Historic places in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven in New Haven County has 74 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 40 buildings, 26 districts, 6 structures, 2 sites. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 2024. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, community planning and development. 9 are National Historic Landmarks: Connecticut Hall, Yale University, Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven Green Historic District, Yale Bowl, Chittenden, Russell Henry, House, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, Dana, James Dwight, House, Marsh, Othniel C., House, Mendel, Lafayette B., House.
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Connecticut Hall, Yale University
Connecticut Hall (formerly South Middle College) is a Georgian building on the Old Campus of Yale University. [Wikipedia]
Bounded by High, Chapel, Elm, and College Sts. · NPS record #66000806
Grove Street Cemetery (also New Haven City Burial Ground)
Grove Street Cemetery or Grove Street Burial Ground is a cemetery in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]
200 Grove St. · NPS record #97000830
New Haven Green Historic District
The New Haven Green is a 16-acre (65,000 m2) privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]
Bounded by Chapel, College, Elm, and Church Sts. · NPS record #70000838
Yale Bowl
The Yale Bowl is a college football stadium located in New Haven, Connecticut, near the border with West Haven, about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the main campus of Yale University. [Wikipedia]
SW of intersection of Chapel St. and Yale Ave. · NPS record #87000756
Chittenden, Russell Henry, House (also John C. Flanagan Law Office)
Built in the 1880s, it was the longtime home of Russell Henry Chittenden, who lived there from 1887 to his death in 1943. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #75001944
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) is the Connecticut state government's agricultural experiment station, a state government component that engages in scientific research and public outreach in agriculture and related fields. [Wikipedia]
123 Huntington St. · NPS record #66000805
Dana, James Dwight, House
This building, designed by New Haven architect Henry Austin, was the home of Yale University geology professor James Dwight Dana (1813–95). [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #66000874
Marsh, Othniel C., House (also Marsh Hall)
Marsh Hall, historically known as the Othniel C. Marsh House, is a historic house on Prospect Hill in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #66000875
Mendel, Lafayette B., House
This building, designed by New Haven architect Henry Austin, was the home of Yale University physiology professor, Lafayette Benedict Mendel (1872–1935) from 1900 to 1924. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #76002138
Armstrong Rubber Company Building (also Pirelli Building)
The Hotel Marcel (formerly the Armstrong Rubber Company Building or the Pirelli Tire Building) is located in the Long Wharf district of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. [Wikipedia]
500 Sargent Dr. · NPS record #100006451
Beaver Hills Historic District
The Beaver Hills Historic District is a 97-acre (39 ha) historic district in the Beaver Hills neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Crescent St., Goffe Terr., and Boulevard · NPS record #86002108
Chapel Street Historic District
The Chapel Street Historic District is a 23-acre (9.3 ha) historic district in the Downtown New Haven area of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Park, Chapel, Temple, George, and Crown Sts. · NPS record #84001123
Edgewood Park Historic District
Edgewood Historic District is a historic district located in the west-central portion of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Whalley Ave. and Elm St., Sherman Ave. and Boulevard, Edgewood and Derby, and Yale Aves. · NPS record #86001991
Five Mile Point Lighthouse (also New Haven Lighthouse,Old)
Five Mile Point Light, also known as Five Mile Point Lighthouse or Old New Haven Harbor Lighthouse, is a U.S. lighthouse in Long Island Sound on the coast of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Lighthouse Point Park · NPS record #90001108
Mory's
Mory's, known also as Mory's Temple Bar, is a private club adjacent to the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, founded in 1849 and housed in a clubhouse that was originally a private home built sometime before 1817. [Wikipedia]
306 York St. · NPS record #04001552
New Haven Railroad Station (also Union Station)
New Haven Union Station is the main railroad passenger station in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Union Ave. · NPS record #75001941
Ninth Square Historic District
The Ninth Square Historic District encompasses a historically diverse and well-preserved part of the commercial area of Downtown New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Church, State, George, and Court Sts. · NPS record #84001135
Orange Street Historic District
The Orange Street Historic District encompasses a large residential in the East Rock section of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Whitney Ave., State, Eagle & Trumbull Sts. · NPS record #85002314
Prospect Hill Historic District (also See Also:Marsh, Othniel C., House; Connecticut Agricultural E)
The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre (75 ha) historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Off CT 10 · NPS record #79002670
Quinnipiac River Historic District
Quinnipiac River Historic District is a 313-acre (127 ha) historic district straddling the Quinnipiac River in the Fair Haven and Fair Haven Heights neighborhoods of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Quinnipiac Ave., Lexington, Chapel, Ferry, Pine, Front, and Lombard Sts. · NPS record #84001139
Upper State Street Historic District
The Upper State Street Historic District encompasses a well-preserved neighborhood commercial district of the late 19th century in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly State St. from Bradley St. to Mill River St. · NPS record #84001143
Whitney Avenue Historic District (also See Also:Hall--Benedict Drug Company Building)
The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Burns St., Livingston St., Cold Spring St., Orange St., Bradley St., and Whitney Ave. · NPS record #88003209
