West River, New Haven

#167 among attractions in New Haven

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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. Official planning maps run the eastern and southern boundaries run along Day Street, Legion Avenue, Winthrop Avenue, and Davenport Avenue. The neighborhood is bounded by the Edgewood, Dwight, and Hill neighborhoods. The neighborhood includes West River Memorial Park and Evergreen Cemetery. The Hospital of St. Raphael is also included within the official neighborhood planning area. ()

Coordinates: 41°18'23"N, 72°57'2"W

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South New Haven (West River)New Haven United States

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West River – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Yale School of Art, Shubert Theatre.

1 miE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
27 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.
1 miE
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
27 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.
1 miE
Museum, Universities and schools, Art gallery
Yale School of Art, New Haven
25 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 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
29 min walk • The Shubert Theatre is a 1,600-seat theatre located at 247 College Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Originally opened in 1914 by The Shubert Organization, it was designed by Albert Swazey, a New York architect and built by the H.E. Murdock Construction Company.
1 miE
Neighbourhood
Chapel Street Historic District, New Haven
27 min walk • The Chapel Street Historic District is a 23-acre historic district in the Downtown New Haven area of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
1 miE
Church
Christ Church, New Haven
27 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 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Theater
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
26 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.
0.9 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. Luke's Episcopal Church, New Haven
25 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.
0.5 miNE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven
13 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.
0.8 miS
Italianate architecture
American Mills Web Shop, West Haven
21 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.
~1910 ftSE
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven
10 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to West River?

Nearby attractions include Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven (10 min walk), Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven (13 min walk), Yale University, New Haven (17 min walk), Edgewood Park Historic District, New Haven (19 min walk).

How to get to West River by public transport?

The nearest stations to West River:

Bus

Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (23 min walk)
129 York • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Orange Line (Day) (24 min walk)