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	'''Prospect Hill''' is a mostly residential neighborhood of the city of ]. It is located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of ].<ref>{{cite map \|publisher = New Haven City Plan Department \|title = Prospect Hill \|url = http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/pdfs/Maps/NeighborhoodPlanningMaps/Prospect_Hill.pdf \|accessdate = 2009-02-06}}</ref> The neighborhood contains ] and a portion of the main campus of ], including the Science Hill area, the ] area and the ]. The City of New Haven defines the neighborhood to be the region bounded by the town of ] in the north, Winchester Avenue in the west, Munson Street/Hillside Place/Prospect Street in the southwest, Trumbull Street in the south, and Whitney Avenue in the east. Most of the residential part of the neighborhood is part of the ]. Prospect Street is the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood.		'''Prospect Hill''' is a mostly residential neighborhood of the city of ]. It is located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of ].<ref>{{cite map \|publisher = New Haven City Plan Department \|title = Prospect Hill \|url = http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/CityPlan/pdfs/Maps/NeighborhoodPlanningMaps/Prospect_Hill.pdf \|accessdate = 2009-02-06}}</ref> The neighborhood contains ] and a portion of the main campus of ], including the Science Hill area, the ] area and the ]. The City of New Haven defines the neighborhood to be the region bounded by the town of ] in the north, Winchester Avenue in the west, Munson Street/Hillside Place/Prospect Street in the southwest, Trumbull Street in the south, and Whitney Avenue in the east. Most of the residential part of the neighborhood is part of the ]. Prospect Street is the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood.

			==Historic districts==
⚫	~~Most~~ ~~of the residential portion of the neighborhood is designated as the '''~~Prospect Hill Historic District~~''',~~ a {{convert\|185\|acre\|adj=on}} ] that is significant primarily for its architecture.<ref>A small row of properties on the west side of Prospect Street south of Hillside Place is technically within the ] neighborhood planning zone.</ref> The historic district includes major collections of ], ], ], and ]. Numerous other styles are also represented.<ref name="nrhpinv3">{{cite web\|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/79002670.pdf \|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Prospect Hill National Register District / Prospect Hill (pages 1-65 of combined PDF)\|date=January 5, 1979 \|author=Susan Ryan \|publisher=National Park Service}} and </ref>{{rp\|47-51}} Architects and firms represented include Boston's ] and ]; New York's ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and Heathcote Woolsey; Philadelphia's ]; Connecticut's ] and numerous others.<ref name=nrhpinv3/>{{rp\|51-52}}
			The neighborhood includes all of one historic district, the ], and portions of three others.

			===Prospect Hill Historic District===
			{{main\|Prospect Hill Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut)}}
		⚫	The Prospect Hill Historic District is a {{convert\|185\|acre\|adj=on}} ] that is significant primarily for its architecture.<ref>A small row of properties on the west side of Prospect Street south of Hillside Place is technically within the ] neighborhood planning zone.</ref> The historic district includes major collections of ], ], ], and ]. Numerous other styles are also represented.<ref name="nrhpinv3">{{cite web\|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/79002670.pdf \|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Prospect Hill National Register District / Prospect Hill (pages 1-65 of combined PDF)\|date=January 5, 1979 \|author=Susan Ryan \|publisher=National Park Service}} and </ref>{{rp\|47-51}} Architects and firms represented include Boston's ] and ]; New York's ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and Heathcote Woolsey; Philadelphia's ]; Connecticut's ] and numerous others.<ref name=nrhpinv3/>{{rp\|51-52}}

	==Selected contributing properties==
	The Prospect Hill Historic District includes major collections of ], ], ], and ]. Some of the more significant properties are listed below.		The Prospect Hill Historic District includes major collections of ], ], ], and ]. Some of the more significant properties are listed below.

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	*], 123 Huntington St., home of the first agricultural experiment station in Connecticut (listed as a National Historic Landmark)		*], 123 Huntington St., home of the first agricultural experiment station in Connecticut (listed as a National Historic Landmark)

	In addition to the Prospect Hill Historic District, the official neighborhood also includes the ], an area adjoining Downtown New Haven south of Science Hill. The neighborhood also includes part of the ]. The Prospect Hill Historic District excludes Yale University's relatively modern buildings on Science Hill as well as several Yale graduate student housing facilities (the Whitehall Apartment Complex, the Mansfield Apartments, and the Esplanade Apartments).		The Prospect Hill Historic District excludes Yale University's relatively modern buildings on Science Hill as well as several Yale graduate student housing facilities (the Whitehall Apartment Complex, the Mansfield Apartments, and the Esplanade Apartments).

			===Hillhouse Avenue Historic District===
			{{main\|Hillhouse Avenue Historic District}}
			In addition to the Prospect Hill Historic District, the official neighborhood also includes the ], an area adjoining Downtown New Haven south of Science Hill, and a portion of the ].

