A predominantly residential area roughly bisected by Edgewood Avenue, a broad boulevard which features a large central esplanade and forms the principal east-west artery through the heart of the district.

They are generally either Queen Anne or Colonial Revival in style, and are set (especially on the boulevard-like Edgewood Avenue) on larger lots.

The park's current layout was designed in 1910 by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.[3] The district includes the central portion of the Edgewood neighborhood, which is generally the area bounded by Whalley Avenue, Sherman Avenue, Chapel Street, and Edgewood Park.

[2] Edgewood Avenue and is served by route 246 of Connecticut Transit New Haven.

[4] The main north-south road is Ella Grasso Boulevard (Route 10).