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This is a list of the properties and historic districts in Stamford, Connecticut that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.[1]

This list includes 35 properties that are entirely or partially in Stamford, one of which is also a National Historic Landmark. Other Fairfield County properties are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut, National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut and National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Twelve church complexes, with 26 buildings, were covered in a Multiple Property Submission study of churches in Stamford conducted in 1987. One of these, St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church, was already listed on the National Register. Some of the others were subsequently listed as result of the study.[2]: 9 


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          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted March 22, 2024.[3]

Current listings

[4] Name on the Register[5] Image Date listed[6] Location Description
1 Agudath Sholem Synagogue
Agudath Sholem Synagogue
Agudath Sholem Synagogue
May 11, 1995
(#95000561)
29 Grove St., in downtown Stamford[7]: 3 
41°03′18″N 73°32′01″W / 41.055°N 73.5336°W / 41.055; -73.5336 (Agudath Sholem Synagogue)
The congregation's second synagogue, now a church, completed in the Romanesque Revival style. The congregation worships in its third synagogue building (not listed).
2 Church of the Holy Name
Church of the Holy Name
Church of the Holy Name
December 24, 1987
(#87002131)
325 Washington Blvd., in the South End
41°02′41″N 73°32′34″W / 41.0447°N 73.5428°W / 41.0447; -73.5428 (Church of the Holy Name)
3 Cove Island Houses
Cove Island Houses
Cove Island Houses
May 22, 1979
(#79002652)
Cove Rd. and Weed Ave., in Cove Island Park (southeastern Stamford)[8]: 3 
41°02′56″N 73°29′59″W / 41.0489°N 73.4997°W / 41.0489; -73.4997 (Cove Island Houses)
Although plural in name, this is a single house in Stamford, Connecticut that was expanded from a first section that dates from 1791. Now predominantly a Georgian style house with a newer Federal style wing, it is the only remainder of the large Stamford Mills complex at the Cove.[9]
4 Deacon John Davenport House
Deacon John Davenport House
Deacon John Davenport House
April 29, 1982
(#82004611)
129 Davenport Ridge Rd., in North Stamford[10]: 2 
41°07′31″N 73°31′38″W / 41.1253°N 73.5272°W / 41.1253; -73.5272 (Deacon John Davenport House)
A saltbox house built in 1775 with Federal style features added later, significant for its architecture and for its association with the Davenport family.[11]
5 Downtown Stamford Historic District
Downtown Stamford Historic District
Downtown Stamford Historic District
October 6, 1983
(#83003502)
Atlantic, Main, Bank, and Bedford Sts.; also bounded by Atlantic, Main, Bank, Bedford, Summer between Broad and Main Sts. and Summer Pl.; also roughly Bedford St. between Broad and Forest Sts.
41°03′57″N 73°32′26″W / 41.0658°N 73.5405°W / 41.0658; -73.5405 (Downtown Stamford Historic District)
A historic district which first included the largest remaining area of pre-1930s commercial and institutional buildings in downtown Stamford.[12] Its boundaries were expanded in 1985 to capture the only surviving area in downtown of lower-rent commercial structures such as warehouses, laundries, and stables.[13] and in 2002 to add the 1939-built Avon Theatre and buildings of Late Gothic Revival and Art Deco architectural styles.[14]
6 First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
January 13, 2021
(#100006271)
1101 Bedford Street
41°03′47″N 73°32′19″W / 41.063°N 73.5385°W / 41.063; -73.5385 (First Presbyterian Church)
Aka the Fish Church
7 Fort Stamford Site
Fort Stamford Site
Fort Stamford Site
September 10, 1975
(#75001920)
900 Westover Rd.[15]
41°05′06″N 73°34′42″W / 41.0849°N 73.5783°W / 41.0849; -73.5783 (Fort Stamford Site)
Now a city park.
8 Graham House
Graham House
Graham House
September 13, 2011
(#11000609)
Address Restricted
9 Benjamin Hait House
Benjamin Hait House
Benjamin Hait House
November 30, 1978
(#78002844)
92 Hoyclo Rd., in North Stamford[16]: 4 
41°08′54″N 73°33′07″W / 41.1483°N 73.5519°W / 41.1483; -73.5519 (Benjamin Hait House)
Built between 1728 and 1735; the oldest house in the area; a rare example of a New England farmhouse amidst a now-suburban area.[17]
10 Hoyt-Barnum House
Hoyt-Barnum House
Hoyt-Barnum House
June 11, 1969
(#69000199)
1508 High Ridge Rd.
41°07′21″N 73°32′41″W / 41.1225°N 73.5447°W / 41.1225; -73.5447 (Hoyt-Barnum House)
Built around 1699, a timber frame construction or post and beam farmhouse made of field stone, laid up with clay, animal hair, and straw. The house is braced timber frame construction or post and beam.[18][19] The house was moved to High Ridge Road in 2017.
11 Hubbard Heights Historic District
Hubbard Heights Historic District
Hubbard Heights Historic District
October 18, 2016
(#16000724)
Hubbard Ave. and vicinity
41°03′40″N 73°33′10″W / 41.0610°N 73.5527°W / 41.0610; -73.5527 (Hubbard Heights Historic District)
12 John Knap House
John Knap House
John Knap House
March 5, 1979
(#79002625)
984 Stillwater Rd.
41°04′35″N 73°33′26″W / 41.0764°N 73.5572°W / 41.0764; -73.5572 (John Knap House)
Built c. 1705 by a Capt. John Knap, and owned by his son, Lt. John Knap, and then grandson Samuel Knap in 1765. Believed to be the second oldest house in Stamford.[20]: 7 
13 Linden Apartments
Linden Apartments
Linden Apartments
August 11, 1983
(#83001252)
10-12 Linden Pl.
41°03′36″N 73°32′42″W / 41.06°N 73.545°W / 41.06; -73.545 (Linden Apartments)
Second Empire style building built in 1886; the oldest six-unit tenement apartment building in Stamford[21]
14 Long Ridge Village Historic District
Long Ridge Village Historic District
Long Ridge Village Historic District
June 2, 1987
(#86003653)
Old Long Ridge Rd. bounded by the New York State Line, Rock Rimmon Rd., and Long Ridge Rd./CT 104
Boundary increase (listed October 20, 2011): 1-130 Mill Rd., 189-247 Old Long Ridge Rd., 1257-1306 Rock Rimmon Rd.

