Walk New Haven
Cart 0
Home
Buy Books WNH Blog Contact Us
Downtown History Wooster Square History Lower Dixwell History Downtown North History Grand Avenue History
Downtown Map & Sites Wooster Square Map & Sites Lower Dixwell Map & Sites Downtown North Map & Sites Grand Avenue Map & Sites
Support Join Donate Purchase Books Volunteer
WNH Events Walk New Haven News & Press
Cart 0
Home Histories Downtown History Wooster Square History Lower Dixwell History Downtown North History Grand Avenue History Maps & Sites Downtown Map & Sites Wooster Square Map & Sites Lower Dixwell Map & Sites Downtown North Map & Sites Grand Avenue Map & Sites Support Support Join Donate Purchase Books Volunteer About WNH Events Walk New Haven News & Press
Walk New Haven
Cultural Heritage Tours
Buy BooksWNH BlogContact Us
  Lucretia's Corner  Corner of Orange and Elm Street Culminating a decades-long effort to recognize Lucretia by psychology professor and community leader Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson, the corner of Elm and Orange was officially re-named "Lucretia's Corne
  Lucretia's Corner  Corner of Orange and Elm Street Culminating a decades-long effort to recognize Lucretia by psychology professor and community leader Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson, the corner of Elm and Orange was officially re-named "Lucretia's Corne

Lucretia's Corner
Corner of Orange and Elm Street
Culminating a decades-long effort to recognize Lucretia by psychology professor and community leader Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson, the corner of Elm and Orange was officially re-named "Lucretia's Corner" in November 2022.

  William Pinto House  275 Orange Street This Federal-style house, built in 1820, is a link to one of the earliest Jewish families in New Haven, who arrived around 1758.

William Pinto House
275 Orange Street
This Federal-style house, built in 1820, is a link to one of the earliest Jewish families in New Haven, who arrived around 1758.

  The New Haven Arena  10–40 Grove Street Maurice Podoloff, a Russian Jewish immigrant, partnered with his brother and father in 1926 to complete the Arena. It soon became the leading venue for hockey, basketball, boxing, wrestling and other sporting

The New Haven Arena
10–40 Grove Street
Maurice Podoloff, a Russian Jewish immigrant, partnered with his brother and father in 1926 to complete the Arena. It soon became the leading venue for hockey, basketball, boxing, wrestling and other sporting events as well as concerts.

  Maier Zunder House  352 Orange Street Maier Zunder (1829-1901), a Bavarian-born Jewish banker and philanthropist, served on the New Haven Board of Education for 24 years, promoting many school reforms.

Maier Zunder House
352 Orange Street
Maier Zunder (1829-1901), a Bavarian-born Jewish banker and philanthropist, served on the New Haven Board of Education for 24 years, promoting many school reforms.

  Congregation Mishkan Israel  380 Orange Street Established in 1840, the oldest synagogue in Connecticut. This Spanish Renaissance style building was dedicated in 1897.

Congregation Mishkan Israel
380 Orange Street
Established in 1840, the oldest synagogue in Connecticut. This Spanish Renaissance style building was dedicated in 1897.

  Stephen J. Maher Residence  405 Orange Street An Irish-American, Dr. Maher was a Yale School of Medicine graduate, an early expert on the treatment of tuberculosis and member and Chairman of the Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission.

Stephen J. Maher Residence
405 Orange Street
An Irish-American, Dr. Maher was a Yale School of Medicine graduate, an early expert on the treatment of tuberculosis and member and Chairman of the Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission.

  Lafayette Mendel House  18 Trumbull Street Lafayette Mendel was a pioneering physiologist best known for his work on nutrition. He was one of the first tenured Jewish professors at Yale and the first to be named a Sterling Professor.

Lafayette Mendel House
18 Trumbull Street
Lafayette Mendel was a pioneering physiologist best known for his work on nutrition. He was one of the first tenured Jewish professors at Yale and the first to be named a Sterling Professor.

