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Williams, Captain Benjamin House
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National Register of Historic Places

Williams, Captain Benjamin House

On the National Register since 197848 years
Late GeorgianListed 1978Middletown
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Williams, Captain Benjamin House

Williams, Captain Benjamin House, at 27 Washington St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Dec 1, 1978. It was among the first 6 of Middletown’s 35 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its social history, education, conservation and architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Georgian, as it does for 1 other Connecticut listings. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric house in Connecticut, United States. 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 · 25 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

27 Washington St., Middletown · about 0.6 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Williams, Captain Benjamin HouseStart here
  2. 2Main Street Historic DistrictClassical · 0.2 mi on
  3. 3Church of the Holy Trinity and RectoryGothic Revival · 0.2 mi on
  4. 4U.S. Post OfficeSecond Renaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Metro South Historic DistrictVernacular · 0.2 mi on
Around it

12 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BOld Middletown High SchoolRichardsonian Romanesque0.4 miDBroad Street Historic DistrictColonial0.4 miBEdward Augustus Russell HouseGreek Revival0.4 mi★Samuel Wadsworth Russell HouseGreek temple0.4 miBSaint Luke's Home for Destitute and Aged WomenLate Victorian Institutional0.4 miDMiddletown South Green Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBXi Chapter, Psi Upsilon FraternityRichardsonian Romanesque0.5 miBYMCA of Northern Middlesex CountyBuilding0.5 miBThe Eclectic HouseBuilding0.5 miBCoite-Hubbard HouseItalianate0.5 mi★Richard IV Alsop HouseClassical Revival0.5 miDWashington Street Historic DistrictVernacular Italianate0.5 mi

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Questions about Williams, Captain Benjamin House

Is Williams, Captain Benjamin House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Dec 1, 1978 (Register number 09000143).

Is Williams, Captain Benjamin House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Connecticut has 64 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Samuel Wadsworth Russell House, 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Williams, Captain Benjamin House?

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 Williams, Captain Benjamin House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 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 132355203 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.