Canaan Street Historic District

The Canaan Street Historic District encompasses the historic original town center of Canaan, New Hampshire. It is a basically linear district, running along Canaan Street roughly from Prospect Hill Road in the north to Moss Flower Lane in the south. The town flourished first as a stagecoach stop, and then as a resort colony in the late 19th century. The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It included 60 contributing buildings.

Canaan Street Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
LocationCanaan St., Canaan, New Hampshire
Coordinates43.6656°N 72.0422°W / 43.6656; -72.0422
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Federal
NRHP reference No.73000163
Added to NRHPMay 7, 1973
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