New Britain Public High School Campus

The New Britain Public High School Campus is a historic suite of former school buildings at 50 Bassett Street and 161 South Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. The campus's oldest building, opened in 1896, was one of the first public high schools in Connecticut, and is a good example of Renaissance Revival architecture. The campus was repeated enlarged during the 20th century with the addition of trade and vocational components, and served the city as a high school until the 1970s, when it was converted to housing.[2]

New Britain Public High School Campus
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former high school in 2007
Location	50 Bassett & 161 S. Main Sts., New Britain, Connecticut
Coordinates	41°39′38″N 72°46′48″W
Built	1896
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival architecture; Collegiate Gothic; Moderne
NRHP reference No.	15000101[1]
Added to NRHP	March 23, 2015

The campus was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Hartford County, Connecticut

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New Listings on the National Register of Historic Places, July 2015 Newsletter" (PDF). Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2017-10-20.