Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in New Haven, United States

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 8.4 km
Ascend 107 m
Descend 105 m

Explore New Haven in United States with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in New Haven

Sight 1: Dwight Street Historic District

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The Dwight Street Historic District is an irregularly shaped 135-acre (55 ha) historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district is located immediately west of the center of Downtown New Haven and is generally bounded by Elm Street on the north, Park Street on the east, North Frontage Road on the south, and Sherman Avenue on the west. It contains one of the city's highest concentrations of well-preserved 19th and early 20th-century residential architecture, much of which was developed for the working classes in the city's factories. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The historic district includes most of the Dwight neighborhood and several blocks of the northeast corner of the West River neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Dwight Street Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

1531 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 2: Edgewood Park Historic District

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Edgewood Park Historic District Polaron / CC BY 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Edgewood Park Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

521 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Fairlawn-Nettleton Historic District

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Fairlawn–Nettleton Historic District is a state-designated historic district in New Haven, Connecticut.

Wikipedia: Fairlawn–Nettleton Historic District (EN)

1331 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 4: Westville Village Historic District

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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. This center developed in the 19th century as an industrial mill village distinct from the city center, and retains many architectural features of that period. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003, and its boundaries were increased slightly in 2006.

Wikipedia: Westville Village Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

1546 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 5: Beaver Hills Historic District

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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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings.

Wikipedia: Beaver Hills Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

1561 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 6: Winchester Repeating Arms Historic District

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Winchester Repeating Arms Historic District

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. It includes 867 properties, which "include 858 major structures and 131 notable outbuildings." Of these structures, 876 are buildings deemed to contribute to the historical and/or architectural significance of the area, and most of these are residential. However the center of the district is "dominated" by the 75-acre (30 ha) tract of the former Winchester Repeating Arms Company, which contains industrial buildings.

Wikipedia: Winchester Repeating Arms Company Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

1308 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 7: Prospect Hill Historic District

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Prospect Hill Historic District

The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre (75 ha) historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.

Wikipedia: Prospect Hill Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut) (EN), Heritage Website

606 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: Whitney Avenue Historic District

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The Whitney Avenue Historic District is a historic district in the East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It is a 203-acre (82 ha) district which included 1,084 contributing buildings when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Wikipedia: Whitney Avenue Historic District (EN), Heritage Website

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