▁round ▁of ▁building ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁houses ▁built ▁here ▁were ▁generally ▁first ▁occupied ▁by ▁lower - class ▁white ▁col lar ▁workers ▁in ▁Hart ford ' s ▁indust ries , ▁commercial ▁establish ments , ▁and ▁the ▁increasing ly ▁important ▁ins urance ▁industry . ▁ ▁The ▁historic ▁district ▁consists ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁facing ▁Allen ▁Place ▁and ▁Lincoln ▁Street , ▁between ▁Washington ▁Street ▁and ▁Aff le ck ▁Street , ▁and ▁continu ing ▁about ▁ 1 / 2 ▁block ▁further ▁west ▁on ▁Allen ▁Place . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁houses ▁are ▁included ▁that ▁face ▁Aff le ck ▁and ▁Broad ▁Stre ets , ▁the ▁two ▁north – s outh ▁cross ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁district . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁houses ▁are ▁ 1 - 1 / 2 ▁to ▁ 3 ▁stories ▁in ▁height , ▁and ▁house ▁between ▁one ▁and ▁three ▁units . ▁ ▁Most ▁are ▁of ▁wood ▁frame ▁construction , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁few ▁instances ▁of ▁brick ▁construction . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁places ▁where ▁virt ually ▁identical ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁side - by - side , ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁economy ▁by ▁the ▁build ers . ▁ ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁housing ▁has ▁elements ▁of ▁either ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁or ▁Col onial ▁Rev ival ▁sty ling ▁( or ▁some ▁combination ), ▁although ▁early ▁examples ▁have ▁some ▁Italian ate ▁features . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁Hart ford , ▁Connecticut ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H istor ic ▁districts ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of