American School for the Deaf

The American School for the Deaf, originally The Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons, is the oldest permanent school for the deaf in the , and the first school for deaf children anywhere in the western hemisphere.
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  • Email: webmaster@asd-1817.org
  • Type: School
  • Description: high school for deaf students in Hartford, Connecticut
  • Also known as: American Asylum for Deaf-mutes”, “American Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb”, “Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of Deaf and Dumb Persons”, and “Hartford Deaf and Dumb Asylum
  • Address: 139 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Universalist Church of West Hartford and West Hartford Public Library.

Place of worship
The is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in . is situated 2,200 feet east of American School for the Deaf.

Library
is situated 4,000 feet southeast of American School for the Deaf.

School
is an elementary school in the West Hartford Public School District. The school is named after Edward W. Morley, a professor of chemistry at Case Western Reserve University who was famous for the Michelson–Morley experiment. is situated 1 mile east of American School for the Deaf.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Hartford and Bishops Corner.

is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 5 miles west of downtown . The town is part of the .

Village
is retail location in West Hartford, , United States, at the crossroads of Albany Avenue and North Main Street.

Neighborhood
The is a prestigious residential subdivision of the town of . Originally the site of the estate of Cornelius J.

American School for the Deaf

Latitude
41.77026° or 41° 46′ 13″ north
Longitude
-72.74839° or 72° 44′ 54″ west
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Operator
American School for the Deaf
Open location code
87H9Q7C2+4J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 166617621
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­school
Geo­Names ID
5281533
Wiki­data ID
Q466710
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