Whitney Avenue Historic District

The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of . 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Worthington Hooker School and Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

School
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is a elementary and middle school in , , United States. It is part of the New Haven Public Schools district and is named after former Yale University professor and physician Dr.

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.

Peak
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of south-central , United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the on the north side of the city of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Rock and Prospect Hill Historic District.

Suburb
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is a in the city of , , named for nearby , 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.

Neighborhood
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The is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre historic district in . The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of the city of located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of .

Whitney Avenue Historic District

Latitude
41.32316° or 41° 19′ 23″ north
Longitude
-72.91433° or 72° 54′ 52″ west
Elevation
56 feet (17 metres)
Open location code
87H983FP+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 777642212
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4845718
Wiki­data 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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