David Ogden House, Fairfield

Name: David Ogden House
Address: Fairfield, United States

#13 among attractions in Fairfield

Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture

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The David Ogden House is a historic house at 1520 Bronson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was built in 1750 as an integral saltbox. The house is an exceptional survivor of a typical mid 18th century Connecticut farmhouse. There is a massive central field stone chimney topped with brick. The house, which escaped the burning of Fairfield by the British forces that invaded during the American Revolution, provides a glimpse into the life of a typical family. The house was called the new house in a 1750 deed. It is believed that the house was built for David Ogden at the time of his marriage to Jane Sturges. For the next 125 years it was home for the Ogden family in this farming and coastal shipping town. The house fell into disrepair and was donated to the Fairfield Historical Society. Presently, the house serves as a museum for the Fairfield Historical Society, which also operates the Fairfield Museum and History Center. ()

Built: 1750 (274 years ago)Coordinates: 41°9'33"N, 73°16'37"W

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Nearby attractions include: Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield Community Theatre, Bronson Windmill, Fairfield University Art Museum.

1.3 miSE
Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park
Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield
35 min walk • The Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary, also known as Birdcraft Museum & Sanctuary or simply Birdcraft Sanctuary, in Fairfield, Connecticut is the oldest private songbird sanctuary in the United States. It was established in 1914 by Mabel Osgood Wright.
1.6 miSE
Cinema, Nightlife
Fairfield Community Theatre, Fairfield
42 min walk • Sacred Heart University Community Theatre is a University-run Community Theatre in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was formerly known as the Community Film Institute and also as Fairfield Community Theatre Foundation.
1.2 miNW
Windmill
Bronson Windmill, Fairfield
31 min walk • The Bronson Windmill is an historic windmill at 3015 Bronson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut. Built in 1893-94, it is the only surviving windmill in the town, ouf a number that once dotted the landscape.
1.2 miE
Museum, Art museum
Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield
32 min walk • The Fairfield University Art Museum, formerly the Bellarmine Museum of Art, is an art museum located on the renovated lower level of Bellarmine Hall on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
1 miE
Art museum, Museum, Universities and schools
Fairfield University, Fairfield
27 min walk • Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students.
1.2 miNW
Neighbourhood
Greenfield Hill Historic District, Fairfield
32 min walk • The Greenfield Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village area of the village of Greenfield Hill in northern Fairfield, Connecticut.
1 miE
Church
St. Pius X Church, Fairfield
25 min walk • St. Pius X is a Roman Catholic church in Fairfield, Connecticut in the Diocese of Bridgeport. The present Colonial-style church was designed by J. Gerald Phelan.
1.2 miE
Museum, Art gallery
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield
32 min walk • The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the major center of theatre and the arts at Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut.
1 miE
City hall
Former Norwalk City Hall, Norwalk
26 min walk • The former Norwalk City Hall, located in South Norwalk was built in 1912. The building has since been added, on March 23, 1995, to the National Register of Historic Places. Norwalk's city hall is now located at 125 East Avenue.
1.6 miSE
41°8'30"N • 73°15'19"W
Fairfield Public Library - Connecticut, Fairfield
42 min walk • Library
1.2 miE
Universities and schools
Fairfield University, Fairfield
30 min walk • Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students.