Edgewood Park Historic District, New Haven

#96 among attractions in New Haven

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Edgewood Historic District is a historic district located in the west-central portion of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. A predominantly residential area roughly bisected by Edgewood Avenue, a broad boulevard which features a large central esplanade and forms the principal east-west artery through the heart of the district. The area includes 232 contributing buildings, 4 other contributing structures, and 1 contributing object. Most of these were built between about 1888 and 1900, and represent the city's first neighborhood planned under the tenets of the City Beautiful movement. They are generally either Queen Anne or Colonial Revival in style, and are set on larger lots. ()

Coordinates: 41°18'59"N, 72°57'15"W

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West New Haven (Edgewood)New Haven United States

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Edgewood Park Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Yale School of Art, Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church.

1.3 miSE
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
35 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.
1.3 miSE
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
35 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.
1.2 miE
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.
1.1 miE
Church
Dixwell Avenue Congregational Church, New Haven
28 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 miE
Church
Christ Church, New Haven
31 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.
1.3 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Theater
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
34 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.
1 miE
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.
0.6 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven
16 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.
1.1 miNE
41°19'42"N • 72°56'20"W
Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven
29 min walk • Park
1.3 miE
Library
Morse College, New Haven
33 min walk • Morse College is one of the fourteen residential colleges at Yale University, built in 1961 and designed by Eero Saarinen. It is adjacent to Ezra Stiles College and the two colleges share many facilities. The current Head of College is Catherine Panter-Brick. The Associate Head of College is Mark Eggerman.
1.1 miS
Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven
28 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 Edgewood Park Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Fairlawn–Nettleton Historic District, New Haven (11 min walk), Plymouth Congregational Church, New Haven (16 min walk), Beaver Hills, New Haven (18 min walk), West River, New Haven (19 min walk).

How to get to Edgewood Park Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Edgewood Park Historic District:

Bus

Stop & Shop • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (22 min walk)
129 York • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Orange Line (Day) (34 min walk)