Housing at the Hartford College for Women Site

Former Hartford College for Women Site

The West End Civic Association (WECA) Planning and Zoning Committee convened a meeting on the evening of August 28, 2014 to hear about a proposed redevelopment of the Hartford College for Women site. The property, bounded by Asylum Avenue, Elizabeth Street, and Girard Avenue, is a little over 10 acres and is currently owned by the University of Hartford. It has been available for a number of years, and has been the subject of a

A School in the West End: Site Visit

Yesterday we began our series on CREC’s proposal to buy the former Hartford College for Women campus from the University of Hartford and redevelop it into a permanent home for their Museum Academy magnet School. Today we take a photo tour of the site to identify the different buildings and share basic observations and information that we have gathered. Site Overview The site under discussion makes up most of the block of land that is