Greenwood Avenue Historic District

The Greenwood Avenue Historic District in Bethel, Connecticut is a historic district representing the commercial and civic center of that town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999[1] and includes 29 contributing buildings, 5 non-contributing buildings, and the town green, P. T. Barnum Square. It includes the Bethel Public Library, a former railroad station converted into a brewery, and a World War I Doughboy bronze statue sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney in P. T. Barnum Square.[2]

Greenwood Avenue Historic District
LocationRoughly along Greenwood Ave., P.T. Barnum Sq., Depot Pl., and South St., Bethel, Connecticut
Coordinates41°22′15.9″N 73°24′45.7″W
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.99001568[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1999

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Bruce Clouette and Hoang Tinh (July 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Greenwood Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 14 photos, from 1998 (see photo captions pages 15-17 of text document)


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