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NPS Fonn 10-900-i OH a Vo . I 12 4 -10 I a United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Continuation sheet _____________________ item number ______________ Page SUPPLEMENTARY LISTING RECORD Reference Number: 84001135______ Date Listed: 5/3/84 Ninth Square Historic District New Haven CT Property Name County————————State" This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places in accordance with the attached nomination documentation subject to the following exceptions, exclusions, or amendments, if any, notwithstanding the National Park Service certification included in the nomination8-ii-?7 documentation. jo/Signature of the Keeper Date of Action Amended Items in Nomination: Section #7 Inventory 240-236-10 770 Chapel Street In light of the recent rehabilitation work undertaken, this property's historic facade has been uncovered and is relatively intact. The c.1970 non-historic facade concealed two historic properties, located at 770-774 Chapel Street and 776-780 Chapel Street, both of which are now considered as contributing to the district's documented commercial architectural development from 1820 to c.1940. The 1920s buildings represent the Chicago Commercial Style and were constructed as New Haven's first "fireproof" structures. Page 7/3 of the National Register documentation is now revised to reflect this change as recommended by the State Historic Preservation Officer and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, NPS. Reference: See MARO memorandum, Part I applications, and State Review sheets. Note: The historic district is inadvertently misnamed by the State on the review sheets as the Chapel Street Historic District, they should read the Ninth Square Historic District. DISTRIBUTION: National Register property file Nominating Authority (without nomination attachment) NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service For NPS use only National Register of Historic Places received APR 5 1984 Inventory Nomination Form date entered See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries complete applicable sections 1. Name historic 2. Location street & number See Continuation Sheets N/A not for publication city, town N/A vicinity of state Connecticut code 09 county Haven code ° 09 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use _ X_ district public _ XL occupied agriculture museum building(s) private _ X_ unoccupied _ X- commercial park structure _^both ^ work in progress _ X- educational x private residence site Public Acquisition Accessible _ X- entertainment religious object in process A yes: restricted government scientific being considered _ I yes: unrestricted _ X- industrial transportation N/A no military other: 4. Owner of Property name Multiple Ownership street & number city, town vicinity of state 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. New Haven City and Town Clerk street & number City Hall - 200 Orange Street city, town New Haven state Connecticut 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title state Register of Historic Places has this property been determined eligible? yes no date 1984 county local depository for survey records Connecticut Historical Commission 5S South Prospect Street city, town Hartford state Connecticut NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form NINTH SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Continuation sheet New Haven, CT Item number Page Location (continued) This District includes properties with the following street addresses. Some addresses are given as inclusive numbers (e.g. 35-37 Center Street); in these cases the numbers refer to one building with a number of storefronts or entrances. Map/Block/Lot Street Number CENTER STREET 240/235/08 Vacant Lot 240/235/13 Vacant Lot 240/235/15 35-37 240/2351/06 Vacant Lot CHAPEL STREET 240/236/15 742-750 240/236/14 754 240/236/13 756-758 240/236/12 760 240/236/10 770 240/236/09 782-784 240/236/08 786 240/236/07 788 240/236/06 798-802 240/236/05 804-806 240/256/01 Vacant Lot 240/256/32 Vacant Lot 240/256/33 Vacant Lot 240/235/11 808-810 240/255/12 809-811 240/235/10 812-820 240/255/13 813-817 240/235/09 824 240/255/14 827 240/255/15 831-833 240/255/16 837-839 240/235/07,08 840-846 (rear elevation of building inventoried at 91-95 Church Street) 240/255/17 841-843 240/255/18 845-847 240/235/06 