Sisson-South Whitney Historic District

Roughly bounded by West Blvd., S. Whitney St., Farmington & Sisson Aves., Hartford, Connecticut. County/parish: Hartford.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 24, 2013. NRIS 13000526.

248 contributing buildings.

From Wikipedia:

Sisson-South Whitney Historic District

The Sisson-South Whitney Historic District encompasses a neighborhood in the West End area of Hartford, Connecticut, that was built out between 1890 and 1930 as a streetcar suburb. It is roughly bounded by Farmington Avenue, South Whitney Street, West Boulevard, and Sisson Avenue, and includes a diversity of residential and commercial architecture, reflective of its initial development and subsequent growth. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.

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