Stephen Tyng Mather Home, Darien

Name: Stephen Tyng Mather Home
Address: Darien, United States

#5 among attractions in Darien

Sightseeing

Gallery (1)

Map

Map

Facts and practical information

The Stephen Tyng Mather Home is a historic house and National Historic Landmark at 19 Stephen Mather Road in Darien, Connecticut. It is significant as the longtime family home Stephen Tyng Mather, an industrialist and conservationist who championed the creation of the National Park Service in 1916 and served as its first director. The main house was built in 1778 by his great grandfather, Deacon Mather. Stephen Mather often lived elsewhere, but regarded this house as his true home. ()

Built: 1778 (246 years ago)Coordinates: 41°6'45"N, 73°28'27"W

Address

Darien United States

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Darien

Day trips

Stephen Tyng Mather Home – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Waveny Park, New Canaan Nature Center, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Stamford Museum & Nature Center.

1 miNW
Park
Waveny Park, New Canaan
27 min walk • Waveny Park is a park in New Canaan, Connecticut. The park's centerpiece is "the castle" built in 1912 and surrounded by 300 acres of fields, ponds and trails. The architect for the structure was William Tubby.
3.3 miNW
Hiking trail, Nature and wildlife, Outdoor activities
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan
84 min walk • The New Canaan Nature Center is a botanical garden, arboretum and nature preserve located at 144 Oenoke Ridge, Route 124, about.25 miles north of the center of New Canaan, Connecticut.
3 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, Norwalk
76 min walk • The Lockwood–Mathews Mansion is a Second Empire style country house in Norwalk, Connecticut. Now a museum, it was built in 1864-68 for railroad and banking magnate LeGrand Lockwood.
3.9 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford
101 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.
2.9 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
The SoNo Collection, Norwalk
76 min walk • The SoNo Collection is an upscale shopping mall in the South Norwalk neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut. It was announced and originally developed by GGP Inc. in 2017; it has been owned and managed by Brookfield Properties, a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, since its acquisition of GGP in 2018.
2.9 miNW
Museum, Art museum
John Rogers Studio, New Canaan
73 min walk • The John Rogers Studio and Museum is the preserved studio of sculptor John Rogers, a popular American artist called "the people's sculptor" in the latter 19th century.
2.8 miE
Nightlife, Entertainment district, Dancing
South Norwalk, Norwalk
72 min walk • South Norwalk is a neighborhood and the Second Taxing District in Norwalk, Connecticut. The neighborhood was originally a settlement called 'Old Well' which became chartered as the city of 'South Norwalk' on August 18, 1870.
2.9 miNW
41°9'1"N • 73°29'50"W
New Canaan Historical Society, New Canaan
74 min walk • Museum, History museum
1.6 miE
41°6'52"N • 73°26'39"W
Oak Hills Park Golf Course, Norwalk
40 min walk • Golf
2.8 miSE
Church, Romanesque architecture, Art Nouveau architecture
St. Ladislaus Church, Norwalk
71 min walk • St.Ladislaus is a Roman Catholic church in South Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.4 miE
Church
St. Matthew Church, Norwalk
36 min walk • St. Matthew is a Roman Catholic church in Norwalk, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.