New Haven Country Club, New Haven

Name: New Haven Country Club
Address: 160 Hartford Turnpike, New Haven, United States

#8 among attractions in New Haven

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New Haven Country Club is a private country club located in Hamden, Connecticut. Founded in 1898 NHCC is one of the oldest golf courses in America. The club was founded as the New Haven Golf Club in downtown New Haven and then moved to newly purchased farmland along Lake Whitney in Hamden later. Notable early members include President William Taft, Walter Camp, Eli Whitney III, Henry Sargent, Frank Bigelow, Winthrop Bushnell, Charles C Claire, and Henry Hotchkiss. The club's PGA Head Golf Professional is William Wallis. ()

Established: 1898 (126 years ago)Coordinates: 41°20'57"N, 72°54'25"W

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160 Hartford TurnpikeHamdenNew Haven United States

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New Haven Country Club – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Eli Whitney Museum, St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, Whitneyville Congregational Church, Edgerton.

0.9 miS
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Eli Whitney Museum, Hamden
24 min walk • The Eli Whitney Museum, in Hamden, Connecticut, is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. The museum's main building is located on a portion of the Eli Whitney Gun Factory site, a gun factory erected by Eli Whitney in 1798.
1.2 miS
Church
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven
31 min walk • St. Thomas's Episcopal Church is a parish church of the Episcopal Church located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1848, the original English Gothic church was completed in 1855 on Elm Street, on the site of a temporary chapel the parish built in 1849.
~1690 ftSW
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Whitneyville Congregational Church, Hamden
9 min walk • The Whitneyville Congregational Church, now the Whitneyville United Church of Christ, is a historic Congregational Church at 1247-1253 Whitney Avenue in the Whitneyville section of Hamden, Connecticut. The congregation is now affiliated with the United Church of Christ.
1.4 miSW
Park
Edgerton, New Haven
37 min walk • Edgerton Park, also known as the Frederick F. Brewster Estate, is a 20-acre public park on Whitney Avenue, straddling the New Haven–Hamden town line in Connecticut. It is site of the demolished Victorian home of Eli Whitney II, known as "Ivy Nook". In 1909, it became the estate of industrialist Frederick F.
~1960 ftW
Greek Revival architecture
Pistol Factory Dwelling, Hamden
10 min walk • The Pistol Factory Dwelling is a historic house at 1322 Whitney Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. Built in 1845 and enlarged before 1860, it is an unusual example of a Greek Revival worker's boarding house, built by Eli Whitney II to house workers at his nearby pistol factory.
1.3 miS
Colonial architecture, Gothic Revival architecture
Atwater-Linton House, Hamden
33 min walk • The Atwater-Linton House, also known historically as Appledore, is a historic house at 1804 State Street in Hamden, Connecticut. Built about 1781 by a descendant of one of the area's first settlers, it was the home of engraver and political activist William James Linton in the late 19th century.
0.6 miNE
Synagogue
Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden
15 min walk • Congregation Mishkan Israel, in Hamden, Connecticut, is the oldest Jewish congregation in Connecticut, the 14th oldest continuous operating synagogue in America as well as the oldest continuing synagogue in New England.
1 miN
Neighbourhood
Spring Glen, Hamden
26 min walk • Spring Glen is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is primarily residential, mostly single-family homes with a few two-family. Commercial development is entirely on its principal street, Whitney Avenue.
1.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport
Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center, New Haven
39 min walk • The Cosgrove Marcus Messer Athletic Center is a sports facility located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the home of the Albertus Magnus College Athletic Department and the school's basketball and volleyball team, the Falcons. It is also home to the Connecticut Topballerz of the American Basketball Association.

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Which popular attractions are close to New Haven Country Club?

Nearby attractions include Whitneyville Congregational Church, Hamden (9 min walk), Pistol Factory Dwelling, Hamden (10 min walk), Congregation Mishkan Israel, Hamden (15 min walk).