Wooster Square Historic District
Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, to the east of downtown. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Columbus, Wooster Sq., Chapel St., and Court St. · NPS record #71000914
Ahavas Sholem Synagogue (also Thomas Chapel of the Church of Christ)
The Ahavas Sholem Synagogue, once known colloquially as The White Street Shul and now as the Thomas Hill Chapel, is a historic religious building at 30 White Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
30 White St. · NPS record #95000559
Armstrong, M. and Company Carriage Factory
The M. Armstrong and Company Carriage Factory is a historic carriage factory building at 433 Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
433 Chapel St. · NPS record #11000612
Beth Israel Synagogue
Congregation Beth Israel, also known as the Orchard Street Shul, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 232 Orchard Street in New Haven, Connecticut, in the United States. [Wikipedia]
232 Orchard St. · NPS record #95000578
Blackman, Elisha, Building (also York-Chapel Building)
The Elisha Blackman Building, also known as the York-Chapel Building, is a historic mixed commercial-residential building at 176 York Street in the Downtown New Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
176 York St. · NPS record #78002863
Christ Church New Haven
Christ Church, also known as Christ Church New Haven, is an Episcopal parish church at 70 Broadway in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
70 Broadway · NPS record #09000420
Cook, John, House
Built about 1807, it is one of the city's oldest surviving stone buildings, further notable for a parade of locally or statewide prominent residents. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83003576
Crawford, George W., Manor (also Crawford Manor)
Crawford Manor, also the George W. Crawford House or George Crawford Towers, is a historic high-rise apartment building at 84-96 Park Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
84-96 Park St. · NPS record #15000113
Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ
The Dixwell Avenue Congregational United Church of Christ is a historic church at 217 Dixwell Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
217 Dixwell Ave. · NPS record #100003148
Dwight Street Historic District (also West Village)
The Dwight Street Historic District is an irregularly shaped 135-acre (55 ha) historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Park, N. Frontage, Scranton, Sherman, and Elm Sts. · NPS record #83001281
East Rock Park
East Rock Park is a park in the city of New Haven and the town of Hamden, Connecticut, that is operated as a New Haven city park. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by State, Davis, Livingston Sts., Park and Mitchell Drs., and Whitney Ave. · NPS record #97000299
Edgerton (also Edgerton Park; Frederick F. Brewster Estate)
Edgerton Park, also known as the Frederick F. Brewster Estate, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) public park on Whitney Avenue, straddling the New Haven–Hamden town line in Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
840 Whitney Ave. · NPS record #88001469
Fort Nathan Hale (also Fort Hale Park; Black Rock)
Fort Nathan Hale, also known as Fort Hale Park, Black Rock, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) city park located on the east shore of New Haven Harbor in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
S end of Woodward Ave. · NPS record #70000711
Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children (also Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Masons)
The Goffe Street Special School for Colored Children is an important landmark of African-American history at 106 Goffe Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
106 Goffe St. · NPS record #79002643
Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building
The Hall-Benedict Drug Company Building is a historic commercial building at 763-767 Orange Street in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
763--767 Orange St. · NPS record #86001205
Hillhouse Avenue Historic District (also See Also:Dana, James Dwight, House; Chittenden, Russell H., H)
Hillhouse Avenue is a Street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University. [Wikipedia]
Bounded by Sachem, Temple, Trumbull, and Prospect Sts., Whitney and Hillhouse Aves. & RR tracks · NPS record #85002507
Hooker, Elizabeth R., House
It is a 2+1⁄2-story brick English-style Arts and Crafts suburban villa designed by Delano and Aldrich and built in 1914 for Elizabeth R. Hooker (1874–1965). [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #09000695
Howard Avenue Historic District
The Howard Avenue Historic District is a 32-acre (13 ha) historic district in The Hill neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Properties along Howard Ave. between I-95 and Cassius St. · NPS record #85002308
Imperial Granum-Joseph Parker Buildings (also Del Monico Building)
The Imperial Granum-Joseph Parker Buildings, also known historically as the Del Monico Building, are a pair of conjoined historic commercial buildings at Elm and Orange Streets in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
47 and 49--51 Elm St. · NPS record #86000409
Lighthouse Point Carousel (also Lighthouse Point Park Carousel)
The Lighthouse Point Carousel is located in the East Shore section of New Haven, Connecticut in Lighthouse Point Park. [Wikipedia]
Lighthouse Point Park, Lighthouse Ave. · NPS record #83003578
Lincoln Theatre (also Little Theatre on Lincoln Street)
The Lincoln Theatre, also known as Little Theatre on Lincoln Street, is a historic performance space at 1 Lincoln Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
1 Lincoln St. · NPS record #84001134
Long Wharf Pier
351 Long Wharf Drive · NPS record #100011121
Moody, Dr. Mary B., House (also Chetstone)
The Dr. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #100000930
Morris Cove Historic District
The Morris Cove Historic District encompasses a former summer resort area in eastern New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Between Dean & Myron Sts., Morris Causeway & Townsend Ave. · NPS record #100002320
Morris House
Probably built in the late 17th century, it is one of New Haven's oldest surviving buildings, and a good example of First Period colonial architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #72001341
