Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District
Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District | |
A Gothic Victorian house in Stony Creek | |
| Location | Roughly Thimble Islands Rd. between Rt. 146 and Long Island Sound and the Thimble Islands, Branford, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°15′33″N 72°45′18″W / 41.25917°N 72.75500°W |
| Area | 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| Architectural style | Mid 19th Century Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Colonial |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002844 |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1988 |
The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound. The district includes a well-preserved array of domestic summer resort architecture spanning more than a century preceding World War II, as well as worker housing and other artifacts related to the area's brief importance as a granite quarry. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.