James Dwight Dana House, 24 Hillhouse Avenue, New Haven, New Haven County, CT

Significance: Noteworthy example of 19th century stuccoed brick town house with wooden portico of Hindu derivation. It was designed by Henry Austin for James Dwight Dana who was one of the leading scientists of the 19th century and one of Yale's most distinguished professors. He was the son-in-law of scientist and Yale Professor Benjamin Silliman and father of scientist and Yale Professor Edward Salisbury Dana. Sillimans and Danas have lived on Hillhouse Avenue for more than 100 years. The house was built in 1849 and remained in the Dana family until acquired by Yale University in 1962.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-27
Survey number: HABS CT-273
Building/structure dates: ca. 1849 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1896 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1905 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000874