Putnam Hill Historic District, Greenwich

Name: Putnam Hill Historic District
Address: Greenwich, United States

#35 among attractions in Greenwich

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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. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ()

Coordinates: 41°2'11"N, 73°37'9"W

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Central Greenwich (Anderson Ridge)Greenwich United States

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Putnam Hill 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
32 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.
~200 ftN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Putnam Cottage, Greenwich
1 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.
0.7 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
17 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.
0.7 miSW
Library
Greenwich Library, Greenwich
19 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.
0.9 miSW
City hall
Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich
25 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.
0.5 miSW
Church
St. Mary's Church, Greenwich
14 min walk • St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1.1 miE
41°2'20"N • 73°35'55"W
The Drawing Room Boutique, Greenwich
28 min walk • Museum
0.5 miSW
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
12 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.
~1550 ftS
Observatories and planetariums
Bowman Observatory, Greenwich
8 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.
0.9 miW
Gothic Revival architecture
Rosemary Hall, Greenwich
24 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.
1 miE
Neighbourhood
Strickland Road Historic District, Greenwich
25 min walk • The Strickland Road Historic District of Greenwich, Connecticut is a 9-acre historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Putnam Hill Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Putnam Cottage, Greenwich (1 min walk), Bowman Observatory, Greenwich (8 min walk), Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich (12 min walk), Fourth Ward Historic District, Greenwich (12 min walk).

How to get to Putnam Hill Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Putnam Hill Historic District:

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Greenwich (28 min walk)
Cos Cob (28 min walk)