Urban-style row houses are not so common in Connecticut, but a notable example can be found at 71-83 Crescent Street in Middletown. These Mansard-roofed houses were built in 1866-1867 by Julius Hotchkiss, an entrepreneur and politician, who had been mayor of Waterbury and began serving in the United States House of Representatives the year the original houses were completed. The house at #71 was built in 1895 by his daughter, M. Amelia Vinal, who had married the lawyer, Charles Green Rich Vinal.

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Crescent Street Row Houses, Middletown (1867)
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  • January 29, 2014 at 12:42 pm
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    This was also Dr. Vincent Loffredo’s Hospital. I was born there in 1943, and also had my tonsils removed there! Doc had a wife who was a nurse, and 6 children who delivered the food. Some of the kids became quite well known in Middletown, and are still active in the community.

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