Fort Stamford Site, Stamford

Name: Fort Stamford Site
Address: Stamford, United States

#13 among attractions in Stamford

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The Fort Stamford Site, site of Fort Stamford, is a public park at 900 Westover Road in the Westover neighborhood of Stamford, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It is the site of the archaeological remnants of a military earthworks erected during the American Revolutionary War. The fort's location gave a clear view of the Mianus River and Long Island Sound. ()

Built: 1781 (243 years ago)Elevation: 200 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°5'5"N, 73°34'44"W

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Newfield - Westover - Turn of RiverStamford United States

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Fort Stamford Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stamford Town Center, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Fish Church, Parc Stamford.

3.1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stamford Town Center, Stamford
80 min walk • Stamford Town Center is an urban shopping mall located in Downtown Stamford, Connecticut. The 761,000 square feet mall is the eighth largest in Connecticut, with space for about 130 stores and restaurants.
3.3 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford
85 min walk • The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. It was originally a private estate.
2.6 miSE
Church
Fish Church, Stamford
66 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church of Stamford is a church in Stamford, Connecticut designed by architect Wallace K. Harrison. Nicknamed the Fish Church for its unusual shape, it is a unique example of modernist architecture, and an architectural landmark. Its 260-foot-tall Maguire Memorial Tower holds a 56-bell carillon.
2.8 miSE
Skyscraper
Parc Stamford, Stamford
71 min walk • Park Tower Stamford is a 36-story condominium property located at 1 Broad Street in Stamford, Connecticut. Real estate developers Thomas Rich and Louis R.
2.6 miNW
Church
Stanwich Church, Greenwich
67 min walk • Stanwich Congregational Church is a nondenominational Christian church in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was founded in 1731. The congregation launched a second campus in Stamford, Connecticut, in 2014.
2.7 miSE
Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Stamford
69 min walk • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church is a historic church at 1231 Washington Boulevard in Stamford, Connecticut. Built in 1860 and consecrated on May 8, 1861, Saint Andrew's Church was originally a mission of St.
2.6 miNE
Bridge
Turn-of-River Bridge, Stamford
68 min walk • The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
1.8 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Treetops
46 min walk • Treetops is the former estate of torch singer and actress Libby Holman. It forms the southernmost part of Mianus River Park and is overseen by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as the Mianus River State Park.
2.6 miSE
Church
Saint Bridget of Ireland Church, Stamford
66 min walk • St. Bridget of Ireland Parish is a Roman Catholic congregation in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
2.7 miSE
41°3'25"N • 73°32'28"W
Franklin Street Works, Stamford
70 min walk • Street, Art gallery, Museum
1.6 miSW
Church
St. Agnes Church, Greenwich
42 min walk • St. Agnes is now part of The Parish of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes, a Roman Catholic parish church in Riverside & Greenwich, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.