Mystic Bridge Historic District
Mystic Bridge Historic District | |
The Mystic River Bridge (2016) | |
| Location | U.S. 1 and CT 27, Mystic, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°21′25″N 71°57′51″W / 41.35694°N 71.96417°W |
| Area | 155 acres (63 ha) |
| Built | 1840 |
| Architect | Amos Clift, III; Multiple |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002671 |
| Added to NRHP | August 31, 1979 |
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The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge. The district is significant as a well-preserved shipbuilding and maritime village of the 19th and early 20th centuries, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.