Whitney Avenue Historic District
The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Worthington Hooker School and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Worthington Hooker School
School
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Worthington Hooker School is a public elementary and middle school in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the New Haven Public Schools district and is named after former Yale University professor and physician Dr.
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.
East Rock
Peak
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East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the neighborhood of East Rock on the north side of the city of New Haven.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include East Rock and Prospect Hill Historic District.
East Rock
Suburb
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East Rock is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, named for nearby East Rock, a prominent trap rock ridge. The area is home to a large group of Yale students, staff, and faculty, as well as many young professionals and families.
Prospect Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.
Prospect Hill
Neighborhood
Prospect Hill is a neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of Downtown New Haven.
Whitney Avenue Historic District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: historic district in Connecticut, United States
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.32316° or 41° 19′ 23″ northLongitude
-72.91433° or 72° 54′ 52″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87H983FP+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 777642212OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
4845718Wikidata ID
Q7996672
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Whitney Avenue Historic District” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Whitney Avenue Historic District”
- Japanese: “ホイットニー通り”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Rock and Goatville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building and Bethesda Lutheran Church.
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