Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven

Name: Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church
Address: 217 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven, United States

#32 among attractions in New Haven

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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. Its current church building, completed in 1969, is a major local example of Brutalist architecture, designed by John M. Johansen. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture in 2018. ()

Coordinates: 41°19'8"N, 72°56'1"W

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217 Dixwell AvenueCentral New Haven (Dixwell)New Haven United States

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Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Yale School of Art, Grove Street Cemetery.

0.7 miS
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
20 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.
0.8 miS
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
20 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.
0.6 miS
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
15 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.
0.5 miSE
Landmark cemetery with graves of famous
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
13 min walk • Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, that is surrounded by the Yale University campus. It was organized in 1796 as the New Haven Burying Ground and incorporated in October 1797 to replace the crowded burial ground on the New Haven Green.
0.5 miE
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Ingalls Rink, New Haven
13 min walk • David S. Ingalls Rink is a hockey rink in New Haven, Connecticut, designed by architect Eero Saarinen and built between 1953 and 1958 for Yale University. It is commonly referred to as The Whale, due to its shape. The building was constructed for $1.5 million, which was double its original cost estimate.
0.6 miSE
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
15 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.
0.7 miSE
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
18 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.
0.5 miS
Church
Christ Church, New Haven
14 min walk • Christ Church, also known as Christ Church New Haven, is an Episcopal parish church at 70 Broadway in New Haven, Connecticut. Christ Church follows an Anglo-Catholic style of worship and has a strong focus on urban ministry.
0.8 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Theater
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
20 min walk • Yale Repertory Theatre at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut was founded by Robert Brustein, dean of Yale School of Drama, in 1966, with the goal of facilitating a meaningful collaboration between theatre professionals and talented students.
0.6 miSE
Library
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven
16 min walk • The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is the rare book library and literary archive of the Yale University Library in New Haven, Connecticut. It is one of the largest buildings in the world dedicated to rare books and manuscripts.
0.5 miSE
Park
Scantlebury Skate Park, New Haven
13 min walk • Scantlebury Skate Park is a public skatepark built in Scantlebury Park in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. The park opened in 2020.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church?

Nearby attractions include Dixwell, New Haven (5 min walk), Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children, New Haven (7 min walk), New Haven Armory, New Haven (8 min walk), St. Luke's Episcopal Church, New Haven (9 min walk).

How to get to Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church:

Bus

Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (10 min walk)
Chemestry • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Blue Line (Weekend), Orange Line (Day) (14 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (29 min walk)