Hillhouse Avenue Historic District | |
 Skinner House, Town and Davis, 1832. | |
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| Location | Bounded by Sachem, Temple, Trumbull, and Prospect Sts., Whitney and Hillhouse Aves. & RR tracks, New Haven, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°18′52.2″N 72°55′23.6″W / 41.314500°N 72.923222°W |
| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Built | 1792 |
| Architect | Town and Davis, Henry Austin, et al. |
| Architectural style | Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 85002507[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 13, 1985 |
Hillhouse Avenue is a street in New Haven, Connecticut, famous for its many nineteenth century mansions, including the president's house at Yale University. Both Charles Dickens and Mark Twain have described it as "the most beautiful street in America."[2] Much of the avenue is included in the Hillhouse Avenue Historic District, which extends to include houses on adjacent streets.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Hillhouse Avenue, City of New Haven". Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
- ^ Mary McCahon; J. Paul Loether; John Herzan (December 17, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Hillhouse Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. and Accompanying 22 photos, from 1979 and 1985