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Goodwin Block
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National Register of Historic Places

Goodwin Block

A district of 4 historic buildingsOn the Register since 1976
Listed 1976Hartford
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About the district

Goodwin Block, at 219-257 Asylum St., 5-17 Hayes St., 210-228 Pearl St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 26, 1976. The Register lists it for its commerce and architecture, at the state level. The district takes in 4 historic buildings. The listing covers 1 acre. 19 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isBuilding in Hartford, Connecticut. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1976 to today

  1. 1976Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  2. 1989Built, designed by Francis H. Kimball
  3. 2026On the Register for 50 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

219-257 Asylum St., 5-17 Hayes St., 210-228 Pearl St., Hartford · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Goodwin BlockStart here
  2. 2Southern New England Telephone Company BuildingArt Deco · next door
  3. 3Stackpole, Moore, and Tryon BuildingBuilt 1896 · next door
  4. 4Dillon BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 1899 · next door
  5. 5Pratt Street Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
Around it

42 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DLewis Street BlockGeorgian Revival0.1 miSBushnell ParkSite0.1 miBCharter Oak Bank BuildingItalianate0.1 miBWebster Memorial BuildingBuilt 18700.1 miDAnn Street Historic DistrictBeaux Arts Eclectic0.1 mi★Connecticut StatehouseAdamesque-Federal Style · Built 17960.2 miBFirst National Bank BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 18990.2 miBCheney BuildingBuilding0.2 miBBatterson BlockHigh Victorian Gothic0.2 miDHigh Street Historic DistrictGothic0.2 miBJudd and Root BuildingHigh Victorian Romanesque0.2 miBChrist ChurchGothic Revival · Built 18270.2 miBSecond Church of ChristBuilding0.2 miBPhoenix Life Insurance Company BuildingModernist0.2 miBWidows' HomeBuilt 18640.2 miBMansuy and Smith Automobile Showroom BuildingBuilt 19000.3 miStStone BridgeBuilt 18330.3 miBButler-McCook HomesteadBuilding0.3 mi
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DElm Street Historic DistrictGeorgian Revival0.3 miBMunicipal BuildingBeaux Arts0.3 miBWadsworth AtheneumGothic · Built 18440.3 mi★Connecticut State CapitolHigh Victorian Gothic0.3 miBHartford ClubGeorgian Revival0.3 miDMain Street Historic District No. 2Renaissance Revival0.3 miDDepartment Store Historic DistrictRomanesque0.3 miBHartford Union StationRomanesque0.3 miBU. S. Post Office and Federal BuildingNeo-Classical · Built 19310.3 miBIsham-Terry HouseItalianate0.3 miDBuckingham Square DistrictHigh Victorian Gothic0.4 miBConnecticut State Library and Supreme Court BuildingBeaux Arts · Built 18540.4 miBHotel AmericaModern Movement0.4 miBApartment at 49-51 Spring StreetRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miBCalvin Day HouseItalianate0.4 miBMyers and Gross BuildingNeo-Colonial · Built 19170.4 miBArthur G. Pomeroy HouseHigh Victorian Gothic0.4 miDDowntown North Historic DistrictGothic Revival0.4 miBKeney TowerCollegiate Gothic · Built 18980.4 miBTemple Beth IsraelHigh Victorian Romanesque0.5 miDBuckingham Square Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.5 miBFootguard HallMedieval · Built 18880.5 miBAmos Bull HouseBuilding0.5 miBState Arsenal and ArmoryLate 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals0.5 mi

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Questions about Goodwin Block

Is Goodwin Block on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 26, 1976 (Register number 76001990).

Is Goodwin Block a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Connecticut has 64 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Connecticut Statehouse, 0.2 miles away.

Can you visit Goodwin Block?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Goodwin Block?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 132354382 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.