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New Haven Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Three Churches on the Green

New Haven Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Three Churches on the Green

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Three Churches on the Green. Three churches in a row on a public green, built within three years of each other, each in a different style, all still standing where they were put two centuries ago.

New Haven was laid out in 1638 on a nine-square grid, with the central square left open - one of the earliest planned town centers in the country. The three churches went up between 1812 and 1815: Trinity Church in a very early American Gothic, Center Church and United Church as Federal meetinghouses with New England steeples. Center Church was built directly over the colonial burying ground, and the crypt beneath it still holds the graves, intact, under the floor.

The Green has been a militia training field, a market, a burying ground, a protest site and a park, and the churches have watched all of it. A city that has rebuilt itself repeatedly kept this one block exactly as first drawn, which is why standing there still feels like standing in 1638 with better lighting.

For the New Haven native, the alum, the one who crosses that green every day without looking up.

Below are excerpts from our New Haven history page. The New Haven town logo and the full town story are available through the collection link above.

Printed on a three-inch faceted crystal glass round, white-backed so the engraved architecture stays sharp and the three red wreaths read against tree lights. The faceted edge catches light from every angle. Arrives boxed - your choice of white or gold gift box at checkout.

3-inch (76 mm) round crystal glass ornament · faceted gem-cut edge · white-backed print for crisp contrast · red ribbon hanger · your choice of white or gold gift box, included · free U.S. shipping.


QUICK FACTS — NEW HAVEN CT CRYSTAL ORNAMENT — THREE CHURCHES ON THE GREEN

Town: New Haven, Connecticut

Founded: April 3, 1638

Known for: America’s first planned city (1638); the New Haven Green; Judges’ Cave; Five Mile Point Light; apizza

Art: Three Churches on the Green, original Merlin Classics engraving

Blank: 3-inch (76 mm) round clear crystal glass ornament, faceted gem-cut edge

Print: white-backed for contrast; red ribbon hanger

Packaging: white or gold gift box, chosen at checkout

Made to order in the USA



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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The Elm City — America's first planned city, nine perfect squares laid out around a green in 1638. New Haven sits on Long Island Sound between the twin traprock ridges of East and West Rock — the Elm City of Connecticut. English Puritans laid it out in 1638 as the first planned city in America, nine squares around the New Haven Green, and within a generation it was hiding the men who had signed a king's death warrant in a cave on West Rock. Co-capital of Connecticut for the better part of two centuries, a Sound port lit by an 1847 brownstone lighthouse, and the birthplace of New Haven-style apizza. This page tells the story of the Elm City.

Today New Haven is the Elm City still — a harbor-and-ridge city of museums, theaters, and the most argued-over pizza in the country, anchored by four centuries of history. Its story runs from a Quinnipiac homeland through the first planned city in America, the regicides on West Rock, and a Long Island Sound port. Our New Haven designs gather that identity into wearable form — the Elm City, the nine-square Green, the oyster shore. From the nine-square Green to the regicides' cave on West Rock, wear a little of the Elm City's four centuries.

Why People Visit New Haven Connecticut

  • Walk the New Haven Green, the 1638 central common of the nine-square plan, framed by its three historic churches.
  • Hike West Rock to Judges' Cave, the regicides' hideout, along the Regicides Trail.
  • Climb East Rock Park for the classic view over the city and the harbor.
  • Visit Lighthouse Point Park for the 1847 Five Mile Point Light, the historic carousel, and Atlantic-flyway birding.
  • Stroll Wooster Square for spring cherry blossoms and brownstones.
  • See the free downtown museums — the Yale University Art Gallery and the Peabody Museum.
  • Try a New Haven-style apizza, the city's signature charred, coal-fired pizza.

New Haven Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring a Long Island Sound oyster above New Haven Connecticut Est. 1636