New Canaan, Historical New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, US.
New Canaan extends across 22.5 square miles of rolling terrain at an elevation between 97 and 105 meters above sea level in Western Connecticut.
The town originated in 1731 as Canaan Parish and transformed from an agricultural settlement into a residential suburb after the railroad arrival in 1868.
Modern architecture flourished in New Canaan during the 1940s when the Harvard Five architects designed 80 contemporary houses throughout the community.
The New Canaan Metro-North station provides regular train service to Manhattan, making it a preferred location for professionals working in New York City.
The Glass House, designed by architect Philip Johnson, stands as a transparent modernist structure set within a 49-acre landscape of art installations.
Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region
Location: Fairfield County
Inception: 1731
Elevation above the sea: 97 m
Website: https://www.newcanaan.info/
Shares border with: Darien, Stamford, Norwalk, Lewisboro, Pound Ridge, Wilton
Website: https://newcanaan.info
GPS coordinates: 41.14680,-73.49490
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:40
Glass House
2.9 km
Merritt Parkway
7.7 km
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
4.9 km
Richard and Geraldine Hodgson House
2.7 km
Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens
4.6 km
Hampton Inn
952 m
Stephen Tyng Mather Home
4.2 km
John Rogers Studio
371 m
New Canaan Nature Center
981 m
Turn-of-River Bridge
5.5 km
Long Ridge Village Historic District
8.3 km
Marcel Breuer House II
1.4 km
Perry Avenue Bridge
4.1 km
Wilton Center Historic District
7.2 km
Pound Ridge Historic District
9.8 km
David Lambert House
7.2 km
Hanford Davenport House
1.6 km
Marvin Tavern
8.9 km
Arthur and Lyn Chivvis House
4.1 km
Sloan-Raymond-Fitch House
7.4 km
Benjamin Hait House
4.8 km
Deacon John Davenport House
3.6 km
Enos Kellogg House
3.6 km
John Black Lee House I
4.9 km
Elinor and Sherman Ford House
3.6 km
Isaac Davis and Marion Dalton Hall House
1.6 km
Abijah Comstock House
5.8 km
The Glass House, National Trust for Historic Preservation
164 mReviews
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