National Register of Historic Places

Edgerton

New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
Listed
September 18, 1988
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
88001469

About this property

Edgerton Park, also known as the Frederick F. Brewster Estate, is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) public park on Whitney Avenue, straddling the New Haven–Hamden town line in Connecticut. It is site of a demolished Victorian home known as "Ivy Nook". In 1909, it became the estate of industrialist Frederick F. Brewster, with a new Tudor-style mansion constructed named Edgerton for its location on the edge of town. The mansion was demolished in 1964, pursuant to Brewster's wishes, after the death of his wife, and the property was donated to the city. The present landscape was designed by Robert Storer Stephenson in 1909. The property 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.

Location

840 Whitney Ave.
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut
41.33467, -72.91464

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

Raid on New Haven (Connecticut)
1779Revolutionary War
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Edgerton was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1988.

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Edgerton is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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