The Hoyt-Barnum House was built around 1699. The builder was a descendant of one of the original founders of Stamford. The large chimney stack of the Hoyt-Barnum House is made of field stone, laid up with clay, animal hair, and straw. The house is braced timber frame...

At our Center, adults and children together learn and work on meaningful and rewarding programs integral to the well-being and success of a community located on Long Island Sound. SoundWaters offers a wide variety of programs, many of them at no cost to the public,...

The Bush-Holley House is a National Historic Landmark in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Connecticut. It was constructed circa 1730 and in the late nineteenth century was a boarding house and the center of the Cos Cob Art Colony. It is operated by the Historical...

Putnam's cottage was built by the Knapp family. The house was expanded by 1750 to become a tavern, serving travelers and troops during the American Revolution. In 1776, General George Washington stopped and fed his troops there as evidenced by his expense report on...

The Bates-Scofield Homestead is a colonial saltbox-style house, built around 1736 in Darien for John Bates, who lived there until 1774. The house was later deeded to John Bates, Jr. Before Darien’s first meetinghouse was built, services were held in the Bates...

The Bruce Museum of Arts and Science is a small institution in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut with both art and science exhibition space. "The Bruce," as it's more familiarly known, has holdings of about 15,000 objects, including fine art, decorative art, natural...

The Stamford Museum and Nature Center is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of art, history, and the natural and agricultural sciences, with most of its facilities open daily. The center covers 118 acres (0.48 km2) beginning about 1/2 mile north of the...

The Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens contains 91 acres (37 hectares) of parkland, gardens, landscapes, and hiking trails, that focus on the regional plants, ecology and character of Southwestern New England. The Arboretum is open and accessible to the public every day...

The Rogers Studio and Museum was built in 1878 by John Rogers, famous as "the people's sculptor" in the latter half of the 19th century. The studio was registered as a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and houses a large collection of Rogers' famous groups of...

The Philip Johnson Glass House is the Center for Modernism for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The site consists of 47 acres with 14 structures built between 1949-2005, a contemporary art collection and important modern landscape. The house is an...