Fourth Ward Historic District, Greenwich

Name: Fourth Ward Historic District
Address: Greenwich, United States

#33 among attractions in Greenwich

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The Fourth Ward Historic District encompasses an early urban residential subdivision of Greenwich, Connecticut. Extending north from United States Route 1 along Sherwood Place, Church Street, and adjacent streets, it is one of two subdivisions created before the arrival of the railroad in Greenwich in 1848. It is characterized by dense residential construction, with architectural styles from the Greek Revival to early 20th-century styles. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ()

Coordinates: 41°2'6"N, 73°37'40"W

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Fourth Ward Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Putnam Cottage, Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich Library.

1.2 miS
Museum, Science museum, Art museum
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich
31 min walk • The Bruce Museum is a museum in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut with both art and natural history exhibition space. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95.
0.5 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Putnam Cottage, Greenwich
12 min walk • Putnam Cottage was also known as Knapp Tavern during the American Revolution. It is located at 243 East Putnam Avenue, on the former route of the Boston Post Road, in Greenwich, Connecticut.
~1170 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
6 min walk • The Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, now the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church building and congregation at 44 Lake Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
0.4 miS
Library
Greenwich Library, Greenwich
11 min walk • Greenwich Library is the main library in the Greenwich library system of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The Greenwich Library system consists of the Main Library and its Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branches.
0.7 miS
City hall
Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich
18 min walk • The Greenwich Senior Center, formerly Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic municipal building at 299 Greenwich Avenue in the business district of Greenwich, Connecticut. USA.
1.4 miSW
Church
St. Roch Church, Greenwich
36 min walk • St. Roch is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Although the Parish of St. Roch was formally established in 1938, it had been preceded by a mission church and it for this mission that the church was built.
~1440 ftS
Church
St. Mary's Church, Greenwich
7 min walk • St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
~890 ftSE
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
5 min walk • The Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and parsonage at 61 East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut. Built in 1868-69 for a Methodist congregation established in 1805, the church is a fine local example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, and the parsonage, built in 1872, is a good example of Italianate architecture.
0.4 miSE
Observatories and planetariums
Bowman Observatory, Greenwich
10 min walk • Bowman Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Greenwich, Connecticut Board of Education. Members of The Astronomical Society of Greenwich staff the observatory under the auspices of the Board's Continuing Education Department.
0.5 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Rosemary Hall, Greenwich
13 min walk • Rosemary Hall was an independent girls school at Ridgeway and Zaccheus Mead Lane in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was later merged into Choate Rosemary Hall and moved to the Choate boys' school campus in Wallingford, Connecticut.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood
Putnam Hill Historic District, Greenwich
12 min walk • The Putnam Hill Historic District encompasses a former town center of Greenwich, Connecticut. Located on United States Route 1 between Millbank Avenue and Old Church Road, the district includes the churches of two historic congregations, a former tavern, and a collection of fine mid-Victorian residential architecture.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fourth Ward Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich (5 min walk), Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich (6 min walk), St. Mary's Church, Greenwich (7 min walk), Bowman Observatory, Greenwich (10 min walk).

How to get to Fourth Ward Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Fourth Ward Historic District:

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Greenwich (25 min walk)