Beaver Hills Historic District
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The Beaver Hills Historic District is a 97 acres (39.3 ha) historic district
in the Beaver Hills neighborhood
of New Haven, Connecticut
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings.
According to its 1986 nomination, the district is significant for its architecture and otherwise. The listing recognized the district's significance as a nearly intact example of an early 20th-century suburb
an residential subdivision. The district in 1986 was composed mostly of single-family homes built between 1908 and 1936. The most common architectural styles are Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Bungalow. Queen Anne, Spanish Colonial Revival, Prairie and other styles are also represented. One feature of note was the presence of "one of the city's best collections of early 20th-century garages."
Significant contributing properties in the historic district include:
The district includes brick gateway piers at the intersections of Goffe Terrace with Norton Parkway and with Ellsworth Avenue, at the south end of the district. The piers include "tile plaques depicting beavers" and "were constructed by the Beaver Hills Company in 1908 to define the southern terminus of the neighborhood." (see photo #13)
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in the Beaver Hills neighborhood
Beaver Hills (New Haven)
Beaver Hills is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut. The older, east central portion of the neighborhood is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Beaver Hills Historic District...
of New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings.
According to its 1986 nomination, the district is significant for its architecture and otherwise. The listing recognized the district's significance as a nearly intact example of an early 20th-century suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
an residential subdivision. The district in 1986 was composed mostly of single-family homes built between 1908 and 1936. The most common architectural styles are Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Bungalow. Queen Anne, Spanish Colonial Revival, Prairie and other styles are also represented. One feature of note was the presence of "one of the city's best collections of early 20th-century garages."
Significant contributing properties in the historic district include:
- Pitkin House, from 1931, a Tudor Revival style house at 207 Colony Road. A -story "frame house with gable roof, front gable pavilions, stuccoed/half-timbered exterior" (see NRHP-nomination-accompanying photo #22)
- Alan Krevit House, from 1936, a -story Colonial Revival style frame house with gable roof, at 186 Colony Road
The district includes brick gateway piers at the intersections of Goffe Terrace with Norton Parkway and with Ellsworth Avenue, at the south end of the district. The piers include "tile plaques depicting beavers" and "were constructed by the Beaver Hills Company in 1908 to define the southern terminus of the neighborhood." (see photo #13)
External links
- Beaver Hills Historic District, New Haven Preservation Trust website (text adapted from NRHP nomination, plus gallery of 7 photos)