Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church

The Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ is a historic church at 217 Dixwell Avenue in . Founded in 1820 as the African Ecclesiastical Society, the congregation has been a major part of African-American society in the city since then.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: United Church of Christ
  • Description: historic church at 217 Dixwell Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut
  • Also known as: “African Ecclesiastical Society”, “Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ”, and “Temple Street Congregational Church”
  • Address: 217 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Ingalls Rink.

Library
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The is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in . It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts and is one of the largest collections of such texts. is situated 3,200 feet southeast of Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.

Sports venue
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David S. is a hockey rink in , designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. is situated 2,500 feet east of Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.

Church
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 111-113 Whalley Avenue in . Built in 1905 for a congregation founded in 1844, it is a good example of late Gothic Revival architecture, and is further notable as the second church in the city established as an African-American congregation. is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dixwell and Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . Named for Avenue, the main thoroughfare of the neighborhood which in turn was named for regicide judge John , it is situated generally northwest of and adjacent to .

Neighborhood
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The is a historic district in that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Neighborhood
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The is an irregularly shaped 135-acre historic district in . The district is located immediately West of the Center of and is generally bounded by Elm Street on the North, Park Street on the east, North Frontage Road on the south, and Sherman Avenue on the West.

Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church

Latitude
41.319° or 41° 19′ 8″ north
Longitude
-72.9335° or 72° 56′ 1″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87H98398+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 336118329
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­united_church_of_christ
Geo­Names ID
4832957
Wiki­data ID
Q107016626
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