Prospect Hill Historic District
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Palladian Louis Stoddard House (1905), 700 Prospect St., Peabody and Stearns, Boston, now on the campus of Albertus Magnus College.
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Location | Prospect Street and St. Ronan Street, New Haven, Connecticut |
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Coordinates | 41°19′30″N 72°55′15″W / 41.32500°N 72.92083°WCoordinates: 41°19′30″N 72°55′15″W / 41.32500°N 72.92083°W |
Area | 185 acres (75 ha) |
Built | 1890 |
Architect | Brown & Von Beren; Multiple |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne |
NRHP Reference # | 79002670 |
Added to NRHP | November 2, 1979 |
The Prospect Hill Historic District is an irregularly-shaped 185-acre (75 ha) historic district in New Haven, Connecticut. The district encompasses most of the residential portion of the Prospect Hill neighborhood.
The district includes two U.S. National Historic Landmark properties which are separately listed on the National Register: the Othniel C. Marsh House and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. In 1979, it included 238 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area.
The district is significant primarily for its architecture. It 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, Donn 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.