The New Haven Green is a 16-acre public park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the nine square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists, and was designed and surveyed by colonist John Brockett. newhaven_case.pdf" target="_blank">Not a Park or Mere Pleasure Ground: a Case Study of the New Haven Green, James Sexton Today the Green is bordered by the modern paved roads of College, Chapel, Church, and Elm streets. Temple Street bisects the Green into upper (northwest) and lower (southeast) halves. The green is host to numerous public events, such as the _Festival of Arts and Ideas, summer jazz and classical music concerts that can draw hundreds of thousands of people, as well as typical daily park activities. It became a National Historic District on December 30, 1970.