Blue Back Square, West Hartford

Name: Blue Back Square
Address: West Hartford, United States
Telephone: +1 860-882-0678

#1 among attractions in West Hartford

Shopping, Shopping centre, Department store

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Facts and practical information

Blue Back Square is a mixed-use development located adjacent to West Hartford Center, in West Hartford, Connecticut. It is an example of New Urbanism, combining retail and residential space. Talk of the new square started in 2003, with construction from late 2006 to early 2008. Blue Back Square was named after the Blueback Speller, by Noah Webster, who was once a West Hartford resident. ()

Coordinates: 41°45'35"N, 72°44'24"W

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West Hartford United States

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+1 860-882-0678

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Day trips

Blue Back Square – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Elizabeth Park, The Children's Museum, Noah Webster House, Gallaudet Memorial.

1.4 miNE
Park, Garden, Jogging paths and tracks
Elizabeth Park, West Hartford
37 min walk • Elizabeth Park is a city park located in Hartford and West Hartford, Connecticut. It covers 102 acres and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The site was previously owned by financier Charles M.
~1190 ftNE
Museum, Children's museum
The Children's Museum, West Hartford
6 min walk • The Children's Museum is the oldest and largest museum for children in Connecticut, United States. The museum was founded in 1927 as the Children's Museum of Hartford, and was known until 2006 as The Science Center of Connecticut.
0.9 miS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Noah Webster House, West Hartford
24 min walk • The Noah Webster House is a historic house museum located at 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the home of American lexicographer Noah Webster, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
0.9 miN
Monuments and statues
Gallaudet Memorial, West Hartford
22 min walk • The Thomas Gallaudet Memorial is a sculpture by Daniel Chester French located on the campus of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. United States. The statue depicts Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet siting in a chair and Alice Cogswell standing at his side.
1.1 miE
Synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel, West Hartford
29 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel is a synagogue located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The synagogue is one of the two oldest Jewish congregations in Connecticut and one of the largest Reform Jewish congregations in New England, with about 900 member families and about 2,000 individual members.
1.2 miE
Church
St. John's Episcopal Church, West Hartford
32 min walk • St. John's is an Episcopal Church located at 679 Farmington Avenue in West Hartford, Connecticut near the Hartford, Connecticut, city line. The parish was founded in 1841 as St. John's Episcopal Church in Hartford. The church's present building, designed by famed architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, opened in 1909.
0.6 miN
Church
Universalist Church of West Hartford, West Hartford
17 min walk • The Universalist Church of West Hartford is a Unitarian Universalist congregation in West Hartford, Connecticut.
0.5 miN
Cemetery
Old Center Burying Yard, West Hartford
12 min walk • The Old Center Burying Yard or Center Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 30 N. Main Street in West Hartford, Connecticut. Established in 1719, it was the town's first cemetery, and its only burying ground for about seventy years.
0.8 miNW
41°45'58"N • 72°45'8"W
Fernridge Park, West Hartford
20 min walk • Park, Playground
0.9 miNE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
West Hill Historic District, West Hartford
24 min walk • The West Hill Historic District is a prestigious residential subdivision of the town of West Hartford, Connecticut. Originally the site of the estate of Cornelius J.
1.1 miE
Library
Noah Webster Memorial Library, West Hartford
29 min walk • The 1917 Noah Webster Memorial Library building is a historic library building at 7 North Main Street in West Hartford, Connecticut. Built to a design by the Hartford firm Davis & Brooks, it is a prominent local example of Colonial Revival architecture.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Blue Back Square open?

Blue Back Square is open:

Monday 10 am - 9 pm
Tuesday 10 am - 9 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 9 pm
Thursday 10 am - 9 pm
Friday 10 am - 9 pm
Saturday 10 am - 9 pm
Sunday 11 am - 6 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Blue Back Square?

Nearby attractions include The Children's Museum, West Hartford (6 min walk), Old Center Burying Yard, West Hartford (12 min walk), Universalist Church of West Hartford, West Hartford (17 min walk), Fernridge Park, West Hartford (20 min walk).