41°09′20″N 73°35′37″W / 41.1556°N 73.5936°W / 41.1556; -73.5936 (Long Ridge Village Historic District)
15 Main Street Bridge
Main Street Bridge
Main Street Bridge
May 21, 1987
(#87000801)
Carries Main St. over the Rippowam River in downtown Stamford[22]: 7 
41°03′08″N 73°32′44″W / 41.0522°N 73.5456°W / 41.0522; -73.5456 (Main Street Bridge)
"Connecticut's only wrought-iron lenticular truss remaining on a major artery in an urban center" and one of only 17 pony truss bridges in the state, built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company[23]
16 Marion Castle, Terre Bonne
Marion Castle, Terre Bonne
Marion Castle, Terre Bonne
July 1, 1982
(#82004341)
1 Rogers Rd., in the Shippan Point neighborhood[24]: 2 
41°01′23″N 73°31′45″W / 41.0231°N 73.5292°W / 41.0231; -73.5292 (Marion Castle, Terre Bonne)
17 Merritt Parkway
Merritt Parkway
Merritt Parkway
April 17, 1991
(#91000410)
Route 15 right-of-way between the New York state line and the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge; also located in Greenwich, New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, Fairfield, Trumbull, and Stratford
41°06′30″N 73°33′20″W / 41.1083°N 73.5556°W / 41.1083; -73.5556 (Merritt Parkway)
Listing includes bridges crossing and bridges carrying the historic parkway.
18 Octagon House
Octagon House
Octagon House
August 17, 1979
(#79002624)
120 Strawberry Hill Ave.
41°03′50″N 73°32′07″W / 41.0639°N 73.5353°W / 41.0639; -73.5353 (Octagon House)
Demolished.
19 Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall
June 2, 1972
(#72001304)
Junction of Atlantic, Bank, and Main Sts., in downtown Stamford[25]: 3 
41°03′11″N 73°32′26″W / 41.0531°N 73.5406°W / 41.0531; -73.5406 (Old Town Hall)
20 Gustavus and Sarah T. Pike House
Gustavus and Sarah T. Pike House
Gustavus and Sarah T. Pike House
May 24, 1990
(#90000759)
164 Fairfield Ave.
41°02′46″N 73°33′03″W / 41.0462°N 73.5508°W / 41.0462; -73.5508 (Gustavus and Sarah T. Pike House)
Queen Anne style house built in 1880 that is an excellent example of pattern book application. It includes machine-made spindles and other detailing that had only recently became cost-effective with then-modern manufacturing.[26]
21 Revonah Manor Historic District
Revonah Manor Historic District
Revonah Manor Historic District
July 31, 1986
(#86002100)
Roughly bounded by Urban St., East Ave., Fifth, and Bedford Sts.
41°04′04″N 73°32′29″W / 41.0678°N 73.5414°W / 41.0678; -73.5414 (Revonah Manor Historic District)
22 Rockrimmon Rockshelter
Rockrimmon Rockshelter
Rockrimmon Rockshelter
August 5, 1994
(#94000847)
Address Restricted
An archeological site entered on a boulder about 60 feet high that was used as a shelter by early Native Americans.
23 St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church
St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church
December 6, 1983
(#83003510)
1231 Washington Blvd. in downtown Stamford[27]
41°03′26″N 73°32′32″W / 41.057222°N 73.542222°W / 41.057222; -73.542222 (St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church)
24 St. Benedict's Church
St. Benedict's Church
St. Benedict's Church
December 24, 1987
(#87002130)
1A St. Benedict's Circle
41°02′55″N 73°31′14″W / 41.048722°N 73.520694°W / 41.048722; -73.520694 (St. Benedict's Church)
