James Dwight Dana House
Built 1849 by Henry Austin. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Register name | Dana, James Dwight, House |
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 24 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT |
| County | New Haven County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Science, Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000874 |
| Built | 1849 · more from the 1840s |
| Architect | Henry Austin |
| Style | Italianate architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 24 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, CT |
| Coordinates | 41.3134° N, 72.9241° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New Haven | 74 listed places in New Haven → |
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Questions people ask
When was James Dwight Dana House listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was James Dwight Dana House built?
1849, designed by Henry Austin, in the Italianate architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is James Dwight Dana House?
24 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for James Dwight Dana House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000874. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.