Hidden in Southington, Meriden Avenue-Oakland Road Historic District takes up residence. In 1988, it was marked on the National Register, swarming with 113 peculiar structures, sloughing off 22 along the route. Post-1936, things took a twist or a sheen, but only one Play-Doh creation disturbs the monotony. Between 1860 and 1936, the district flourished, blending Queen Anne, Italianate, American Four Square, Bungaloid, Georgian, Dutch Colonial, and Cape Cod styles.
Stroll by Byron & Ann Eliza Twiss House at 180-182 Meriden, a seductive Queen Anne-Stick style dance. Gaze at the odd pair, Moses W. Beckley House at 145 Meriden and Charles W. Beckley House at 155 Meriden, flaunting Queen Anne-Colonial Revival attire. Laugh at the Italianate jigs of houses 107 Meriden (Mary Gridley Stevens House) and 133 Meriden Avenue, a cube-shaped version with a shallow-pitched hip roof. Absorb the Vernacular Queen Anne style at 104 Meriden, or J.
Frank Pratt’s home at 119 Meriden, swathed in American Four Square style architecture. Dive into Southington's bygone days through this peculiar district.
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Written by Leroy
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