25 St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church
December 24, 1987
(#87002128)
628 Main St. in downtown Stamford[27]
41°03′17″N 73°32′02″W / 41.054722°N 73.533889°W / 41.054722; -73.533889 (St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church)
A historic church that was built in 1869.
26 St. Luke's Chapel
St. Luke's Chapel
St. Luke's Chapel
December 24, 1987
(#87002129)
714 Pacific St., in the South End Historic District[28]
41°02′34″N 73°32′16″W / 41.042778°N 73.537778°W / 41.042778; -73.537778 (St. Luke's Chapel)
27 St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's Church
December 24, 1987
(#87002123)
540 Elm St.
41°02′59″N 73°31′29″W / 41.049611°N 73.52475°W / 41.049611; -73.52475 (St. Mary's Church)
A Roman Catholic church.
28 South End Historic District
South End Historic District
South End Historic District
March 19, 1986
(#86000472)
Roughly bounded by Metro-North railroad tracks, Stamford Canal, Woodland Cemetery, and Washington Blvd.
41°02′36″N 73°32′16″W / 41.043417°N 73.537861°W / 41.043417; -73.537861 (South End Historic District)
Historic district that includes 449 buildings, most dating from the 1870s to the 1930s, and also "an early naturalistic cemetery, and an iron bridge."[29]
29 Stamford Harbor Lighthouse
Stamford Harbor Lighthouse
Stamford Harbor Lighthouse
April 3, 1991
(#91000348)
South of breakwater, Stamford Harbor
41°00′49″N 73°32′35″W / 41.013611°N 73.543056°W / 41.013611; -73.543056 (Stamford Harbor Lighthouse)
30 C. J. Starr Barn and Carriage House
C. J. Starr Barn and Carriage House
C. J. Starr Barn and Carriage House
September 14, 1979
(#79002623)
200 Strawberry Hill Ave.
41°04′03″N 73°32′06″W / 41.0675°N 73.535°W / 41.0675; -73.535 (C. J. Starr Barn and Carriage House)
31 Suburban Club
Suburban Club
Suburban Club
August 10, 1989
(#89001090)
6 Suburban Ave./580 Main St., in downtown Stamford[30]: 2 
41°03′16″N 73°32′08″W / 41.054444°N 73.535556°W / 41.054444; -73.535556 (Suburban Club)
32 Turn-of-River Bridge
Turn-of-River Bridge
Turn-of-River Bridge
July 31, 1987
(#87000798)
Old North Stamford Road at Rippowam River in northern Stamford[31]: 2 
41°06′54″N 73°32′42″W / 41.115°N 73.545°W / 41.115; -73.545 (Turn-of-River Bridge)
A lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892, using a design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge. It brings the Old Stamford Road across Rippowam River.[32]
33 Unitarian-Universalist Church
Unitarian-Universalist Church
Unitarian-Universalist Church
December 24, 1987
(#87002126)
20 Forest St. in downtown Stamford[27]
41°03′27″N 73°32′14″W / 41.0575°N 73.537222°W / 41.0575; -73.537222 (Unitarian-Universalist Church)
34 US Post Office-Stamford Main
US Post Office-Stamford Main
US Post Office-Stamford Main
December 12, 1985
(#85003328)
421 Atlantic St.
41°02′59″N 73°32′22″W / 41.049722°N 73.539444°W / 41.049722; -73.539444 (US Post Office-Stamford Main)
35 Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
December 24, 1987
(#87002127)
132 Glenbrook Rd.
41°03′35″N 73°31′39″W / 41.059722°N 73.5275°W / 41.059722; -73.5275 (Zion Lutheran Church)
A "fine example of ecclesiastical Neo-Gothic architecture", built of red brick.[33]

