New Haven Green Historic District
New Haven Green Historic District is a district in New Haven, Connecticut, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1970.
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Last checked October 31, 2026 - Location
- New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
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History
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. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New Haven, and was designed and surveyed by colonist John Brockett. Today the Green is bordered by the modern paved roads of College, Chapel, Church, and Elm streets. Temple Street bisects the Green into upper (northwest) and lower (southeast) halves.
The green is host to numerous public events, such as the International Festival of Arts and Ideas and New Haven Jazz Festival, summer jazz and classical music concerts that can draw hundreds of thousands of people, as well as typical daily park activities. The New Haven Green Historic District was designated a National Historic Landmark District for the architectural significance of the three 19th-century churches located there.
The New Haven Green is one of the oldest and most well-known town greens in the nation, dating back to at least 1638. As of July 2017, the City of New Haven offers free public WiFi on the Green.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in New Haven
- Armstrong Rubber Company Building Building · listed 2021
- Beaver Hills Historic District District · listed 1986
- Chapel Street Historic District District · listed 1984
- Connecticut Hall, Yale University Building · listed 1966
- Edgewood Park Historic District District · listed 1986
- Five Mile Point Lighthouse Structure · listed 1990
- Grove Street Cemetery Site · listed 1997
- Mory's Building · listed 2005
- New Haven Railroad Station Building · listed 1975
- Ninth Square Historic District District · listed 1984
- Orange Street Historic District District · listed 1985
- Prospect Hill Historic District District · listed 1979
- Quinnipiac River Historic District District · listed 1984
- Upper State Street Historic District District · listed 1984
- Whitney Avenue Historic District District · listed 1989
Nearby historic places
- Farmington Canal-New Haven and Northampton Canal Suffield, CT · about 1 mi
- West Haven Green Historic District West Haven, CT · about 3 mi
- Miller, Henry F., House Orange, CT · about 3 mi
- Hamden High School Hamden, CT · about 4 mi
- Darling Family Farmstead and Tavern (Additional Documentation) Woodbridge, CT · about 5 mi
- Whitfield, Henry, House Guilford, CT · about 6 mi