Strickland Road Historic District, Greenwich

Name: Strickland Road Historic District
Address: Greenwich, United States

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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. The district extends along Strickland Road in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, between its junction River Road in the south, to just north of its junction with Loughlin Road in the north. It represents a well-preserved cross-section of residential architecture dating coverint a 200-year period, from about 1740 to 1934. It includes the c. 1730 Bush-Holley House, a historic house museum which is a National Historic Landmark for it role in the Cos Cob art colony. There are 28 primary contributing buildings in the district. Most of the buildings are wood-frame structures between one and three stories in height; the notable exceptions are two of the later houses, which are Tudor Revival in style and have brick and stucco exteriors. ()

Coordinates: 41°2'6"N, 73°36'3"W

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Cos CobGreenwich United States

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Strickland Road Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Putnam Cottage, Bush–Holley House, St. Catherine of Sienna Church.

1.5 miSW
Museum, Science museum, Art museum
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich
39 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.
1 miW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Putnam Cottage, Greenwich
25 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.
~1980 ftNE
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Bush–Holley House, Greenwich
10 min walk • The Bush–Holley House is a National Historic Landmark and historic house museum at 39 Strickland Road in the Cos Cob section of Greenwich, Connecticut. It was constructed circa 1730 and in the late nineteenth century was a boarding house and the center of the Cos Cob Art Colony, Connecticut's first art colony.
0.8 miNE
Church
St. Catherine of Sienna Church, Greenwich
22 min walk • St. Catherine of Sienna is now part of The Parish of St. Catherine of Siena and St. Agnes, a Roman Catholic parish in Riverside & Greenwich, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
0.7 miE
Bridge
Riverside Avenue Bridge, Greenwich
18 min walk • The Riverside Avenue Bridge is the only cast-iron bridge in Connecticut and one of a small number still in use in the United States. It carries Riverside Avenue over the New Haven Line railroad tracks in the Riverside section of Greenwich, Connecticut.
0.4 miSE
Bridge
Mianus River Railroad Bridge, Greenwich
11 min walk • The Mianus River Railroad Bridge, also known as the Cos Cob Bridge, is a bascule drawbridge built in 1904 over the Mianus River, in Greenwich, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
~1520 ftNE
41°2'20"N • 73°35'55"W
The Drawing Room Boutique, Greenwich
8 min walk • Museum
1.1 miW
Observatories and planetariums
Bowman Observatory, Greenwich
28 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 miE
Bridge
Mianus River Bridge, Greenwich
13 min walk • The Mianus River Bridge is a span that carries Interstate 95 over the Mianus River, between Cos Cob and Riverside, Connecticut. It is the second bridge on the site. The original bridge collapsed in 1983, killing three motorists. The replacement span is officially named the Michael L.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Mianus, Stamford
21 min walk • Mianus, formerly Mayamus and Upper Landing, is a neighborhood in the town of Greenwich in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Unlike other Greenwich neighborhoods such as Cos Cob or Old Greenwich, Mianus does not have its own ZIP code or post office.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
Putnam Hill Historic District, Greenwich
25 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 Strickland Road Historic District?

Nearby attractions include Cos Cob, Greenwich (4 min walk), The Drawing Room Boutique, Greenwich (8 min walk), The Friends of the Cos Cob Library, Greenwich (8 min walk), River Road-Mead Avenue Historic District, Greenwich (8 min walk).

How to get to Strickland Road Historic District by public transport?

The nearest stations to Strickland Road Historic District:

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Cos Cob (10 min walk)
Riverside (19 min walk)