Silliman College, New Haven

Name: Silliman College
Address: 505 College St, New Haven, United States

#20 among attractions in New Haven

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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. ()

Elevation: 62 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°18'39"N, 72°55'30"W

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505 College StCentral New Haven (Downtown New Haven)New Haven United States

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Silliman College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

~1810 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.
~1960 ftSW
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
10 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.
0.4 miW
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
11 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.
~1170 ftS
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.
~880 ftSW
Church
Battell Chapel, New Haven
5 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.
~1060 ftN
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
6 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.
~770 ftW
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
4 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.
~270 ftNW
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
2 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.
~1930 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.
~490 ftNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Mary's Church, New Haven
3 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.
~1210 ftS
Monuments and statues
Amistad Memorial, New Haven
6 min walk • The Amistad Memorial in New Haven, Connecticut is a bronze sculpture created by Ed Hamilton to recognize the events of the 1839 Amistad Affair. The affair was a kidnapping of 53 Africans and their subsequent mutiny aboard La Amistad.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Silliman College?

Nearby attractions include Woolsey Hall, New Haven (2 min walk), St. Mary's Church, New Haven (3 min walk), Hewitt Quadrangle, New Haven (3 min walk), New Haven Free Public Library, New Haven (4 min walk).

How to get to Silliman College by public transport?

The nearest stations to Silliman College:

Bus

Grove/Temple • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (2 min walk)
Grove/Whitney • Lines: Orange Line (Day) (4 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (11 min walk)
New Haven Union Station (24 min walk)