New Canaan, Connecticut CT Hotels/Motels/Lodging

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New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Stamford, on the Five Mile River. In 1900, 2,968 people lived in New Canaan, and in 1910, 3,667. The population was 19,395 at the 2000 census.

New Canaan has two Metro-North railroad stations. They are called "New Canaan" and "Talmadge Hill". Travel time to Grand Central Terminal is approximately one hour.

New Canaan is one of the most affluent communities in the United States.

Points of interest:

New Canaan Nature Center
Glass House
Waveny Park on South Avenue "was developed in 1912 by Lewis H. Lapham on what had been Prospect Farm, an early summer estate. In 1967 the Town acquired the 'castle' and 300 acres of surrounding parkland."

On the National Register of Historic Places:

Hampton Inn — 179 Oenoke Ridge; Also known as The Maples Inn, it was built by the Elwood brothers in Queene Anne, Colonial Revival style. (added November 27, 2004)
Hanford Davenport House — 353 Oenoke Ridge (added September 3, 1989)
John Rogers Studio — 33 Oenoke Ridge; built in 1878 by John Rogers, who was called "the people's sculptor" in the later 19th century. The studio houses a collection of the artist's famous groups of statuary, many sculpted on site. The studio was closed during needed restoration and scheduled to reopen in the summer of 2006. (added November 15, 1966) "He used this studio from 1876 to the end of his life. The John Rogers studio houses one of the finest collections of Rogers Groups in the nation."
Landis Gores House — 192 Cross Ridge Rd. "With its flat-roofed single-story form, full-height glass walls, and emphasis on horizontal planes, the house he designed for himself in New Canaan is an outstanding example" of modernist architecture. (added April 21, 2002)
Maxwell E. Perkins House — 63 Park St. (added June 6, 2004)
Philip Johnson Glass House — 798-856 Ponus Ridge Rd. (added March 18, 1997)
Richard and Geraldine Hodgson House — 881 Ponus Ridge Rd. (added February 28, 2005).

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