Eli Whitney Museum, Hamden

Name: Eli Whitney Museum
Address: 915 Whitney Ave, Hamden, 06517-4036, United States
Telephone: +1 203-777-1833

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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. The museum focuses on teaching experiments that are the roots of design and invention, featuring hands-on building projects and exhibits on Whitney and A. C. Gilbert. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1798 (226 years ago)Coordinates: 41°20'9"N, 72°54'38"W

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915 Whitney AveHamdenHamden 06517-4036 United States

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+1 203-777-1833

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Eli Whitney Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: East Rock Park, New Haven Country Club, Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, East Rock.

0.5 miSE
Park, Queen Anne architecture, Shingle style architecture
East Rock Park, New Haven
13 min walk • East Rock Park is a park in the city of New Haven and the town of Hamden, Connecticut that is operated as a New Haven city park. The park surrounds and includes the mountainous ridge named East Rock and was developed with naturalistic landscaping. The entire 427-acre park is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
0.9 miN
Golf
New Haven Country Club, New Haven
24 min walk • 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.
0.7 miSE
Historical place, Memorial
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, New Haven
17 min walk • The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a war memorial located on the 366-foot summit of East Rock in New Haven, Connecticut. It is visible for miles from the surrounding area and Long Island Sound.
0.7 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Trail
East Rock, New Haven
18 min walk • East Rock of south-central Connecticut, United States, with a high point of 366 feet, is a 1.4-mile long trap rock ridge located primarily in the neighborhood of East Rock on the north side of the city of New Haven.
~1530 ftSW
Church
St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven
8 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.
1.7 miSW
Church
Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven
43 min walk • The Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ is a historic church at 217 Dixwell Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1820 as the African Ecclesiastical Society, the congregation has been a major part of African-American society in the city since then.
0.8 miN
Church, Greek Revival architecture
Whitneyville Congregational Church, Hamden
20 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.
1.2 miSW
Botanical garden, Park
Marsh Botanical Gardens, New Haven
31 min walk • The Marsh Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum located on the Yale University campus at 265 Mansfield Street in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
1.2 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Yale University Observatory, New Haven
31 min walk • The Yale University Observatory, also known as the Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Yale University, and maintained for student use. It is located in Farnham Memorial Gardens near the corner of Edwards and Prospect Streets, New Haven, Connecticut.
0.8 miW
Park
Edgerton, New Haven
22 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.
0.9 miS
Neighbourhood
Whitney Avenue Historic District, New Haven
24 min walk • The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Eli Whitney Museum open?

Eli Whitney Museum is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 10 am - 3 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Eli Whitney Museum?

Nearby attractions include St. Thomas's Episcopal Church, New Haven (8 min walk), East Rock Park, New Haven (13 min walk), Atwater-Linton House, Hamden (16 min walk), Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, New Haven (17 min walk).

How to get to Eli Whitney Museum by public transport?

The nearest stations to Eli Whitney Museum:

Bus

Whitney/Cold Spring • Lines: Blue Line (Day) (19 min walk)
Canner/Whitney • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Blue Line (Weekend), Orange Line (Day) (22 min walk)