New Haven County Courthouse, New Haven

Name: New Haven County Courthouse
Address: New Haven, United States

#64 among attractions in New Haven

Greek Revival architecture

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The New Haven County Courthouse is located at 121 Elm Street in the Downtown section of New Haven, Connecticut. The building was built in 1917 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 16, 2003. It is one of the city's finest examples of Beaux Arts architecture, with a particularly elaborate central atrium, and was the site of Griswold v. Connecticut, a historic court case involving women's right to birth control. ()

Built: 1917 (107 years ago)Coordinates: 41°18'35"N, 72°55'23"W

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

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New Haven County Courthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven Green, Ingalls Rink.

0.4 miW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
11 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.
0.4 miW
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
11 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.
~1140 ftSW
Park
New Haven Green, New Haven
6 min walk • The New Haven Green is a 16-acre privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut.
0.5 miN
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Ingalls Rink, New Haven
13 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.
~1230 ftW
Church
Battell Chapel, New Haven
6 min walk • Battell Chapel is the largest chapel of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1874–76, it was funded primarily with gifts from Joseph Battell and others of his family.
~1600 ftN
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
8 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.
~680 ftNW
Park
Silliman College, New Haven
4 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.
~1380 ftW
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
7 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.
~940 ftNW
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
5 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.
~570 ftSE
Museum, Children's museum
Connecticut Children's Museum, New Haven
3 min walk • The Connecticut Children's Museum is located in the Children's Building in New Haven, Connecticut, which houses three programs interwoven in purpose and philosophy: Creating Kids Child Care Center, Creating Curriculum Child Care Provider Training Program, and the Connecticut Children's Museum itself.
~1970 ftSW
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
10 min walk • The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally opened in 1914 by The Shubert Organization, it was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to New Haven County Courthouse?

Nearby attractions include Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, New Haven (2 min walk), Union and New Haven Trust Building, New Haven (3 min walk), New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven (3 min walk), Connecticut Children's Museum, New Haven (3 min walk).

How to get to New Haven County Courthouse by public transport?

The nearest stations to New Haven County Courthouse:

Bus

Grove/Whitney • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (2 min walk)
Grove/Temple • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (3 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (8 min walk)
New Haven Union Station (22 min walk)