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Old Greenwich is a coastal village in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. [2] [3] As of the 2010 census it had a population of 6,611.[4]The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus, Old Greenwich, Riverside, and Greenwich (sometimes referred to as central, or downtown ...
The Feake–Ferris House (also known as the Ross Ferris House [1]) is a historic structure at 181 Shore Road in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The building was purportedly built around 1645 and was expanded over time to its present saltbox shape. [2] [3]
Feake-Ferris House, circa 1645-1689, likely the first and oldest house in Greenwich Pastures, Greenwich, Connecticut (about 1890–1900) by artist John Henry Twachtman. On July 18, 1640, Daniel Patrick and Robert Feake, jointly purchased the land between the Asamuck and Tatomuck brooks, in the area now called as Old Greenwich, from Wiechquaesqueek Munsees living there for "twentie-five coates."
The Thomas Lyon House, at 1 Byram Road, was built ca. 1739 [2] and is considered to be the oldest unaltered structure in Greenwich, Connecticut. [3] The restoration of the house, a Colonial saltbox, is the primary project of the Greenwich Preservation Trust, a not-for-profit organization that grew out of the Thomas Lyon House Committee formed by the Byram Neighborhood Association. [4]
After the death of Mrs. Greenway's brother George Lauder Jr. and the sale of his Greenwich estate "Tignabruick" (since demolished), the estate was the gathering place for the wider family. This estate remained in their hands until the death of G. Lauder Greenway, who had died childless, after which the estate was sold privately.
The Putnam Hill Historic District encompasses a former town center of Greenwich, Connecticut.Located on United States Route 1 between Milbank Avenue and Old Church Road, the district includes the churches of two historic congregations, a former tavern, and a collection of fine mid-Victorian residential architecture.
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Samuel Ferris House c1922. The Samuel Ferris House is a historic house at 1 Cary Road in Greenwich, Connecticut.Built around 1760 and enlarged around 1800, it is a well-preserved example of a Colonial period Cape, a rare survivor of the form to still stand facing the Boston Post Road in the town.