Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children, New Haven

Name: Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children
Address: New Haven, United States

#125 among attractions in New Haven

Italianate architecture

Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children

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The Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children is an important landmark of African-American history at 106 Goffe Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The building, also known as Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ()

Architectural style: Renaissance revivalCoordinates: 41°18'55"N, 72°56'5"W

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Central New Haven (Dixwell)New Haven United States

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Day trips

Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children – 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.

0.5 miSE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
14 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.
0.5 miSE
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
14 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.
~1720 ftS
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
9 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.
0.4 miE
Landmark cemetery with graves of famous
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
11 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
14 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.
0.5 miSE
Park
Branford College, New Haven
12 min walk • Branford College is one of the 14 residential colleges at Yale University.
0.5 miE
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
14 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.
0.5 miSE
Park, Library
Berkeley College, New Haven
12 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.
0.5 miSE
Music venue, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Woolsey Hall, New Haven
14 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.
0.4 miSE
Park, Library
Saybrook College, New Haven
11 min walk • Saybrook College is one of the 14 residential colleges at Yale University. It was founded in 1933 by partitioning the Memorial Quadrangle into two parts: Saybrook and Branford.
~1440 ftN
Church
Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven
7 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children?

Nearby attractions include St. Luke's Episcopal Church, New Haven (2 min walk), Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven (7 min walk), Morse College, New Haven (8 min walk), Lipstick on Caterpillar Tracks, New Haven (8 min walk).

How to get to Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children by public transport?

The nearest stations to Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children:

Bus

Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (5 min walk)
Broadway/York • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (10 min walk)

Train

New Haven-State Street (25 min walk)