Walnut Hill Park

Walnut Hill Park
LocationW. Main St., New Britain, Connecticut
Coordinates41°39′43″N 72°47′31″W / 41.66194°N 72.79194°W / 41.66194; -72.79194
Area98 acres (40 ha)
Built1870 (1870)
ArchitectOlmsted, Fredrick Law; Magonigle, H. Van Buren
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Modern Movement
NRHP reference No.82001000
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 1982

Walnut Hill Park is a large public park west of downtown New Britain, Connecticut. Developed beginning in the 1860s, it is an early work of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, with winding lanes, a band shell, and the city's monument to its World War I soldiers. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.