William H. Taft Mansion
The William H. Taft Mansion is a historical site located at 111 Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was built in 1870. It is known as the Taft Mansion because U.S. President William Howard Taft owned it for a period around the time of World War I, although he may never have lived in it.- Type: Building
- Description: commercial in Connecticut , United States
- Also known as: “The William H. Taft Mansion”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments.
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. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library is situated 1,800 feet southwest of William H. Taft Mansion.
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments
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, Connecticut. 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. Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments is situated 830 feet southwest of William H. Taft Mansion.
Lincoln Theatre
Theater building
The Lincoln Theatre, also known as Little Theatre on Lincoln Street, is a historic performance space at 1 Lincoln Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1924, it is the only known survivor in the state of the Little Theatre Movement of 1911-1933. Lincoln Theatre is situated 810 feet southeast of William H. Taft Mansion.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hillhouse Avenue and Elm Street Historic District.
Hillhouse Avenue
Neighborhood
Hillhouse Avenue is a Street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University.
Elm Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Elm Street Historic District is a state historic district in the downtown area of New Haven, Connecticut. The area is eligible for listing, but not yet listed, on the National Register of Historic Places.
Orange Street Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Orange Street Historic District encompasses a large residential in the East Rock section of New Haven, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Orange, Cottage, Eagle, State, and Audubon Streets, this area saw growth between about 1830 and 1900, and includes a broad diversity of well-preserved 19th-century residential structures.
William H. Taft Mansion
Latitude
41.3137° or 41° 18′ 49″ northLongitude
-72.92127° or 72° 55′ 17″ westOpen location code
87H9837H+FFOpenStreetMap ID
way 209425327OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q60755882
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