The Esplanade

The Esplanade is a park in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. The Esplanade is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hillhouse Avenue, as well as near Elm Street Historic District.

Places of Interest

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

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Library

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The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. 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.

Ingalls Rink

Sports venue

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University.

Grove Street Cemetery

Cemetery

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Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Surrounded by the Yale University campus, it was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground on the New Haven Green.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillhouse Avenue and Elm Street Historic District.

Hillhouse Avenue

Neighborhood

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Hillhouse Avenue is a Street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University.

Elm Street Historic District

Neighborhood

Elm Street Historic District is a state historic district in the downtown area of New Haven, Connecticut. The area is eligible for listing, but not yet listed, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Downtown New Haven

Neighborhood

Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the New Haven Green, and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus.

The Esplanade

Type: Park
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31482° or 41° 18′ 53″ north

Longitude

-72.92482° or 72° 55′ 29″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87H9837G+W3

GeoNames ID

4844128

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