University of New Haven, West Haven

Name: University of New Haven
Address: 300 Boston Post Rd, West Haven, United States

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The University of New Haven is a private university in West Haven, Connecticut. Between its main campus in West Haven and its graduate school campus in Orange, Connecticut, the university grounds cover about 122 acres of land. The university includes the College of Arts and Sciences, the Pompea College of Business, the Tagliatela College of Engineering, the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences, and the School of Health Sciences. The university is a member of the Northeast-10 Conference and its mascot is a charger, a medieval war horse. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1920 (104 years ago)Coordinates: 41°17'26"N, 72°57'42"W

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300 Boston Post RdWest Haven (Allingtown)West Haven United States

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University of New Haven – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ward-Heitman House, American Mills Web Shop, Evergreen Cemetery, West Haven Community House.

1.1 miSE
Museum, History museum
Ward-Heitman House, West Haven
29 min walk • The Ward-Heitman House is a historic house museum at 277 Elm Street in West Haven, Connecticut. Built on or before 1725, it is believed to be the oldest standing house in the former territory of the New Haven Colony.
0.5 miNE
Italianate architecture
American Mills Web Shop, West Haven
12 min walk • The American Mills Web Shop is a historic industrial complex at Orange Avenue and Front Street in West Haven, Connecticut. Developed between 1903 and 1914, it is a good example of industrial development of the period. The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
1.1 miNE
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven
28 min walk • Evergreen Cemetery is located in the West River neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by some of New Haven's most prominent citizens in 1848. Evergreen Cemetery is a non-sectarian, non-profit organization that is managed by the Association's board of trustees.
1.1 miSE
41°16'38"N • 72°56'57"W
West Haven Community House, West Haven
29 min walk • Park
1.2 miNE
Synagogue
Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, New Haven
32 min walk • The Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, once known colloquially as The White Street Shul and now as the Thomas Hill Chapel, is a historic religious building at 30 White Street in New Haven, Connecticut.
1.2 miNE
Synagogue
Beth Israel Synagogue, New Haven
32 min walk • Congregation Beth Israel, also known as the Orchard Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 232 Orchard Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The synagogue building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1 miNE
Universities and schools
Yale University, New Haven
25 min walk • Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Redfield & West Streets Historic District, New Haven
31 min walk • Redfield & West Streets Historic District is a state-designated historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. It is located in The Hill neighborhood in southern New Haven.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
West River, New Haven
32 min walk • West River is an official neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The neighborhood covers the part of the city east of the West River and south of Chapel Street.
~1100 ftNE
Sport venue, Sport
Quigley Stadium, West Haven
6 min walk • Quigley Stadium is a stadium in West Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was originally built in 1947 from surplus bleachers that were once installed on flat bed light rail cars and towed alongside the Yale crew team as they competed off of nearby Orange Avenue.
0.5 miNW
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium, West Haven
12 min walk • Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium is a sport stadium in West Haven, Connecticut. The facility is primarily used by the University of New Haven athletic teams, as well as the University of New Haven Chargers Marching Band.