Statistics

Local, State, and National Historic Districts

What is an Historic District?

An historic district is a contiguous grouping of buildings or sites that share thematic historical significance and periods of construction. Examples include residential areas, commercial districts and industrial complexes.

The city of New Haven currently has twenty-seven historic districts. Nineteen of these districts are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and five are listed on the State Register of Historic Places. Three of New Haven’s Historic Districts are designated at the local level, offering additional legal protection to the historic properties within them. New Haven’s Local Historic Districts are City Point, which correlates to the Oyster Point National District, Quinnipiac River, which correlates to the Quinnipiac Avenue National District, and Wooster Square. The Wooster Square National and Local Districts encompass the same area, while the other Local Districts are not coterminous with their National counterparts.

Learn more about our Local Historic Districts here.

Learn more about our State Historic Districts here.

Learn more about our National Historic Districts here.

Other Types of Historic Properties

Learn more about our National Historic Landmarks here.

There are also individually listed properties on the National and State Registers.
Additionally, some properties have been identified as a historic resource during the Historic Resource Inventory surveys. Learn more here.

Is Your Property in a Historic District?

The map features all of New Haven’s local historic districts, national historic landmarks, and properties listed on the state and national registers of historic places. Click the icon in the top right corner to open in a new tab and explore New Haven’s rich architectural history.

Funding a Restoration Project

Connect with the State Historic Preservation Office to learn about tax credit options for funding restoration projects at a historic building.

Looking for a Professional?

Preservation Connecticut maintains a list of historic preservation professionals for your restoration project.

Preservation Standards

Work on historic properties should follow the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. Read more here.

Connecticut Cultural Resources Information System (ConnCRIS)

In addition to the Trust’s map, the State Historic Preservation Office has an online viewer of Connecticut’s cultural resources inventory. Find a property and click on the colored dots to learn more about it such as its date of construction and its historic designation.