			===Whitney Avenue Historic District===
			{{main\|Whitney Avenue Historic District}}
			Significant buildings in the Whitney Avenue Historic Historic district that are in the Prospect Hill neighborhood include:
			*

			===Edgerton Park Historic District===
			The neighborhood also includes part of the ], another historic district listed on the NRHP.

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==

Revision as of 20:05, 6 September 2010

It has been suggested that Prospect Hill Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut) be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since February 2010.

Prospect Hill is a mostly residential neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is located in the north central portion of the city, directly north of Downtown New Haven. The neighborhood contains Albertus Magnus University and a portion of the main campus of Yale University, including the Science Hill area, the Hillhouse Avenue area and the Yale Peabody Museum. The City of New Haven defines the neighborhood to be the region bounded by the town of Hamden in the north, Winchester Avenue in the west, Munson Street/Hillside Place/Prospect Street in the southwest, Trumbull Street in the south, and Whitney Avenue in the east. Most of the residential part of the neighborhood is part of the Prospect Hill Historic District. Prospect Street is the main thoroughfare through the neighborhood.

Historic districts

The neighborhood includes all of one historic district, the Hillhouse Avenue Historic District, and portions of three others.

Prospect Hill Historic District

Main article: Prospect Hill Historic District (New Haven, Connecticut)

The Prospect Hill Historic District is a 185-acre (75 ha) historic district that is significant primarily for its architecture. The historic district includes major collections of Queen Anne architecture, Shingle Style architecture, Colonial Revival architecture, and Tudor Revival architecture. Numerous other styles are also represented. Architects and firms represented include Boston's Peabody and Stearns and R. Clipston Sturgis; New York's Grosvenor Atterbury, Don Barber, J.C. Cady & Co., George S. Chappell, Delano & Aldrich, Ewing & Chappell, James Gamble Rogers, Rossiter & Muller, and Heathcote Woolsey; Philadelphia's Mantle Fielding; Connecticut's Henry Austin and numerous others.

The Prospect Hill Historic District includes major collections of Queen Anne architecture, Shingle Style architecture, Colonial Revival architecture, and Tudor Revival architecture. Some of the more significant properties are listed below.

Anna L. Graves House, a Queen Anne c. 1890 house at 35 Autumn Street
Silk House, Colonial Revival, c. 1915, at 75 Autumn Street, designed by architects Brown & VanBeren
152, 166 and 180 East Rock Road, three Shingle style houses
259-61, 262, 266, 269, 270-272, and 278 Canner Street, six Colonial Revival houses, c. 1900-1910
Celentano Public School, 370 Canner Street, Victoria, originally built as Yale's first observatory
80 Cliff Street, a Queen Anne house, c. 1890
Ellsworth Foote House at 145 East Rock Road, and 152, 166, 180 East Rock Road, four Shingle Style houses
149 and 156 East Rock Road, two Queen Anne houses
237 East Rock Road, Colonial Revival with Federal details, c. 1910, former home of Yale University president A. Whitney Griswold
Othniel C. Marsh House, home of prominent 19th-century paleontologist (listed as a National Historic Landmark)
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington St., home of the first agricultural experiment station in Connecticut (listed as a National Historic Landmark)

The Prospect Hill Historic District excludes Yale University's relatively modern buildings on Science Hill as well as several Yale graduate student housing facilities (the Whitehall Apartment Complex, the Mansfield Apartments, and the Esplanade Apartments).

Hillhouse Avenue Historic District

Main article: Hillhouse Avenue Historic District

In addition to the Prospect Hill Historic District, the official neighborhood also includes the Hillhouse Avenue Historic District, an area adjoining Downtown New Haven south of Science Hill, and a portion of the Whitney Avenue Historic District.

Whitney Avenue Historic District

Main article: Whitney Avenue Historic District

Significant buildings in the Whitney Avenue Historic Historic district that are in the Prospect Hill neighborhood include:

Edgerton Park Historic District

The neighborhood also includes part of the Edgerton Park, another historic district listed on the NRHP.

Demographics

The residential part of the neighborhood roughly corresponds to census tract 1418.. Census tract 1418 excludes the portion officially within Yale University. As of the 2000 census, the total population of census track 1418 was 4,052. Of the population, 43.02% identified as White, 32.33% as Black, 0.20% as Native American, 19.55% as Asian, 0.10% as Pacific Islander, 2.07% as some other race, and 2.74% as two or more races. Of the total population of any race, 4.94% identified as being Hispanic or Latino, while 11.77% identified as being of Chinese ethnicity.

References

Prospect Hill (PDF) (Map). New Haven City Plan Department. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
A small row of properties on the west side of Prospect Street south of Hillside Place is technically within the Dixwell neighborhood planning zone.
^ Susan Ryan (January 5, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Prospect Hill National Register District / Prospect Hill (pages 1-65 of combined PDF)" (PDF). National Park Service. and Accompanying 12 photos, from 2002 (photo captions at page 79 of text document)

External links

Prospect Hill Historic District, New Haven Preservation Trust website (text excerpt from NRHP nomination, plus gallery of 12 photos)

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