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Mar 04 2025

The Bronson Windmill in Fairfield, CT is Actually a Cell Tower

By George Cress Fairfield, History

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==The Bronson Windmill is the last remaining example of the many windmills that once dotted Fairfield, Connecticut's landscape. Built in 1893-94 by the Corcoran Storm-Defying Windmills Company of New York…

Mar 03 2025

The Battle for Sherwood Island: Connecticut’s First State Park

By George Cress History, Westport

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Sherwood Island State Park holds the honor of being Connecticut’s oldest state park, but its journey to public ownership was anything but simple. Though the state purchased its first parcel…

Mar 01 2025

The Little Red Schoolhouse: One Room, One Teacher, and a Legacy of Love

By George Cress History, New Canaan

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Tucked away on Carter Street in New Canaan, CT, the Little Red Schoolhouse remains a testament to a bygone era of education. It was the last operating one-room schoolhouse in…

Feb 28 2025

Before the Classrooms: The Legacy of Fairfield Country Day School

By George Cress Fairfield, History

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Long before Fairfield Country Day School became a beacon of education in Connecticut, its grounds were home to some of the most influential figures in American history. Fairfield Country Day…

Feb 26 2025

Henri Bendel’s Tudor Mansion in Stamford, CT: From Private Luxury to Public Museum

By George Cress History, Stamford

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==In the late 1920s, fashion magnate Henri Bendel commissioned architect Perry Barker to design a Stamford, Connecticut, residence inspired by English Tudor estates. Barker meticulously followed Bendel’s vision, incorporating half-timbered…

Feb 24 2025

Mailands Is a Gilded Age Mansion Now at the Heart of Fairfield University

By George Cress Fairfield, History

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==The Mailands Estate, once a grand Gilded Age mansion, is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and is now part of Fairfield University. Built in 1906 by Oliver Gould Jennings, whose wealth…

Feb 22 2025

Greens Ledge Lighthouse in Norwalk, CT: From Pirates to Preservation

By George Cress History, Norwalk

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Rising defiantly from the waters off Norwalk Harbor, Greens Ledge Lighthouse is more than just a navigational aid. From a pirate’s grim fate to hurricane survival to heroic rescues, it…

Feb 21 2025

When 20,000 Santas Brought BORGs and Bedlam to Fairfield, CT

By George Cress Fairfield, History

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Credit: @heads.atshu, @musicbywid, @domenicaaaallarde, @catekeane1 (TikTok Fair Use) In recent years, Fairfield, Connecticut, has become home to one of the most talked-about SantaCons on the East Coast. What started as…

Feb 20 2025

Penfield Reef Lighthouse Has a Haunted Past and Uncertain Future

By George Cress Fairfield, History

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Before the lighthouse was built in 1874, Penfield Reef was notorious for shipwrecks. Hidden underwater ledges made the area a hazard for passing vessels. To improve safety, a sturdy, Second…

Feb 16 2025

The Glass House in New Canaan, CT is Philip Johnson’s Icon of Modern Design

By George Cress History, Luxury Homes, New Canaan

LmZlYXR1cmVkLW1lZGlhLXVuZGVyLWhlYWRlcl9fZmVhdHVyZWQtbWVkaWEubmVjdGFyLXBhcmFsbGF4LWVuYWJsZWQlMjAlN0IlMEElMjAlMjAlMjAlMjBkaXNwbGF5JTNBJTIwbm9uZSUyMCUyMWltcG9ydGFudCUzQiUwQSU3RA==Nestled on a secluded promontory in New Canaan, CT, The Glass House by Philip Johnson is one of the most iconic residential designs in modern architecture. Completed in 1949, this…

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The Bronson Windmill in Fairfield, CT is Actually a Cell Tower

The Battle for Sherwood Island: Connecticut’s First State Park

The Little Red Schoolhouse: One Room, One Teacher, and a Legacy of Love

Before the Classrooms: The Legacy of Fairfield Country Day School

Henri Bendel’s Tudor Mansion in Stamford, CT: From Private Luxury to Public Museum

Mailands Is a Gilded Age Mansion Now at the Heart of Fairfield University

Greens Ledge Lighthouse in Norwalk, CT: From Pirates to Preservation

When 20,000 Santas Brought BORGs and Bedlam to Fairfield, CT

Penfield Reef Lighthouse Has a Haunted Past and Uncertain Future

The Glass House in New Canaan, CT is Philip Johnson’s Icon of Modern Design

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