Greenfield Hill Historic District, Fairfield

Name: Greenfield Hill Historic District
Address: Fairfield, United States

#14 among attractions in Fairfield

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The Greenfield Hill Historic District encompasses the historic village area of the village of Greenfield Hill in northern Fairfield, Connecticut. The area was important from the mid-18th to 19th centuries as an intellectual center in the town, driven in part by Timothy Dwight, the Greenfield Hill Church minister and later president of Yale College. The district features a variety of architectural styles from the 18th to mid-19th century. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1971. ()

Coordinates: 41°10'25"N, 73°17'28"W

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Greenfield Hill Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield Community Theatre, Bronson Windmill, St. Anthony of Padua Parish.

2.6 miSE
Museum, Nature and wildlife, Park
Birdcraft Museum, Fairfield
66 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.
2.8 miSE
Cinema, Nightlife
Fairfield Community Theatre, Fairfield
73 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.
~370 ftSW
Windmill
Bronson Windmill, Fairfield
2 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.
2.7 miSE
Church
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Fairfield
70 min walk • St. Anthony of Padua Parish is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, in the Diocese of Bridgeport.
2.2 miSE
Museum, Art museum
Fairfield University Art Museum, Fairfield
57 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.
2.1 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Rolnick Observatory, Westport
53 min walk • The Westport Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Westport, Connecticut, operated by the Westport Astronomical Society and formerly known as the Rolnick Observatory. The observatory is located at the highest elevation in the town.
2.1 miNE
Church
Black Rock Congregational Church, Fairfield
55 min walk • Black Rock Church is a non-denominational church located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The church was established in 1849 in the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Connecticut, and moved to its current site in 1968. Approximately 4000 adults and children attend the church's four weekend services.
2 miSE
Art museum, Museum, Universities and schools
Fairfield University, Fairfield
52 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 miSE
Museum, History museum, Saltbox architecture
David Ogden House, Fairfield
32 min walk • 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.
2 miSE
Church
St. Pius X Church, Fairfield
51 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.
2.2 miSE
Museum, Art gallery
Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield
57 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.