Woolsey Hall, New Haven

Name: Woolsey Hall
Address: 500 College St, New Haven, 06511-8962, United States
Telephone: +1 203-432-9630

#23 among attractions in New Haven

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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. With approximately 2,650 seats, it is the university's largest auditorium and hosts concerts, performances, and university ceremonies including the annual freshman convocation, senior baccalaureate, and presidential inaugurations. The building is named for Theodore Dwight Woolsey, President of Yale from 1846 through 1871. ()

Coordinates: 41°18'40"N, 72°55'33"W

Address

500 College StCentral New Haven (Downtown New Haven)New Haven 06511-8962 United States

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+1 203-432-9630

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Day trips

Woolsey Hall – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Old Campus, Yale School of Art.

~1670 ftSW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
9 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.
~1820 ftSW
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
9 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.
~1110 ftSW
Park
Old Campus, New Haven
6 min walk • The Old Campus is the oldest area of the Yale University campus in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the principal residence of Yale College freshmen and also contains offices for the academic departments of Classics, English, History, Comparative Literature, and Philosophy.
~1840 ftW
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
9 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.
~1040 ftN
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.
~770 ftSW
Church
Battell Chapel, New Haven
4 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.
~970 ftN
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
5 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.
~270 ftSE
Park
Silliman College, New Haven
2 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.
~520 ftW
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
3 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.
~1900 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.
~630 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Mary's Church, New Haven
4 min walk • St. Mary Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in New Haven, Connecticut, part of the Archdiocese of Hartford. The Parish of St. Mary consists of two churches: St. Mary's Church on Hillhouse Avenue, and St. Joseph's Church in the East Rock section of New Haven. The parish now known as St.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Woolsey Hall?

Nearby attractions include Silliman College, New Haven (2 min walk), Hewitt Quadrangle, New Haven (2 min walk), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven (3 min walk), Bass Library, New Haven (3 min walk).

How to get to Woolsey Hall by public transport?

The nearest stations to Woolsey Hall:

Bus

Grove/Temple • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (3 min walk)
Helen Hadley Hall • Lines: Blue Line (Day) (5 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (12 min walk)
New Haven Union Station (24 min walk)