New Haven Green Historic District - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New Haven, and was designed and surveyed by colonist John Brockett.Not a Park or Mere Pleasure Ground: a Case Study of the New Haven Green, James Sexton Today the Green is bordered by the modern paved roads of College, Chapel, Church, and Elm streets. Temple Street bisects the Green into upper (northwest) and lower (southeast) halves. Read more on Wikipedia
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