Edgerton (Hamden and New Haven, Connecticut)
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Edgerton, also known as Edgerton Park and Frederick F. Brewster Estate, is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) public park on Whitney Avenue straddling the New Haven
–Hamden
town line in Connecticut
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It is site of the home of Eli Whitney II. In 1909, it became the estate of Frederick F. Brewster, with a mansion constructed. The mansion was demolished in 1964, pursuant to Brewster's wishes, after the death of his wife. The present landscape was designed by Robert Storer Stephenson in 1909.
It was listed as historic district
on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988. In 1988, the district included seven contributing buildings, eight other contributing structures, and one contributing object.
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...
–Hamden
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
town line in Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
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It is site of the home of Eli Whitney II. In 1909, it became the estate of Frederick F. Brewster, with a mansion constructed. The mansion was demolished in 1964, pursuant to Brewster's wishes, after the death of his wife. The present landscape was designed by Robert Storer Stephenson in 1909.
It was listed as historic district
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...
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 1988. In 1988, the district included seven contributing buildings, eight other contributing structures, and one contributing object.