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Nicholas William HUBINGER
Hubinger Mansion, Whatley Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
Around 1894, Nicholas Hubinger, the “Starch King” of New Haven, built a unique and extravagant estate on the grounds near the old entrance (of East Rock Park) on Whalley Avenue. The estate featured a stately mansion, and a series of stables and outbuildings including a private electric plant. newhavenmuseum.org
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Nicholas William HUBINGER
Hubinger Mansion, Whatley Avenue, New Haven, Conn.
Around 1894, Nicholas Hubinger, the “Starch King” of New Haven, built a unique and extravagant estate on the grounds near the old entrance (of East Rock Park) on Whalley Avenue. The estate featured a stately mansion, and a series of stables and outbuildings including a private electric plant. newhavenmuseum.org
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Posted in the Past: Revealing the true stories written on a postcard
 on Whalley Avenue. The estate featured a stately mansion, and a series of stables and outbuildings including a private electric plant. newhavenmuseum.org){kind=small}
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Yale College
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by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1840
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The Gothic Church
American Scenery,
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New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
East Rock Park, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
East Rock Park was the first park in the municipal parks system of New Haven. It opened in 1880. newhavenmuseum.org
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Phelps Hall, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Phelp’s Hall, designed to resemble a massive Tudor gatehouse, was built in 1895 as the grand entry to Yale’s Old Campus. historicbuildingsct.com
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Temple Street, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.