Pond-Weed House, Darien

Name: Pond-Weed House
Address: Darien, United States

#3 among attractions in Darien

Saltbox architecture

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The Pond-Weed House is a historic house at corner of the old Boston Post Road and Hollow Tree Ridge Road in the Noroton section of Darien, Connecticut. It has also been known as The House Under the Hill and Half-Way House. Built in 1696 by Nathaniel Weed, the house is a classic wood frame saltbox, 2+1⁄2 stories in height, five bays wide, with a central chimney. It is considered to be the oldest building extant in Darien. ()

Built: 1700 (325 years ago)Coordinates: 41°3'35"N, 73°30'11"W

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NorotonDarien United States

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Pond-Weed House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cove Island Park, St. Benedict's Church, Saint Maurice Church, Cove Island Houses.

0.8 miS
Park, Beach
Cove Island Park, Stamford
21 min walk • Cove Island Park is an 83-acre park, beach and recreation area in the Cove section of Stamford, Connecticut, located on Long Island Sound. Access to the park requires a parking pass.
1.1 miSW
Church, Tudor Revival architecture
St. Benedict's Church, Stamford
28 min walk • Saint Benedict - Our Lady of Montserrat, or simply St. Benedict's Church, is a Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, in the Diocese of Bridgeport. The historic brick Neo-Tudor church at 1A St. Benedict's Circle was built in 1930 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The architect was Henry F.
1.1 miNW
Church
Saint Maurice Church, Stamford
28 min walk • St Maurice is a Roman Catholic church in Stamford, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
0.8 miS
Georgian architecture
Cove Island Houses, Stamford
20 min walk • The Cove Island Houses, although plural in name, is a single house in Cove Island Park, in Stamford, Connecticut. The house was expanded from a first section that dates from 1791, and is now predominantly a Georgian style house with an older wing.
1.6 miNW
41°4'39"N • 73°31'18"W
United House Wrecking, Stamford
40 min walk • Antiques, Shopping
0.9 miE
Church
St. John Church, Darien
23 min walk • St. John Parish is a Roman Catholic church in Darien, Connecticut. It is part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1 miW
Neighbourhood
East Side of Stamford, Stamford
25 min walk • The East Side of Stamford, Connecticut is a neighborhood southeast of Downtown, north of Shippan, and northwest of The Cove and south of Glenbrook. It is mostly to the south of Interstate 95 but covers both sides of East Main Street. Stamford’s East Main Street is part of U.S. Route 1.
1.2 miW
Neighbourhood
West Side of Stamford, Stamford
32 min walk • The West Side of Stamford is the area immediately west of Downtown Stamford, covering the area north of Interstate 95 between the Greenwich town line and the Rippowam River.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Shippan, Stamford
35 min walk • Shippan is an affluent section of the city of Stamford, Connecticut. The Shippan section borders several other neighborhoods: to the south is Shippan Point, to the west is the South End, to the north is Downtown, to the northeast is the East Side, and to the east is The Cove.
1.2 miW
Universities and schools, Church
Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Stamford
31 min walk • The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Stamford is a Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church ecclesiastical territory or eparchy of the Catholic Church in New York State and New England in the United States.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pond-Weed House?

Nearby attractions include Cove Island Houses, Stamford (20 min walk), Cove Island Park, Stamford (21 min walk), St. John Church, Darien (23 min walk).