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The Wooster Square Historic District encompasses much of the Wooster Square neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.Centered on a rectangular park named in honor of General David Wooster, the area was developed as a residential neighborhood beginning in the 1820s, and was by the 1840s a desirable area to live, with many high-quality Greek Revival homes.
Wooster Square is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, to the east of downtown. [1] The name refers to a park square (named for the American Revolutionary War hero, David Wooster) located between Greene Street, Wooster Place, Chapel Street and Academy Street in the center of the neighborhood.
[1] [2] The gift of Italian-Americans, the statue was installed in 1892 in Wooster Square. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] An October 12, 1892 article in the New Haven Register described the time capsule that was placed under the statue: "The corner stone will hold a metallic box containing a number of coins and papers enclosed in a leathery case.
Permanent school that grew out of a meeting of New Haven citizens in 1864. New Haven architect Henry Austin donated the design. Used as a school until 1874 when African-American children began attending previously all white public schools. The building was then used by African-American community organizations. [19] 24
The New Haven Museum and Historical Society (originally known as the New Haven Colony Historical Society) was founded in 1862 in New Haven, Connecticut for the purposes of preserving and presenting the region’s history. The museum has a collection containing art, photography, furniture and other artifacts from throughout New Haven’s history ...
The city of New Haven, Connecticut has many distinct neighborhoods.In addition to Downtown, centered on the central business district and the Green, are the following neighborhoods: the west central neighborhoods of Dixwell and Dwight; the southern neighborhoods of The Hill, historic water-front City Point (or Oyster Point), and the harborside district of Long Wharf; the western neighborhoods ...
New Haven: History: Living museum of colonial life and architecture Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum: Hamden: New Haven: Art: Art related to the Irish Great Hunger of 1845–1852 Imagine Nation Museum: Bristol: Hartford: Children's: website, hands-on, interactive children's museum for ages 2 to 10 Institute For American Indian Studies ...
Location of New Haven County in Connecticut. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut.It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.