Cody Drug Store
New Canaan, CT
Originally located on Main Street, the Cody Drug Store offers a fascinating glance at one aspect of daily life in 19th-century New Canaan. The Drug Store retains its original fixtures, merchandise, and bottles.
Hanford- Silliman House
New Canaan, CT
This house, located prominently next to the Town House, was built by Stephen Hanford, a weaver and New Canaan’s first licensed tavern keeper, at a time when Connecticut law required each community to have an “ordinary” tavern and inn for travelers.
Rogers Studio
New Canaan, CT
John Rogers, known as “the people’s sculptor” for his popular, mass-produced statuary, built this studio and worked in it in the later years of the 19th century.
The Town House
New Canaan, CT
Twenty-four years after it was incorporated as a town in 1801, New Canaan built its first municipal building, the Town House, which originally served as a voting place and a location for meetings.
The Rock School
New Canaan, CT
A beautifully-preserved example of a one-room schoolhouse, the Rock School was originally located at Laurel and Canoe Hill Roads. When it was threatened with demolition in the early 1970s, local schools and schoolchildren raised money and awareness to help relocate the building.
Tool Museum
New Canaan, CT
This small but important museum features an extensive and important collection of tools and implements from the 18th and 19th centuries, a time when Connecticut homesteaders and farmers established cottage industries.
Sellecks Corner Chapel
Barnegat Road
New Canaan, CT
In the early eighteen hundreds, Sellecks Corners was a place of small business and social activity. The Corners were named for Samuel Selleck, who was born in eighteen hundred. Samuel and his three brothers, Jonathan, Sands, and Nelson, were a part of this busy community.
Gores Pavilion
Irwin Park off Weed Street
New Canaan, CT
Located at Irwin Park, Weed Street. One of numerous modern buildings in New Canaan, this Pavilion was designed by Landis Gores, of the famous Harvard Five group of modern architects.
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Carter Street
New Canaan, CT
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The Town House
Twenty-four years after it was incorporated as a town in 1801, New Canaan built its first municipal building, the Town House, which originally served as a voting place and a location for meetings. Read More
The Cody Drug Store
Originally located on Main Street, the Cody Drug Store offers a fascinating glance at one aspect of daily life in 19th-century New Canaan. The Drug Store retains its original fixtures, merchandise, and bottles. Read More
The Hanford-Silliman House
This house, located prominently next to the Town House, was built by Stephen Hanford, a weaver and New Canaan’s first licensed tavern keeper, at a time when Connecticut law required each community to have an “ordinary” tavern and inn for travelers. Read More
The Tool Museum
This small but important museum features an extensive and important collection of tools and implements from the 18th and 19th centuries, a time when Connecticut homesteaders and farmers established cottage industries. Read More
The Rock School
A beautifully-preserved example of a one-room schoolhouse, the Rock School was originally located at Laurel and Canoe Hill Roads. When it was threatened with demolition in the early 1970s, local schools and schoolchildren raised money and awareness to help relocate the building. Read More
Rogers Studio & Museum
John Rogers, known as “the people’s sculptor” for his popular, mass-produced statuary, built this studio and worked in it in the later years of the 19th century. Read More
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Located on Carter Street. This elegantly simple schoolhouse — known as the Carter Street School — served its neighborhood until its closing in 1957, after the last session conducted by Mary J. Kelly. Read More
Gores Pavilion
Located at Irwin Park, Weed Street. One of numerous modern buildings in New Canaan, this Pavilion was designed by Landis Gores, of the famous Harvard Five group of modern architects. Read More
Sellecks Corners Chapel
In the early eighteen hundreds, Sellecks Corners was a place of small business and social activity. The Corners were named for Samuel Selleck, who was born in 1800. Samuel and his three brothers, Jonathan, Sands, and Nelson, were a part of this busy community. Read More