Connecticut
South Central Connecticut Planning Region
Town of New Haven

James Dwight Dana House

The James Dwight Dana House, also known as the Dana House, is a historic 19th-century Italianate house at 24 in , in the .
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  • Type: University building
  • Description: National Historic Landmark
  • Also known as: “Dana House”
  • Address: 24 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments.

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. is situated 1,100 feet southwest of James Dwight Dana House.

Museum
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The Yale Morris Steinert Collection of Musical Instruments, a division of the Yale School of Music, is a museum in New Haven, . It was established in 1900 by a gift of historic keyboard instruments from Morris Steinert, and later enriched in 1960 and 1962 by the acquisition of the Belle Skinner and Emil Herrmann collections. is situated 400 feet south of James Dwight Dana House.

Cemetery
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or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in , that is surrounded by the Yale University campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground on the . is situated 800 feet west of James Dwight Dana House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillhouse Avenue and Elm Street Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University.

Neighborhood
is a state historic district in the area of , . The area is eligible for listing, but not yet listed, on the National Register of Historic Places.

Neighborhood
is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of , . It is made up of the original nine squares laid out in 1638 to form New Haven, including the , and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus.

James Dwight Dana House

Latitude
41.31346° or 41° 18′ 48″ north
Longitude
-72.92415° or 72° 55′ 27″ west
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Operator
Yale University
Open location code
87H9837G+98
Open­Street­Map ID
way 217301903
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­university
Geo­Names ID
7305871
Wiki­data ID
Q6132991
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