Main Street Historic District (Durham, Connecticut)
Main Street Historic District | |
The Oliver Knowles House (1839) | |
| Location | Roughly Maple Ave. and Main St. between Talcott Ln. and Higganum Rd., Durham, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′26″N 72°40′51″W / 41.47389°N 72.68083°W |
| Area | 160 acres (65 ha) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Greek Revival, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002837 |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1986 |
The Main Street Historic District encompasses the historic civic, commercial, and residential center of Durham, Connecticut. The district is primarily linear and runs along Main Street (Route 17) from between Higganum Road and Town House Road in the south to Talcott Lane in the north, and along Maple Avenue, which parallels Main Street. The district includes most of its colonial architecture, as well as many of its civic buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.