New Haven Armory (also Goffe Street Armory)
270 Goffe St. · NPS record #100006556
New Haven City Hall
The New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse is located at 161 Church Street in the Downtown section of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
161 Church St. · NPS record #75001940
New Haven Clock Company Factory (also The Clock Shop)
The New Haven Clock Company Factory is a historic industrial complex at 133 Hamilton Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
133 Hamilton St. · NPS record #100000761
New Haven County Courthouse (also New Haven Superior Court; Geogroaphic Area Court 23)
The New Haven County Courthouse is located at 121 Elm Street in the Downtown section of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
121 Elm St. · NPS record #03000404
New Haven Jewish Home for the Aged
Completed in 1923 and repeatedly enlarged thereafter, it was the second organization in the state to provide housing and medical care to the local elderly and indigent Jewish population. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #79002641
New Haven Lawn Club
The New Haven Lawn Club is a private social club located on Whitney Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, close to Yale University. [Wikipedia]
193 Whitney Ave. · NPS record #03000309
Nicoll, Caroline, House
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #83001283
Orange Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Portions of Anderson, Canner, Cottage, Eagle, Foster, Nash, Nicoll, North Bank & Willow Sts. · NPS record #100001340
Oyster Point Historic District (also Oyster Point; City Point)
City Point (formerly known as Oyster Point) is an area in what is now The Hill Neighborhood of the City of New Haven, Connecticut, located in the Southwestern portion of the City. [Wikipedia]
Rougly bounded by I-95, S. Water St., Howard Ave., Sea St., and Greenwich Ave. · NPS record #89001085
Pinto, William, House (also William Pinto-Eli Whitney House)
It is a Federal-style building of post-and-beam construction, and was built in 1810 for John Cook, a merchant. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #85002316
Plymouth Congregational Church (also Plymouth Church; Temple Keser Israel)
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. [Wikipedia]
1469 Chapel St. · NPS record #83001250
Quinnipiac Brewery (also Brewery Square)
The Quinnipiac Brewery, also known as Brewery Square, is a complex of brick buildings at 19-23 River Street in the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
19-23 River St. · NPS record #83001285
Raynham (also Kneeland Townsend House)
It is one of Connecticut's best-preserved Gothic Revival estates, having remained in the Townshend family for seven generations, and has a history dating back to the founding of the New Haven Colony in the 1630s. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #80004062
River Street Historic District
The River Street Historic District encompasses a historic industrial area in the Fair Haven section of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Chapel St., Blatchley Ave., New Haven Harbor, and James St. · NPS record #88003213
Schlaraffia Burg (also Schlaraffia Nova Portus German and Education Social Club; Knickerbocker Golf Club)
715 Sherman Pkwy-280 W. Hazel St. · NPS record #06000616
Southern New England Telephone Company Adminstrative Building
The Eli, formerly the Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, is a skyscraper at 227 Church Street in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
227 Church St. · NPS record #97001447
Southwest Ledge Lighthouse
Southwest Ledge Light is an active lighthouse marking the main entrance channel to the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
SW end of east breakwater at entrance to New Haven Harbor · NPS record #89001475
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
St. [Wikipedia]
111-113 Whalley Ave. · NPS record #03001170
Stratford Shoal Lighthouse
Stratford Shoal Light, officially Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light, is a lighthouse on a shoal in the middle of Long Island Sound approximately halfway between Port Jefferson, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
SW end of east breakwater at entrance to New Haven Harbor · NPS record #89001477
Strouse, Adler Company Corset Factory
The Strouse, Adler Company Corset Factory is a historic factory complex at 78-84 Olive Street in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
78-84 Olive St. · NPS record #02000864
Trowbridge Square Historic District (also Village of Spireworth; Mount Pleasant)
Trowbridge Square Historic District, originally known as Village of Spireworth and Mount Pleasant, is a well-preserved 19th-century neighborhood in the Hill section of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Columbus & Howard Aves. · NPS record #85002311
United States Post Office and Court House (also Richard C. Lee United States Courthouse; GSA #CT0024ZZ)
Built between 1913 and 1919, the structure was spared from a planned demolition in the 1960s, and instead renovated to continue its useful life. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #15000586
Welch Training School (also Welch School)
The Welch Training School, also known as the Welch School, is a historic school building at 495 Congress Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
495 Congress Ave. · NPS record #83001286
Westville Village Historic District
Westville Village Historic District is a historic district representing most of the commercial center of the Westville neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly along Blake St. and Whalley Ave. · NPS record #02001727
Westville Village Historic District (Boundary Increase)
827 Whalley Ave. · NPS record #06000954
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District
Roughly bounded by Sherman Pkwy., Ivy St., Mansfield St., Admiral St., and Sachem St. · NPS record #87002552
Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District (Boundary Increase)
The Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District is a historic district in New Haven, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Hamden Town Line, Mansfield, Hazel & Division Sts., Winchester Ave, Sherman Pky. · NPS record #13000898
Other towns in New Haven County
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