Skinner Park

Skinner Park is a park in Town of New Britain, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Skinner Park is situated nearby to the lake Doerr Pond, as well as near First Polish Baptist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Britain Museum of American Art and Walnut Hill Park.

New Britain Museum of American Art

Art gallery

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The New Britain Museum of American Art is an art museum in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, it is the first museum in the country dedicated to American art. Walnut Hill Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, is next to the museum. New Britain Museum of American Art is situated 3,800 feet northeast of Skinner Park.

Walnut Hill Park

Park

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Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers.

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church

Theater building

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Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic former church building at 69 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. Built in 1891 to a design by Amos P. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Skinner Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walnut Hill District and West End Historic District.

Walnut Hill District

Neighborhood

The Walnut Hill District in New Britain, Connecticut, is a historic district that primarily showcases residential architecture reflecting the city's growth as an industrial hub from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century.

West End Historic District

Neighborhood

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The West End Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Forming a rough C shape around the west part of Walnut Hill Park, the area was developed in the late 19th century as one of its premier upper-class neighborhoods, home to business and civic leaders, with a fine array of late 19th and early 20th century architecture.

New Britain

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New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. About 9 miles southwest of Hartford, the city is part of the Capitol Planning Region.

Skinner Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of New Britain, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.65485° or 41° 39′ 18″ north

Longitude

-72.79736° or 72° 47′ 51″ west

Open location code

87H9M633+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43442264

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Highlights include Doerr Pond and First Polish Baptist Church.

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