Marvin Tavern, Wilton

Name: Marvin Tavern
Address: Wilton, United States

#6 among attractions in Wilton

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The Marvin Tavern, also known as Matthew Marvin House, is a historic house located at 405 Danbury Road in Wilton, Connecticut, Located adjacent to Wilton High School. It is a 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and a large central chimney. Although it was built c. 1760, its most prominent feature is its porch, added c. 1880, which features turned posts, a spindled frieze, and decorative jigsawn brackets. It is also of interest to architectural historians for a number of features, including its flared eaves, which were rare in the region before the 19th century. ()

Built: 1760 (264 years ago)Coordinates: 41°12'42"N, 73°25'58"W

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Marvin Tavern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cranbury Park, New Canaan Nature Center, Weir Farm National Historical Park, Earthplace.

3.7 miSE
Park, Playground
Cranbury Park, Norwalk
94 min walk • Cranbury Park is the largest public park in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in northern Norwalk, on the former Gallaher Estate, a 227-acre country estate developed in the 1920s by Edward Beach Gallaher, an important figure in the early American automobile industry.
5.4 miSW
Hiking trail, Nature and wildlife, Outdoor activities
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan
137 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.
3.4 miN
Museum, Historical place, National park
Weir Farm National Historical Park, Wilton
87 min walk • Weir Farm National Historical Park is located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut. It commemorates the life and work of American impressionist painter J.
5.2 miSE
Nature and wildlife, Park, Trail
Earthplace, Westport
133 min walk • Earthplace Earthplace is a donor supported, non-profit organization committed to building passion and respect for the natural world and a more sustainable future for our community; located in Westport, Connecticut.
5.8 miNW
Concerts and shows, Music venue, Concert hall
Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield
148 min walk • The Ridgefield Playhouse is a theater located in Ridgefield, Connecticut with a capacity of 500. It hosts a variety of entertainment events such as the showing of films, plays or musical performances.
4.6 miSE
Church
Unitarian Church in Westport, Westport
118 min walk • The Unitarian Church in Westport is a large active Unitarian-Universalist congregation in lower Fairfield that is a member of the Unitarian-Universalist Association. Its dramatic building in Westport, Connecticut was designed by modernist architect Victor A. Lundy and completed in 1965. It won an award from Architect magazine.
1.4 miSE
Museum
Hurlbutt Street School, Wilton
37 min walk • The Hurlbutt Street School is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 157 Hurlbutt Street in Wilton, Connecticut. Built in 1834, it served the town as a school for nearly a century, and was then converted to a local history museum.
4.2 miW
Church
Grace Farms, New Canaan
109 min walk • Grace Farms is an 80-acre public space in New Canaan, Connecticut. Grace Farms is owned and operated by Grace Farms Foundation, which supports initiatives in the areas of nature, arts, justice, community, and faith, and encourages participation locally and globally.
4.7 miSE
Synagogue
Temple Israel, Westport
120 min walk • Temple Israel is a reform Jewish synagogue located in Westport, Connecticut. It was established in 1948. Currently, about 700 families are members of the community.
1.7 miS
Museum, History museum
Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House, Wilton
43 min walk • The Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House is a historic house at 224 Danbury Road in Wilton, Connecticut. It is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story wood-frame structure, five bays wide, with a side-gable roof and a large central chimney. A smaller two-story ell extends to the rear.
4.2 miS
Bridge
Perry Avenue Bridge, Norwalk
108 min walk • The Perry Avenue Bridge over the Silvermine River in the Silvermine section of Norwalk, Connecticut was built in 1899. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Marvin Tavern, Wilton

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Marvin Tavern – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)