Howard Avenue Historic District, New Haven

Name: Howard Avenue Historic District
Address: New Haven, United States

#150 among attractions in New Haven

Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture

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Howard Avenue Historic District, New Haven

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The Howard Avenue Historic District is a 32-acre historic district in The Hill neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Extending along Howard Avenue between Minor Street and Interstate 95, it contains an unusually high concentration of well-preserved late 19th-century middle class vernacular architecture, reflecting the area's growth at that time. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. ()

Coordinates: 41°17'32"N, 72°55'57"W

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South New Haven (The Hill)New Haven United States

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Howard Avenue Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Yale University Art Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven Green, Wooster Square.

1.1 miN
Museum, Art gallery, Art museum
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven
29 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.
1.1 miN
Collection of 16th- to 19th-century art
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven
28 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.
1.1 miN
Park
New Haven Green, New Haven
29 min walk • The New Haven Green is a 16-acre privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut.
1.2 miNE
Entertainment district, Nightlife, Dancing
Wooster Square, New Haven
31 min walk • Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut to the east of downtown. The name refers to a park square located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel Street and Academy Street in the center of the neighborhood.
1 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Cinema
Shubert Theatre, New Haven
26 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 miN
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.
0.5 miE
Theater, Concerts and shows
Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven
14 min walk • Long Wharf Theatre is a nonprofit institution in New Haven, Connecticut, a pioneer in the not-for-profit regional theatre movement, the originator of several prominent plays, and a venue where many internationally known actors have appeared.
1.1 miN
Monuments and statues
Amistad Memorial, New Haven
30 min walk • The Amistad Memorial in New Haven, Connecticut is a bronze sculpture created by Ed Hamilton to recognize the events of the 1839 Amistad Affair. The affair was a kidnapping of 53 Africans and their subsequent mutiny aboard La Amistad.
1.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Theater
Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven
29 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.
1.2 miNE
Park, Neighbourhood
Wooster Square Historic District, New Haven
30 min walk • The Wooster Square Historic District encompasses much of the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
1.5 miNE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Quinnipiac Trail, New Haven
39 min walk • The Quinnipiac Trail is a 24-mile Blue-Blazed hiking trail in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is the product of the evolution and growth of the first 10.6-mile trail designated in Connecticut's Blue-Blazed Hiking Trail system, with its light-blue rectangular vertical painted blazes.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Howard Avenue Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Trowbridge Square Historic District, New Haven (8 min walk), Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven (14 min walk), Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, New Haven (15 min walk), Beth Israel Synagogue, New Haven (15 min walk).

How to get to Howard Avenue Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Howard Avenue Historic District:

Train

New Haven Union Station (13 min walk)
New Haven-State Street (27 min walk)

Bus

Amistad/Cedar • Lines: Blue Line (Weekend) (15 min walk)
Boyer Center/Hope • Lines: Blue Line (Day), Orange Line (Day) (18 min walk)