848-850 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form NINTH SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Continuation sheet New Haven, CT__________Item number_____2_____ Page Location (continued): Chapel Street (continued) 240/255/19 849 240/255/20 851-853 240/235/04 854-862 240/235/05 866-870 CHURCH STREET 240/223/02 29-33 240/223/03 35-39 240/2351/01 45 240/2351/01 55 240/2351/02 57-61 240/235/01 81-83 240/235/02 85-89 240/235/03 91-95 240/235/04 97-109 240/255/01 121-127 240/255/02 129-135 COURT STREET 224/258/19 107 224/258/20 109-113 224/258/22 125-127 224/258/21 Vacant Lot 240/256/07 128 CROWN STREET 240/224/10 26-28 240/2.24/09 30-36 240/236/23 33 240/236/24 35 240/244/08 40-44 240/236/25 47 240/224/07 50-58 240/224/11 Vacant Lot 240/236/26 55 240/236/22 Parking Lot 240/2351/1. 1 Vacant Lot 240/2351/08 95 240/223/06 100-106 240/223/05 114 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form NINTH SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Continuation sheet New Haven. CT__________ltem number Page Location (continued): Crown Street (continued) "~~ 240/223/04 116-120 ORANGE STREET 240/224/03 11 240/224/04 19 240/224/05 21 240/224/06 Vacant Lot 240/235/13 Vacant Lot 240/236/01 45-51 240/2351/07 52-62 240/236/02 53-57 240/236/03 61-65 240/236/03 67 240/2351/05 74-76 240/236/03 75 240/235/14 84 240/235/12 Driveway 240/236/04 99-105 240/236/22 Parking Lot 240/255/11 138 240/256/01 Vacant Lot 240/256/02 141 240/256/03 Vacant Lot 240/256/05 157-161 240/256/06 165-167 240/256/06 171-175 240/258/01, 02 187-191 STATE STREET 240/224/13 204-210 240/224/11 Vacant Lot 240/224/12 218 240/236/12 Parking Lot 240/236/16 Vacant Lot 240/236/22 Parking Lot 240/236/21 248-250 240/236/20 254-256 240/236/19 262 240/236/18 266-268 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form NINTH SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Continuation sheet New Haven, CT Item number Page Location (continued): State Street (continued) 294 418 NPS Form 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 (3-82) Exp. 10-31-84 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form NINTH SQUARE HISTORIC DISTRICT Continuation sheet New Haven, CT Item number 6 Page i Representation in Existing Surveys: 1) New Haven Historic Resources Inventory, Phase 1 1981 - State and Local Records deposited with Connecticut Historical Commission Hartford, Connecticut 2) Office of Downtown and Harbor Development, "Commercial New Haven" 1983 - Local Records deposited with New Haven Trust for Historic Preservation New Haven, Connecticut 3) Buildings within the district which have been individually Pre-Selected for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places: 1980-82 - State Records deposited with Connecticut Historical Commission Hartford, Connecticut Street Building, 742-750 Chapel Street Exchange Building, 121-127 Church Street Palladium Building, 141 Orange Street 7. Description Condition Check one Check one x excellent deteriorated unaltered X original site X good ruins x altered moved da _ X.fair unexposed Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance The Ninth Square Historic District is located in the middle of New Haven's downtown business district and is comprised of 78 structures, almost all of them richly detailed and well-preserved 19th and early 20th-century commercial buildings. Centered around, the intersection of Chapel and Orange Streets, two major arteries, the district includes three entire blocks and portions of five others, with Church, Court, State, and Crown Streets forming the district's edges. Throughout most of the district, buildings of various ages and styles are joined together to form continuous facades along both sides of the street. Part of the oldest section of the city, the district adjoins the southeast edge of New Haven's historic Green and encompasses almost all of one of the original nine squares set out at the time of New Haven's founding (see Figure 2) Nearly all the structures in the district are three to five stories high, and there is little or no set-back from the sidewalk. Brick is the predominant building material, though some facades are finished with brownstone (Palladium Building, 141 Orange Street, Photograph 21), pressed-metal (Franklin Building, 53-57 Orange Street, Photograph 1.9) and cast-stone (Simons Building, 81-83 Church Street, Photograph 10).