. It is roughly bounded by Garden, Ashley, and Woodland Streets on the east, south, and west, and by railroad tracks north of Sargeant Street to the north. The area retains much of its late 19th-century character, with relatively few modern intrusions. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with small additions in 1983 and 2011.

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Sigourney Square District
Sigourney Street, Hartford

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Sigourney Street 245
06105 Hartford
Connecticut, United States
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Hartford Conservatory

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