Walnut Hill Park

Walnut Hill Park
Walnut Hill Park is located in Connecticut
Walnut Hill Park
Walnut Hill Park is located in the United States
Walnut Hill Park
LocationW. Main St., New Britain, Connecticut
Coordinates41°39′43″N 72°47′31″W / 41.66194°N 72.79194°W / 41.66194; -72.79194
Area98 acres (40 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
ArchitectOlmsted, Fredrick Law; Magonigle, H. Van Buren
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.82001000[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1982

Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.