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281 Crown Street, New Haven, CT 06511

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Ownership:Private
Owner:Shabtai Inc. (/Pike International – see social history section)
Historic Name:281 Crown St, Residences
Year Built:1900
Era:1860-1910
Style:ItalianateColonial RevivalDutch Colonial Revival
Architect:Unknown, but spoke with recent tenant and consulted with legal property records
Current Use:Detached Single-Family HouseRowhouseMultiple Unit Dwelling
Historic Use:Detached Single-Family HouseRowhouseMultiple Unit Dwelling
Neighborhood:Chapel West
Current Tenant:Shaurya Salwan (2021-current)

281 Crown St is an understated brownstone residence with Italianate features, situated near Yale's campus at the intersection of Crown St and High St. The single-family home emits an air of quiet intimacy and elegance, as it welcomes guests into its interior through a dark, wooden portico and classic brownstone stoop. Though the property today serves as a space for Yale students to call home and host social gatherings, since the early 1900s, it has served a greater purpose in contributing to New Haven's gradual transition from university spaces such as Old Campus to downtown New Haven's bustling commercial and social scene.

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Michelle Liang

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September 3, 2026

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