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Connecticut Hall

 
 
Connecticut Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
1. Connecticut Hall Marker
east marker
Inscription.
[ marker at the east end of the building ]
In This Hall
Was The Room Of
Nathan Hale
Of The Class Of
1773

[ marker at the west end of the building ]
Connecticut Hall
Corner Stone Laid
1750
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Restored By The Graduates
1905

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraEducation. A significant historical year for this entry is 1773.
 
Location. 41° 18.482′ N, 72° 55.732′ W. Marker is in New Haven in South Central Region, Connecticut. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from College Street 0.1 miles south of Elm Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the campus of Yale University. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Haven CT 06510, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New
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Haven County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nathan Hale (within shouting distance of this marker); Roger Sherman Homesite (within shouting distance of this marker); The Dawn of Cycling (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Welcome to the New Haven Green (about 300 feet away); Abrahamus Pierson (about 400 feet away); Col Edward Whalley (about 600 feet away); Theophilus Eaton (about 600 feet away); New Haven Common Burial Ground (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Haven.
 
Regarding Connecticut Hall. Connecticut Hall is a Georgian-style building on the Old Campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Built in 1752, it is the oldest building on the Yale campus (in fact its only surviving 18th-century structure) and one of the oldest buildings in Connecticut.
Originally a student dormitory, its notable residents included Nathan Hale, James Hillhouse, Noah Webster, Eli Whitney, John William Sterling, John Trumbull and David Humphreys.
Connecticut Hall is listed on the National
Connecticut Hall Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
2. Connecticut Hall Marker
west marker
Register of Historic Places.
A statue of Nathan Hale stands next to Connecticut Hall.
 
Also see . . .  Connecticut Hall on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
 
Connecticut Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
3. Connecticut Hall
west marker
Connecticut Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
4. Connecticut Hall
east marker and statue of Nathan Hale
Connecticut Hall image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, August 18, 2010
5. Connecticut Hall
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,024 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 24, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
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