See also

References

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ Jan Cunningham and John Herzan (April 15, 1987). "Multiple Property Study: Downtown Stamford Ecclesiastical Complexes (Thematic Resources)". National Park Service.
  3. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved March 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  6. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  7. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/95000561_text
  8. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/79002652_text
  9. ^ David F. Ransom (October 16, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Cove Island Houses". National Park Service. and Accompanying 9 photos, exterior and interior and of mills, from 1977
  10. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/82004611_text
  11. ^ Hal Keiner (June 18, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Deacon John Davenport House". National Park Service. and Accompanying 7 photos, exterior and interior, from 1979
  12. ^ Nils Kerschus and John Herzan (January 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Downtown Stamford Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, from 1982 and 1983
  13. ^ Nils Kerschus and John Herzan (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, from 1984
  14. ^ Ellen Meager and Nils Kerschus (July 1, 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Downtown Stamford Historic District (Boundary Increase)". National Park Service. and Accompanying 29 photos, from 2002 (see photo captions and maps page 21-23 of text document)
  15. ^ "Historic Sites from the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution". Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/78002844_text
  17. ^ Charles W. Brilvitch (September 27, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Benjamin Hait House". National Park Service. and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1977
  18. ^ Stamford Historical Society website retrieved on 2009-05-12
  19. ^ Herbert C. Darbee (April 23, 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hoyt-Barnum House / Hoyt Farm House / Betsy Barnum House". National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1969
  20. ^ David F. Ransom (October 17, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: John Knap House". National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos, exterior and interior, from 1977
  21. ^ Nils Kerschus and John Herzan (June 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Linden Apartments". National Park Service. and Accompanying six photos, exterior and interior, from 1982
  22. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/87000801_text
  23. ^ Stephen Bedford and John Herzan (September 2, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Main Street Bridge". National Park Service. and Accompanying eight photos from 1986
  24. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/82004341_text
  25. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/72001304_text
  26. ^ Jan Cunningham (December 14, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Gustavus and Sarah T. Pike House". National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos, exterior and interior, from 1989 (see photo captions and map pages 8-9 of text document)
  27. ^ a b c https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/64000089_text
  28. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/86000472_text
  29. ^ Nils Kerschus and John Herzan (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: South End Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 24 photos, from 1984 and 1985
  30. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/89001090_text
  31. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/87000798_text
  32. ^ Steven Bedford (August 25, 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Turn-of-River Bridge / Old North Stamford Road Bridge". National Park Service. and Accompanying nine photos, from 1986
  33. ^ Jan Cunningham (April 20, 1987). "Historic Resources Inventory Buildings and Structures: Zion Lutheran Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying photo, exterior, from 1987