Abijah Comstock House, New Canaan

Name: Abijah Comstock House
Address: New Canaan, United States

#10 among attractions in New Canaan

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The Abijah Comstock House is a historic house at 1328 Smith Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut, United States. Built about 1779 and enlarged about 1810, it is a good example of high-style Federal period architecture. It is also significant for its documented history as the home of a slave owner. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. ()

Coordinates: 41°11'53"N, 73°30'29"W

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Abijah Comstock House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Glass House, New Canaan Nature Center, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, John Rogers Studio.

4 miS
Museum, Art museum, History museum
Glass House, New Canaan
102 min walk • The Glass House, or Johnson house, is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut built in 1948–49. It was designed by architect Philip Johnson as his own residence. It has been called his "signature work".
3 miS
Hiking trail, Nature and wildlife, Outdoor activities
New Canaan Nature Center, New Canaan
77 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.
5.3 miS
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford
137 min walk • The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. It was originally a private estate.
3.4 miS
Museum, Art museum
John Rogers Studio, New Canaan
86 min walk • The John Rogers Studio and Museum is the preserved studio of sculptor John Rogers, a popular American artist called "the people's sculptor" in the latter 19th century.
3.3 miS
41°9'1"N • 73°29'50"W
New Canaan Historical Society, New Canaan
86 min walk • Museum, History museum
~1190 ftW
Church
Grace Farms, New Canaan
6 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.
4.3 miE
Museum, History museum
Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House, Wilton
111 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.
3.2 miS
41°9'8"N • 73°29'54"W
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, New Canaan
82 min walk • Architecture, Sacred and religious sites, Fountain
2.9 miS
Modernist architecture
Marcel Breuer House II, New Canaan
75 min walk • The Marcel Breuer House II, also known as the New Canaan Breuer House I, is a historic house at 122 Sunset Hill Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. Built in 1947, it was designed by architect Marcel Breuer as a home for his family.
1.1 miS
Modernist architecture
Arthur and Lyn Chivvis House, New Canaan
28 min walk • The Arthur and Lyn Chivvis House is a historic house at 2 Wydendown Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. Built in 1977-78, it was designed by architect Eliot Noyes for a family friend, and was his last residential commission. Its Modern Movement design is based in part of the architect's own residence in New Canaan.
3.5 miS
41°8'53"N • 73°29'36"W
New Canaan Town Hall, New Canaan
91 min walk • City hall