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Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District

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The development of Stony Creek and the Thimble Islands as a summer resort began following the 1852 opening of the railroad through Branford. By the 1860s Stony Creek included hotels and summer cottages, serving a growing middle and upper-class clientele from Connecticut's growing interior industrial
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was introduced, bringing about a gradual increase in the number of year-round residents who commuted to the city for work. Concurrent with this resort development was the growth of the area's granite quarries, which began in the 1840s and peaked in the 1880s. Although a few granite pits are still
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evident in the landscape, the only significant surviving elements are housing for quarry workers and services supporting them, and the remains of wharves used by the quarrying operations.
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at 32 Prospect Hill, which is separately listed on the National Register. It was designed by the New Haven architect
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Connecticut
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The 1,400-acre (5.7 km) area of the district includes much of the
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Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial
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National Register of Historic Places in New Haven County, Connecticut
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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base. Around the turn of the 20th century, trolley service to
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mainland area of Branford, along Thimble Islands Rd. between
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houses. Probably the most elaborate of these is the
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Historic districts in New Haven County, Connecticut
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district

Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is located in Connecticut
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is located in the United States
Rt. 146
Long Island Sound
Thimble Islands
Branford, Connecticut
41°15′33″N 72°45′18″W / 41.25917°N 72.75500°W / 41.25917; -72.75500
88002844
historic district
Branford, Connecticut
Stony Creek
Thimble Islands
Long Island Sound
World War II
National Register of Historic Places
New Haven
Stony Creek
Rt. 146
Long Island Sound
Thimble Islands
Money Island
Stick style
William J. Clark House
Henry Austin
National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut

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