Union School

The Union School is a historic school building at 174 Center Street in West Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1890, when the area was still part of Orange, it was West Haven's first brick school building, serving as a grammar school and high school for generations of local students.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include West Haven City Hall and West Haven station.

West Haven City Hall

Town hall

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West Haven City Hall is a town hall, which is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Union School.

West Haven station

Railway station

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West Haven station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in West Haven, Connecticut. The station was built on Sawmill Road between Hood Terrace and Railroad Avenue, in the Elm Street-Wagner Place neighborhood. West Haven station is situated 1 mile west of Union School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Haven and City Point.

West Haven

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West Haven is a city in Greater New Haven. It is not a common tourist destination and is probably best known for its proximity to New Haven and Yale University.

City Point

Hamlet

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City Point is an area in what is now The Hill Neighborhood of the City of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the Southwestern portion of the City. The City Point area was, when settled and through the 18th century, a relatively narrow peninsula extending south into New Haven Harbor, located where the West River empties into the harbor.

The Hill

Neighborhood

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The Hill is the southwesternmost neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. As early as 1800, this area was known as "Sodom Hill". Located directly south of Downtown New Haven, this neighborhood is home to residential areas, some light industry, New Haven Union Station as well as Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine.

Union School

Type: School
Description: historic school building in West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Categories: school building and education
Location: Town of West Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.27482° or 41° 16′ 29″ north

Longitude

-72.94649° or 72° 56′ 47″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87H973F3+WC

GeoNames ID

4844642

Wikidata ID

Q7886009

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