Opposite the Old Campus, on Chapel Street, in New Haven, Connecticut: from when the glaciers melted, stewarded by the Quinnipiac people; in 1614, charted by a Dutch explorer; in 1638, colonized by Puritans; before, during, and after the American Revolution, home of the Founding Father, Roger Sherman, his wife Rebekah, their fifteen children, and the Sherman family store; in 1860, Gaius F. Warner's Italianate villa, by Henry Austin; in 1880, Carll's Opera House; in 1884, the Republican League; in 1887, the Hyperion; in 1903, the Union League Club, by Richard Williams; in 1926, the Roger Sherman Theater; beginning in 1977, a tradition of French fine dining, which continues today. While the Roger Sherman house is no longer standing, it holds up all right.
New Haven’s Cultural Offerings Make The City An Attractive Destination, by Christopher Capozziello
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 15: Owner and Chef, Jean-Pierre Vuillermet looks on as cooks prepare food at Union League Cafe on April 15, 2008, in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, home to Yale University boasts many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 15: Cooks prepare food at Union League Cafe on April 15, 2008, in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, home to Yale University boasts many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 15: Louis Lunch restaurant, located on Crown Street claims it served the first hamburger in 1895, when founder Louis Lassen, ground up excess beef from his steak sandwiches, and grilled the beef April 15, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: Louis Lunch, located on Crown Street, is shown April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. According to many, but disputed by a few other locales within the United States, Louis Lunch served the first hamburger in 1895, when founder Louis Lassen, founder, ground up the excess beef from his steak sandwiches, and grilled the beef. New Haven, home to Yale University, boats many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: Trees bloom on the campus of Yale University April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven boasts many educational and cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: Trees bloom on the campus of Yale University April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven boasts many educational and cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: Patrons frequent the Yale Center for British Art in downtown April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, home to Yale University, boasts many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: A sculpture stands in the lobby of the Yale Center for British Art April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, home to Yale University, boasts many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: A man reads on the green of Yale University April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven boasts many educational and cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: A view of the Long Island Sound can be seen in a section from Long Wharf April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, home to Yale University, boasts many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
NEW HAVEN, CT – APRIL 16: A view from a 9th floor room in the Omni Hotel, overlooks downtown April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven, home to Yale University, boasts many cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city. (Photo by Christopher Capozziello/Getty Images)
-Images courtesy of Getty Images, “New Haven’s Cultural Offerings Make The City An Attractive Destination,” photos by Christopher Capozziello, April 16, 2008. (top) “Trees bloom on the campus of Yale University April 16, 2008 in New Haven, Connecticut. New Haven boasts many educational and cultural offerings that attract visitors to the city.” Image courtesy of Getty Images, Christopher Capozziello, 2008
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