Beaver Hills, New Haven

#152 among attractions in New Haven

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Beaver Hills is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The older, east central portion of the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Beaver Hills Historic District. The southwest portion is a state historic district called the Fairlawn-Nettleton Historic District. ()

Coordinates: 41°19'28"N, 72°56'46"W

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West New Haven (Beaver Hills)New Haven United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Yale School of Art, Grove Street Cemetery, Ingalls Rink, Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.

1.2 miSE
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
31 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.
1.2 miSE
Landmark cemetery with graves of famous
Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven
32 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.
1.2 miSE
Game and entertainment center, Hockey, Sport venue
Ingalls Rink, New Haven
32 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.
0.8 miSE
Church
Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven
20 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.
1.2 miSE
Church
Christ Church, New Haven
30 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.
1.2 miSE
Park
Scantlebury Skate Park, New Haven
31 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.
1.1 miE
Botanical garden, Park
Marsh Botanical Gardens, New Haven
29 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.
0.9 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, New Haven
22 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.
0.9 miS
Church, Romanesque architecture
Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven
24 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.
0.4 miNE
41°19'42"N • 72°56'20"W
Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven
12 min walk • Park
1.2 miSE
Monuments and statues
Lipstick on Caterpillar Tracks, New Haven
30 min walk • Lipstick on Caterpillar Tracks is a weathering steel sculpture by Claes Oldenburg. It is located at Morse College Courtyard, at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Beaver Hills?

Nearby attractions include Beaver Hills Historic District, New Haven (4 min walk), Fairlawn–Nettleton Historic District, New Haven (8 min walk), Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven (12 min walk), New Haven Armory, New Haven (14 min walk).

How to get to Beaver Hills by public transport?

The nearest stations to Beaver Hills:

Bus

Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (20 min walk)
Chemestry • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Blue Line (Weekend), Orange Line (Day) (32 min walk)