Northeast

New Britain

Hartford County, CT

Population

74,212

Walk Score

88 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,136

Median home value

$188,700

Incorporated

1850

New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Approximately 9 miles (14 km) southwest of Hartford, the city is part of the Capitol Planning Region. According to the 2020 Census, the population of the city is 74,135.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • City Hall-Monument District · listed 1973
  • Downtown New Britain · listed 2016
  • Landers, Frary and Clark Ellis Street Plant Historic District · listed 2022
  • Walnut Hill District · listed 1975
  • West End Historic District · listed 1998

Notable landmarks

  • Burritt Hotel · listed 1983
  • Commercial Trust Company Building · listed 2009
  • Commercial Trust Company Building · listed 2009
  • Erwin Home for Worthy and Indigent Women · listed 2002
  • First Lutheran Church of the Reformation · listed 2010
  • Holmes, Francis H., House · listed 1984
  • Main Post Office
  • Masonic Temple · listed 1995
  • New Britain Opera House · listed 1977
  • New Britain Public High School Campus · listed 2015
  • South Congregational Church · listed 1990
  • St. Mary's Parochial School · listed 1991
  • Tephereth Israel Synagogue · listed 1995
  • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church · listed 2007
  • Walnut Hill Park · listed 1982
  • Washington School · listed 1984

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