Wright Laboratory West

Wright Laboratory West is an university building in Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Whitney Avenue. Wright Laboratory West is situated nearby to the university building Kline Biology Tower, as well as near the grassland Sachem’s Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library and Ingalls Rink.

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 3,000 feet southwest of Wright Laboratory West.

Ingalls Rink

Sports venue

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. Ingalls Rink is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Wright Laboratory West.

Kline Biology Tower

University building

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Kline Tower is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. Formerly Kline Biology Tower, this building is currently the tallest on the Yale University campus and the sixth-tallest building in New Haven. Kline Biology Tower is situated 540 feet southwest of Wright Laboratory West.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hillhouse Avenue and Orange Street Historic District.

Hillhouse Avenue

Neighborhood

Photo: Eumenes12, CC BY 3.0.

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

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.

Whitney Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. 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.

Wright Laboratory West

Type: University building
Address: 268 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511
Categories: building and education
Location: Town of New Haven, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.31852° or 41° 19′ 7″ north

Longitude

-72.92145° or 72° 55′ 17″ west

Operator

Yale University

Open location code

87H9839H+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 363775878

OpenStreetMap feature

building=university

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