Connecticut
Capitol Planning Region
Town of Hartford

Watkinson School

Watkinson School is a private co-educational independent day school in , United States. Watkinson is situated on Bloomfield Avenue adjacent to the University of Hartford.
Tap on a place
to explore it
watkinson.org
Wikipedia
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: School
  • Description: private school in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Watkinson Juvenile Asylum and Farm School”
  • Address: 180 Bloomfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06105

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Village and University High School of Science and Engineering.

Social service facility
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a social service agency providing community services and resources for at-risk families and children in . With an organizational history dating to the early 19th century, it is one of the oldest such institutions in the state. is situated 2,000 feet south of Watkinson School.

School
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math magnet high school located in . This public school was started in 2004, with a small body of faculty, headed by principal Dr Elizabeth Colli, and a freshman class of one hundred students. is situated 2,000 feet northeast of Watkinson School.

Museum
Photo: Daderot, Public domain.
The is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 130 Scarborough Street in . It was the home of director Arthur Everett "Chick" Austin Jr. is situated 1 mile south of Watkinson School.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prospect Avenue Historic District and Hartford Golf Club Historic District.

Neighborhood
Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The encompasses a predominantly residential area in western and eastern . The 300-acre historic district extends along Prospect Avenue from Albany Avenue to Fern Street, including most of the area between those streets and the Park River to the east, and Sycamore Street and Sycamore Lane to the west.

Neighborhood
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The encompasses a golf course and adjacent residential neighborhood in and . The area, developed between 1915 and 1936, includes the Hartford Golf Club, designed by Donald Ross, the area's oldest golf course, and a neighborhood with a high concentration of high quality Colonial and Tudor Revival houses.

Neighborhood
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The encompasses a predominantly residential area of the North End of . It extends along Albany Avenue between Garden and Woodland Streets, including side streets to the south, and extends northward to include the southern portion of Keney Park.

Watkinson School

Latitude
41.79213° or 41° 47′ 32″ north
Longitude
-72.7141° or 72° 42′ 51″ west
Elevation
102 feet (31 metres)
Inception
1881
Operator
Watkinson School
Open location code
87H9Q7RP+V9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 839673166
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Geo­Names ID
4845255
Wiki­data ID
Q7974721
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Watkinson School from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

“Watkinson School” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Watkinson School Historic District and Childrens Village of the Hartford Orphan Asylum.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Arts and Athletics Center and Administration Building.

Connecticut: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, and Stamford.

Curious Schools to Discover

Uncover intriguing schools from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Watkinson School”. Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.