Sailin' Down Coast Street, New London's Time-Tangled Quarter

Sailin' Down Coast Street, New London's Time-Tangled Quarter

Step aboard the charmed maritime adventures of our downtown's epicenter, Coast Street, New London. Where salt-tales, shipbuilders, sea dogs, and a family's folklore blend into an enchanting timeless district. Roam these weathered waterfront homes; who knows what seafaring secrets lie buried?

The Coast Street Historic District, tidied up in New London, Connecticut, carries the spirits of the 18th and 19th centuries. Known by the National Register of Historic Places since 1988, it occupies roughly 4 acres (1.6 hectares) and takes us on a journey through the city's early residential timeline. Originally christened Cove Street, it boasts bones that run as deep as the late 1640s. With New London glistening as a pearl of early colonial Connecticut, the district's story intertwines with the annals of the sea's history. The Coit clan, who set anchor in New London in 1651, left their distinctive stamp on the district's unfurling chronicles. From the outside, it's a quaint little neighborhood, festooned with cookie-cutter homes that once kissed the very edge of Bream Cove before its 19th-century makeover. The district spins a yarn as epic as a swashbuckler's saga.

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Written by Friendly Jane

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