The New Haven Green is a public park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the original nine square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists, and is bordered by the modern paved roads of College, Chapel, Church, and Elm streets. The Puritans were said to have designed the green large enough to hold the number of people who they believed would be spared in the Second Coming of Christ: 100,000. City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... The Puritans were members of a group of English Protestants seeking further reforms or even separation from the established church during the Reformation. ... This article refers to the religious usage of the term. ...

Located on the green are three historic 17th century churches which reflect the city's theocratic roots. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

• North Church, or the United Congregational Church is built in Federal style.
• Center Church, or The Congregational United Church of Christ established in 1639. The current church, designed in Georgian style by architect Ithiel Town, was built in 1812. Benedict Arnold's first wife is buried in its crypt, and regicide John Dixwell is buried behind the church.
• Trinity Church, which is an Episcopal congregation founded in 1752, was also designed by architect Ithiel Town, in Gothic Revival style. It was consecrated in 1816.

On the southeast side of the green, across Church Street, is New Haven's City Hall and adjacent Courthouse. On the northwest side of the green, across College Street, stands Phelps Gate, entryway into Yale University's Old Campus. On the northeast side along Elm Street is the New Haven Free Public Library, and on the southwest side along Chapel Street are stores, bars, and other commercial properties. Federal style architecture occurred in the United States between 1780 and 1830, particularly from 1785 to 1815. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... A Georgian styled house in Salisbury. ... Home of Ithiel Town, New Haven, CT Ithiel Town (October 3, 1784 - June 13, 1844) was a prominent American architect and civil engineer. ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Benedict Arnold For other people of the same name, see Benedict Arnold (disambiguation). ... The broad definition of Regicide is the deliberate killing of a king, or the person responsible for it. ... John Dixwell (1607 - 18 March 1689) was one of the judges who tried King Charles I of England and condemned him to death. ... The word episcopal is derived from the Greek επισκοπος epískopos, which literally means overseer; the word, however, is used in religious contexts to refer to a bishop. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Home of Ithiel Town, New Haven, CT Ithiel Town (October 3, 1784 - June 13, 1844) was a prominent American architect and civil engineer. ... Victoria Tower at the Palace of Westminster, London: Gothic details provided by A.W.N. Pugin The Gothic revival was a European architectural movement with origins in mid-18th century England. ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Yale University is a private university in New Haven, Connecticut. ... The Old Campus is the complex of buildings at Yale University that houses incoming freshmen from 10 out of 12 Yales residential colleges. ...

The green is also host to numerous public events, such as the Festival of Arts and Ideas, summer jazz and classical music concerts, as well as more mundane daily park activities. The International Festival of Arts and Ideas takes place on the New Haven Green (in New Haven, Connecticut) every summer for fifteen days in mid-June. ...