Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven

Name: Hillhouse Avenue
Address: New Haven, United States

#97 among attractions in New Haven

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Hillhouse Avenue is a street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University. Both Charles Dickens and Mark Twain have described it as "the most beautiful street in America." Much of the avenue is included in the Hillhouse Avenue Historic District, which extends to include houses on adjacent streets. ()

Built: 1792 (232 years ago)Coordinates: 41°18'52"N, 72°55'24"W

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Central New Haven (Downtown New Haven)New Haven United States

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Hillhouse Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Yale School of Art.

~770 ftNE
Museum, Natural history museum, History museum
Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven
4 min walk • Nestled in the heart of New Haven, Connecticut, the Peabody Museum of Natural History offers a captivating journey through the Earth's past for visitors and locals alike. This renowned institution is a part of Yale University and stands as an educational landmark...
0.6 miSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
15 min walk • The Yale University Art Gallery is the oldest university art museum in the Western Hemisphere. It houses a major encyclopedic collection of art in several interconnected buildings on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
0.6 miSW
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
16 min walk • The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom.
0.5 miSW
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
14 min walk • The Yale School of Art is the art school of Yale University. Founded in 1869 as the first professional fine arts school in the United States, it grants Masters of Fine Arts degrees to students completing a two-year course in graphic design, painting/printmaking, photography, or sculpture.
~1070 ftW
Landmark cemetery with graves of famous
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
6 min walk • Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, 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 New Haven Green.
~910 ftNW
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Ingalls Rink, New Haven
5 min walk • 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. It is commonly referred to as The Whale, due to its shape. The building was constructed for $1.5 million, which was double its original cost estimate.
~600 ftSW
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
3 min walk • The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail is an 81.2-mile multi-use rail trail located in Connecticut and Massachusetts. The trail was built on former New Haven and Northampton Company railbed, which was constructed along the route of the Farmington Canal in Connecticut and the Hampshire and Hampden Canal in Massachusetts, respectively.
0.8 miSE
Entertainment district, Nightlife, Dancing
Wooster Square, New Haven
21 min walk • Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut to the east of downtown. The name refers to a park square located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel Street and Academy Street in the center of the neighborhood.
~1430 ftS
Park
Silliman College, New Haven
7 min walk • Silliman College is a residential college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, named for scientist and Yale professor Benjamin Silliman. It opened in September 1940 as the last of the original ten residential colleges, and contains buildings constructed as early as 1901.
~1770 ftSW
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
9 min walk • Berkeley College is a residential college at Yale University, opened in 1934. The eighth of Yale's 14 residential colleges, it was named in honor of Reverend George Berkeley, dean of Derry and later bishop of Cloyne, in recognition of the assistance in land and books that he gave to Yale in the 18th century.
~1430 ftSW
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
7 min walk • Woolsey Hall is the primary auditorium at Yale University, located on the campus' Hewitt Quadrangle in New Haven, Connecticut. It was built as part of the Bicentennial Buildings complex that includes the Memorial Rotunda and the University Commons, designed by the firm Carrère and Hastings for the Yale bicentennial celebration in 1901.

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Which popular attractions are close to Hillhouse Avenue?

Nearby attractions include New Haven Museum, New Haven (2 min walk), Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven (4 min walk), Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, New Haven (4 min walk), St. Mary's Church, New Haven (5 min walk).

How to get to Hillhouse Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Hillhouse Avenue:

Bus

Helen Hadley Hall • Lines: Blue Line (Day) (4 min walk)
Sachem/Whitney • Lines: Blue Line (Day) (4 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (17 min walk)
New Haven Union Station (31 min walk)