Yale Alumni Magazine
March 2001 Tercentennial
Lost Landmarks
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Maple Cottage

Maple Cottage, 1836–1999
Preservationists fought hard to preserve this house by the noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis, which was built in the heady days when Hillhouse Avenue was an experiment in suburban living for intellectuals, entrepreneurs, and inventors. Yale acquired the building in 1976, after years of alterations. The University argued that the changes rendered the building unrecognizable for historic purposes and tore it down two years ago.