East Rock

East Rock 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Worthington Hooker School and Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building.

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.

Building
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The is a historic commercial building at 763-767 Orange Street in the East Rock neighborhood of .

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitney Avenue Historic District and Prospect Hill Historic District.

Neighborhood
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The 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.

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.

East Rock

Latitude
41.32224° or 41° 19′ 20″ north
Longitude
-72.914° or 72° 54′ 50″ west
Open location code
87H983CP+VC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 250572644
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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