Northford Center Historic District, also known as Northford Center, is a historic district

Historic district (United States)

In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...

 that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 in 2002.

It is located along Middletown Avenue (Route 17

Route 17 (Connecticut)

Route 17 is a primary north–south state route beginning in New Haven, through Middletown, and ending in Glastonbury, with a length of .-Route description:...

) and includes parts of Old Post Road in North Branford, Connecticut

North Branford, Connecticut

North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,906 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 26.6 square miles , of which 24.9 square miles is land and 1.7 square miles is water...

.

It includes examples of Colonial architecture and Early Republic architecture and one or more buildings or other elements to whose design architects Henry Austin

Henry Austin (architect)

Henry Austin was a prominent and prolific American architect based in New Haven, Connecticut. He practiced for more than fifty years and designed many public buildings and homes primarily in the New Haven area...

 and Alfred W. Boyle contributed.