On the first weekend of May every year, Jane’s Walk festivals take place in hundreds of cities around the world. Jane’s Walks encourage people to share stories about their neighborhoods and discover unseen aspects of their communities.

This year, to ensure the safety of our community, we are offering virtual Jane’s Walks of Beaver Hills and Autumn Street. This tour features Beaver Hills and you can find the tour of Autumn Street here.

New Haven is a city of wide ranging architectural styles, from early Colonial homes to Modernist masterpieces, often found side-by-side. However, some neighborhoods feature unique concentrations of certain styles. 

The Beaver Hills Historic District, significant for its collection of early 20th-century suburban residences, is particularly notable for the Tudor Revival houses found here. Many of these are located on Ellsworth Avenue and Colony Road. 

Take a virtual walk down these tree-lined residential streets and learn more about how Beaver Hills developed as one of New Haven’s earliest examples of a planned and promoted subdivision. Along the way, stop to appreciate the beautifully preserved Tudor Revival houses that represent the district.

This is a virtual tour to view online from the safety of your home. WE WILL NOT BE MEETING IN PERSON FOR THIS TOUR.