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New Britain

20 places in New Britain, Connecticut are on the National Register of Historic Places. Churches make up the largest group by what the buildings were for. 5 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is City Hall-Monument District, added Feb 28, 1973.

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Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

20
Listings
5
Historic districts
1973
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedCity Hall-Monument District · Feb 28, 1973
Oldest construction dateSt. Mary's Parochial School · built 1904

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 2 of the 20 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Building · Hartford County
Burritt Hotel
BuildingListed 1983
Historic district · Hartford County
City Hall-Monument District
Historic districtListed 1973
Building · Hartford County
Commercial Trust Company Building
BuildingListed 2009
Historic district · Hartford County
Downtown New Britain
Historic districtListed 2016

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Romanesque 2Art Deco 1Beaux-Arts 1Colonial Revival 1Gothic Revival 1Neoclassical 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 9 of the 20 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

Burritt Hotel▾1983
Address
67 W. Main St., New Britain
Listed
Jul 28, 1983
Listed for
Commerce, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
83001257
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Burritt Hotel
City Hall-Monument District▾1973
Address
W. Main St. and Central Park, New Britain
Listed
Feb 28, 1973
Listed for
Community planning, Architecture
Significance
State
Reference
73001957
Contributing
3 buildings, 1 structure
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
City Hall-Monument District
Commercial Trust Company Building▾2009
Address
51-55 W. Main St., New Britain
Listed
Mar 17, 2009
Listed for
Architecture, Commerce
Significance
Local
Also known as
New Britain National Bank Building
Reference
99000926
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Commercial Trust Company Building▾2009
Address
51-55 W. Main St., New Britain
Listed
Mar 17, 2009
Reference
09000141
Built
1927
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Commercial Trust Company Building
Downtown New Britain▾2016
Address
Multiple Addresses, New Britain
Listed
May 3, 2016
Listed for
Architecture, Commerce, Community planning
Significance
State
Reference
16000210
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Downtown New Britain
Erwin Home for Worthy and Indigent Women▾2002
Address
140 Bassett St., New Britain
Listed
Apr 12, 2002
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
State
Also known as
The Erwin House
Reference
02000332
Style
Queen Anne style architecture in the United States
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Erwin Home for Worthy and Indigent Women
First Lutheran Church of the Reformation▾2010
Address
77 Franklin Square, New Britain
Listed
Aug 30, 2010
Listed for
Architecture, Art, European heritage
Significance
Local
Reference
10000825
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
First Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Francis H. Holmes House▾1984
Address
349 Rocky Hill Ave., New Britain
Listed
Jun 28, 1984
Listed for
Industry, Architecture, Invention
Significance
Local
Reference
84001014
Style
Shingle style architecture, Tudor Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Holmes, Francis H., House
Landers, Frary and Clark Ellis Street Plant Historic District▾·
Address
321 and 322 Ellis St., New Britain
Listed for
Architecture, Industry, Invention
Significance
State
Reference
100007948
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Masonic Temple▾1995
Address
265 W. Main St., New Britain
Listed
Jul 21, 1995
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Temple B'Nai Israel
Reference
95000864
Style
Beaux-Arts
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Masonic Temple
New Britain Opera House▾1977
Address
466-468 Main St., New Britain
Listed
Oct 7, 1977
Listed for
Architecture, Performing arts
Significance
Local
Also known as
Palace Theater
Reference
77001421
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
New Britain Public High School Campus▾2015
Address
50 Bassett & 161 S. Main Sts., New Britain
Listed
Mar 23, 2015
Listed for
Education, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
15000101
Style
Renaissance Revival architecture, Art Deco architecture
Contributing
2 buildings, 2 objects
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
New Britain Public High School Campus
South Congregational Church▾1990
Address
90 Main St., New Britain
Listed
Apr 6, 1990
Listed for
Architecture, Religion
Significance
State
Also known as
South Church; South Congregational-First Baptist Church
Reference
89000930
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
2 buildings, 1 structure
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
South Congregational Church
St. Mary's Parochial School▾1991
Address
Beaver St. S of Broad St., New Britain
Listed
Apr 3, 1991
Listed for
Education, European heritage, Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
91000364
Built
1904
Style
Colonial Revival architecture, Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
St. Mary's Parochial School
Tephereth Israel Synagogue▾1995
Address
76 Winter St., New Britain
Listed
May 11, 1995
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
95000576
Style
Romanesque architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Tephereth Israel Synagogue
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church▾2007
Address
69 Main St., New Britain
Listed
Jul 21, 2007
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
Trinity-on-Main
Reference
07000697
Style
Romanesque architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Walnut Hill District▾1975
Address
Irregular pattern roughly bounded by Winthrup, Arch, and Lake Sts., and Walnut Hill Park, New Britain
Listed
Sep 2, 1975
Listed for
Community planning, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
75001936
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Walnut Hill Park▾1982
Address
W. Main St., New Britain
Listed
Nov 30, 1982
Listed for
Landscape architecture, Architecture
Significance
State
Also known as
Wallnut Hill Park
Reference
82001000
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Walnut Hill Park
Washington School▾1984
Address
High and Carmody Sts., New Britain
Listed
Jul 19, 1984
Listed for
Education, Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
84001053
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Washington School
West End Historic District▾1998
Address
Roughly along Park Place, Vine, Forest, Lincoln, Liberty, Sunnyledge, Hart, Lexington, Murray, and Woodbine Sts., New Britain
Listed
Dec 24, 1998
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
98001542
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
West End Historic District

Every listing here also appears on its county page for Hartford County.

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