Quinnipiac River Historic District
The historic Fair Haven village developed beginning in the early 18th century, around a ferry crossing of the Quinnipiac River, now the site of the Grand Avenue bridge. It was a mainly agricultural outpost of New Haven, whose development was further spurred by the construction of the first bridge on that site in 1790. A few taverns and houses surviving in the district from this period. Owners of waterfront properties adjacent to extensive mudflats engaged in the harvesting and processing of oysters, which became a major economic activity in the area by the mid-19th century. Fair Haven was annexed to New Haven in 1871, and subsequently participated in that city's industrial expansion, developing in part as a streetcar suburb while still focused on oyster processing and related industries.
Gallery
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Original Stephen Rowe's tavern and store (1804), 182 Front St., and other houses of the early 19th century oystering village on Front St. north of the Grand Ave. Bridge.
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King's Block (1816), 20 Grand Ave.
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Double Greek revival house, 37-39 Grand Avenue.
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One Grand Ave. (1890s)
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The Samuel Hemingway House (c.1852) Italianate architecture, remodeled in the Second Empire Style in the 1870's, 37 East Pearl St.
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The Samuel Hemingway House at 37 East Pearl st. (c.1852)
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kate Ohno and John Herzan (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Quinnipia River Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 37 photos, from 1983 and historic
External links
- East Haven Preservation Trust: Quinnipiac River Historic District, with text adapted from NRHP application document plus gallery of 8 photos
- Quinnipiac River Village