Frog Hollow, Hartford, Connecticut
Historic district in Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frog Hollow is one of the neighborhoods of Hartford, Connecticut. It is a predominantly working-class residential area, bounded on the north by Capitol Avenue, the east by Lafayette Street, the south by Madison and Hamilton Streets, and on the west by Interstate 84. The neighborhood was developed between about 1850 and 1930, and still contains a remarkable concentration of residential housing from that period. The entire neighborhood, covering more than 150 acres (61 ha) and including more than 900 buildings, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Frog Hollow | |
Location | Roughly bounded by Park River, Capitol Ave., Oak, Washington, and Madison Sts. and Park Ter., Hartford, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°45′22.08″N 72°41′13.51″W |
Area | 159 acres (64 ha) (original size) 9 acres (3.6 ha) (size of 1984 increase) |
Built | 1850 (1850) |
Architect | George Keller, et al. |
Architectural style | Queen Anne, Italianate, Greek Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79002635[1] (original) 84001005 (increase) |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 1979 |
Boundary increase | March 1, 1984 |
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