  Leopold Waterman House/Jewish Home for Children  441 Orange Street A Bavarian Jewish immigrant, Waterman built this Greek Revival style house in the 1840s. The first President of Congregation Mishkan Israel, he was active in many Jewish organizatio

Leopold Waterman House/Jewish Home for Children
441 Orange Street
A Bavarian Jewish immigrant, Waterman built this Greek Revival style house in the 1840s. The first President of Congregation Mishkan Israel, he was active in many Jewish organizations. In 1905 the house became an orphanage for Jewish children.

  St. Mary's Church  5 Hillhouse Avenue In 1882, while a curate at St. Mary's Church, Father Michael McGivney and his predominately Irish parishioners founded the Knights of Columbus at meetings held in the basement of St. Mary's Church.

St. Mary's Church
5 Hillhouse Avenue
In 1882, while a curate at St. Mary's Church, Father Michael McGivney and his predominately Irish parishioners founded the Knights of Columbus at meetings held in the basement of St. Mary's Church.

  Yale Collection of Musical Instruments  15 Hillhouse Avenue Morris Steinert, a Bavarian Jew, came to New Haven in 1861. A distributor of Steinway Pianos and a musician, he founded the New Haven Symphony in 1894. He donated his collection of rare an

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments
15 Hillhouse Avenue
Morris Steinert, a Bavarian Jew, came to New Haven in 1861. A distributor of Steinway Pianos and a musician, he founded the New Haven Symphony in 1894. He donated his collection of rare and antique instruments to Yale in 1900.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Previous Next
  Lucretia's Corner  Corner of Orange and Elm Street Culminating a decades-long effort to recognize Lucretia by psychology professor and community leader Dr. Ann Garrett Robinson, the corner of Elm and Orange was officially re-named "Lucretia's Corne
  William Pinto House  275 Orange Street This Federal-style house, built in 1820, is a link to one of the earliest Jewish families in New Haven, who arrived around 1758.
  The New Haven Arena  10–40 Grove Street Maurice Podoloff, a Russian Jewish immigrant, partnered with his brother and father in 1926 to complete the Arena. It soon became the leading venue for hockey, basketball, boxing, wrestling and other sporting
  Maier Zunder House  352 Orange Street Maier Zunder (1829-1901), a Bavarian-born Jewish banker and philanthropist, served on the New Haven Board of Education for 24 years, promoting many school reforms.
  Congregation Mishkan Israel  380 Orange Street Established in 1840, the oldest synagogue in Connecticut. This Spanish Renaissance style building was dedicated in 1897.
  Stephen J. Maher Residence  405 Orange Street An Irish-American, Dr. Maher was a Yale School of Medicine graduate, an early expert on the treatment of tuberculosis and member and Chairman of the Connecticut State Tuberculosis Commission.
  Lafayette Mendel House  18 Trumbull Street Lafayette Mendel was a pioneering physiologist best known for his work on nutrition. He was one of the first tenured Jewish professors at Yale and the first to be named a Sterling Professor.
  Leopold Waterman House/Jewish Home for Children  441 Orange Street A Bavarian Jewish immigrant, Waterman built this Greek Revival style house in the 1840s. The first President of Congregation Mishkan Israel, he was active in many Jewish organizatio
  St. Mary's Church  5 Hillhouse Avenue In 1882, while a curate at St. Mary's Church, Father Michael McGivney and his predominately Irish parishioners founded the Knights of Columbus at meetings held in the basement of St. Mary's Church.
  Yale Collection of Musical Instruments  15 Hillhouse Avenue Morris Steinert, a Bavarian Jew, came to New Haven in 1861. A distributor of Steinway Pianos and a musician, he founded the New Haven Symphony in 1894. He donated his collection of rare an
 
 
walknewhaven_logo.png
 

A project of The Ethnic Heritage Center
270 Fitch Street • New Haven, CT 06515 •
(203) 392-6126
on the campus of Southern Connecticut State University

The Ethnic Heritage Center
270 Fitch Street,
New Haven, CT 06515,
United States
(203) 392-6126 walknewhaven@ethnicheritagecenter.org
Hours
 

The Ethnic Heritage Center (EHC) is a non-profit ethnic heritage archives, museum, and research center, arising out of the two-decades-long association of five New Haven, Connecticut-based ethnic historical societies. We are registered as a 501(c)3 charitable organization. To learn more about the EHC, visit our website.

 
VolunteerDonateContact UsEmailDesign