Walnut Hill District, New Britain

Name: Walnut Hill District
Address: New Britain, United States

#23 among attractions in New Britain

Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Gothic Revival architecture

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Facts and practical information

The Walnut Hill District is a historic district encompassing a predominantly residential area southwest of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Roughly bounded by Walnut Hill Park and the New Britain General Hospital, as well as West Main, Main, Arch, and Hart Streets, the area mirrors in residential architecture the growth of the city as an industrial center between 1840 and 1930. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. ()

Area: 36 acres (0.0562 mi²)Coordinates: 41°39'51"N, 72°47'2"W

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New Britain United States

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Walnut Hill District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Britain Stadium, New Britain Museum of American Art, Walnut Hill Park, Sacred Heart Parish.

1.2 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball, Sport venue
New Britain Stadium, New Britain
30 min walk • New Britain Stadium is a baseball venue in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. It is the home of the New Britain Bees of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Opened in 1996, the stadium seats 6,146 spectators.
0.4 miW
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain
11 min walk • The New Britain Museum of American Art is an art museum in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, it is the first museum in the country dedicated to American art.
~1860 ftW
Park, Neoclassical architecture
Walnut Hill Park, New Britain
9 min walk • Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers.
0.7 miNW
Church
Sacred Heart Parish, New Britain
17 min walk • Sacred Heart Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. Founded on August 10, 1894. It is one of the oldest Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Archdiocese of Hartford.
~1550 ftNE
41°40'4"N • 72°46'52"W
New Britain Industrial Museum, New Britain
8 min walk • Museum
~1010 ftE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
South Congregational Church, New Britain
5 min walk • The South Congregational Church is a historic church at 90 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It is a large brownstone Gothic Revival structure, located at a central intersection in the city's heart. The church was built in 1865, with the parish house added in 1889. Both were designed by the noted Boston architect George F.
~1280 ftE
Church
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, New Britain
7 min walk • Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic former church building at 69 Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. Built in 1891 to a design by Amos P. Cutting, it is a distinctive local example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture.
0.7 miN
Synagogue, Romanesque revival architecture
Tephereth Israel Synagogue, New Britain
18 min walk • Tephereth Israel Synagogue is a synagogue at 76 Winter Street in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. The Orthodox congregation, founded in 1925, meets at a two-story brick temple with Colonial Revival and Renaissance features, designed by Hartford architect Adolf Feinberg and built in 1925.
~1540 ftNW
41°40'4"N • 72°47'11"W
New Britain Youth Museum, New Britain
8 min walk • Children's museum, Museum
~1980 ftW
Synagogue
Temple B'Nai Israel, New Britain
10 min walk • Temple B'Nai Israel is a former Jewish synagogue at 265 West Main Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It is a Beaux Arts building originally constructed as a Masonic Hall in 1929, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 under the name "Masonic Temple".
~1020 ftSE
Church
First Lutheran Church of the Reformation, New Britain
5 min walk • The First Lutheran Church of the Reformation is a historic church at 77 Franklin Square in New Britain, Connecticut. The congregation was founded in 1885 and the current church building was constructed 1903-07.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Walnut Hill District?

Nearby attractions include Trinity-on-Main, New Britain (5 min walk), South Congregational Church, New Britain (5 min walk), First Lutheran Church of the Reformation, New Britain (5 min walk), Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, New Britain (7 min walk).

How to get to Walnut Hill District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Walnut Hill District:

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Downtown New Britain Station (10 min walk)
East Main Street Station (28 min walk)