Edgewood Park Historic District facts for kids
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Edgewood Historic District
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Chapel Street Bridge in Edgewood Park
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 Location in Connecticut
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Whalley Ave. and Elm St., Sherman Ave. and Boulevard, Edgewood and Derby, and Yale Aves., New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Area | 240 acres (97 ha) |
| Architect | Mitchell, Donald Grant; Et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001991 |
| Added to NRHP | September 9, 1986 |
The Edgewood Historic District is a special area in New Haven, Connecticut. It's like a preserved neighborhood in the west-central part of the city. This district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. This means it's an important place in history!
This area is mostly homes. A wide street called Edgewood Avenue runs right through it. It even has a grassy area in the middle! This street is the main road going east and west through the district. There are 232 important buildings here. Plus, there are 4 other structures and 1 special object that add to its history. Most of these buildings were built a long time ago, between 1888 and 1900. This was the first neighborhood in New Haven planned using the 'City Beautiful movement' ideas. The buildings are usually in the Queen Anne style or Colonial Revival style. They often sit on bigger pieces of land, especially along Edgewood Avenue.
Exploring Edgewood Park
One of the coolest natural features here is the West River. It flows through Edgewood Park at the eastern end of the district. The park runs from north to south. From the West River, the land quickly rises about forty feet up to Yale Avenue on the west.
Edgewood Park is not just pretty; it also has important memorials. You can find memorials for the Spanish–American War and the Holocaust there. The way the park looks today was designed in 1910. A famous landscape architect named Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. created its layout.
Edgewood Neighborhood and Getting Around
The historic district covers the central part of the larger Edgewood neighborhood. This neighborhood is generally bordered by Whalley Avenue, Sherman Avenue, Chapel Street, and Edgewood Park. The district also touches the Dwight Street Historic District on its eastern side.
If you want to get around, Edgewood Avenue is served by route 246 of Connecticut Transit New Haven. This is a public bus service. The main road going north and south is Ella Grasso Boulevard, which is also known as Route 10.
