Beaver Hills Historic District, New Haven

#109 among attractions in New Haven

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

Beaver Hills Historic District location map

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Facts and practical information

The Beaver Hills Historic District is a 97-acre historic district in the Beaver Hills neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings. ()

Coordinates: 41°19'28"N, 72°56'37"W

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West New Haven (Beaver Hills)New Haven United States

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Day trips

Beaver Hills Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale School of Art, Grove Street Cemetery, Ingalls Rink, Farmington Canal Heritage Trail.

1.1 miSE
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
29 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.
1.1 miSE
Landmark cemetery with graves of famous
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
30 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.
1.1 miSE
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Ingalls Rink, New Haven
29 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.
1.2 miSE
Hiking trail, Hiking
Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, New Haven
32 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
Church
Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven
17 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.
1.1 miSE
Church
Christ Church, New Haven
28 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.
1.1 miSE
Park
Scantlebury Skate Park, New Haven
29 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.
1 miE
Botanical garden, Park
Marsh Botanical Gardens, New Haven
26 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.
0.8 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, New Haven
20 min walk • St. Luke's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 111-113 Whalley Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1905 for a congregation founded in 1844, it is a good example of late Gothic Revival architecture, and is further notable as the second church in the city established as an African-American congregation.
1.2 miE
Observatories and planetariums
Yale University Observatory, New Haven
30 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.
0.9 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven
23 min walk • Plymouth Congregational Church, also known as Plymouth Church or Temple Keser Israel, is a former late-nineteenth-century Congregational Church at 1469 Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Beaver Hills Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Beaver Hills, New Haven (4 min walk), Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven (9 min walk), Fairlawn–Nettleton Historic District, New Haven (11 min walk), New Haven Armory, New Haven (12 min walk).

How to get to Beaver Hills Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Beaver Hills Historic District:

Bus

Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (19 min walk)
Divinity • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Blue Line (Weekend) (28 min walk)