Doug Cress of Enterprise Realty   Email: doug@cress.co (dot co)   Call/Text: 212-203-5251

Enterprise Realty Office: 203-929-6311

Doug Cress of Enterprise Realty
Email: doug@cress.co (dot co)  Call/Text: 212-203-5251
Enterprise Realty Office: 203-929-6311

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Mar 28 2025
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Fairfield, CT’s Old Burying Ground is History in Stone

By Fairfield, History
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Just off Beach Road in Fairfield, Connecticut, lies one of the town’s most quietly historic places: the Old Burying Ground. Though Fairfield was first laid out in 1639, this cemetery…
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Mar 27 2025
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658 Pequot Avenue in Southport, CT: Mary Pomeroy’s Home is an Ornament to the Street

By History, Luxury Homes, Southport
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Important Note: David Scott Parker Architects oversaw a renovation in the 1990s, but a second unnamed architect undertook more recent renovations and modernization efforts.In 1866, Mary Josephine Pomeroy found herself…
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Mar 23 2025
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Michael Bolton Lives Like a Local in Westport, CT

By History, Westport
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Michael Bolton’s career has taken him around the world, but his roots have always run through Connecticut. And for over three decades, his anchor has been a peaceful, Tuscan-style estate…
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Mar 22 2025
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Tweed Airport’s Takeoff Was a Century in the Making

By History
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Connecticut’s air travel infrastructure has long had a glaring weakness: despite a dense population and strategic location, the state has relatively few airports offering regular commercial service. Most residents still…
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Mar 21 2025
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The British Burning of Fairfield, CT in 1779

By Fairfield, History
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==The Burning of Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1779 was one of the most devastating attacks on an American town during the Revolutionary War. On July 7, a fleet of British warships…
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Mar 19 2025
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Westport Country Playhouse: A Small Town, A Big Stage

By History, Westport
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==The Westport Country Playhouse has been a fixture of American theater since 1931, but its history stretches back nearly a century earlier. Built in 1835 by R&H Haight, the structure…
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Mar 16 2025
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Brooklawn Country Club: A Legacy From Warner to Woods

By Fairfield, History
LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==For over a century, Brooklawn Country Club has been a cornerstone of Fairfield County’s social and athletic life. Inspired by the rise of private clubs across America, a group led…
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