Greenwood Avenue Historic District

Greenwood Avenue Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location	Roughly along Greenwood Ave., P.T. Barnum Sq., Depot Pl., and South St., Bethel, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°22′15.9″N 73°24′45.7″W / 41.371083°N 73.412694°WCoordinates: 41°22′15.9″N 73°24′45.7″W / 41.371083°N 73.412694°W
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP Reference #	99001568[1]
Added to NRHP	December 17, 1999

The Greenwood Avenue Historic District in Bethel, Connecticut is a historic district representing the commercial and civic center of that town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999^[1] and includes 29 contributing buildings, 5 non-contributing buildings, and the town green, P. T. Barnum Square. It includes the Bethel Public Library, a former railroad station converted into a bicycle shop, and a World War I Doughboy bronze statue sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney in P. T. Barnum Square.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Bruce Clouette and Hoang Tinh (July 20, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Greenwood Avenue Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 14 photos, from 1998 (see photo captions pages 15-17 of text document)