National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut facts for kids

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Greenwich. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.

There are 295 properties and districts listed on the National Register in Fairfield County. This list covers the 35 properties located partially or entirely in Greenwich. Ones in Bridgeport or Stamford are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Bridgeport, Connecticut, or in National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut. The remainder are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfield County, Connecticut.

Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	Description
1	Bush-Holley House		December 1, 1988 (#88002694)	39 Strickland Rd., in Cos Cob 41°02′17″N 73°35′41″W / 41.038056°N 73.594722°W / 41.038056; -73.594722 (Bush-Holley House)	Home of Cos Cob Art Colony, c.1890-1920. Current headquarters and museum of the Greenwich Historical Society.
2	Byram School		August 2, 1990 (#90001110)	Between Sherman Ave. and Western Junior Highway, in Byram 41°00′46″N 73°39′13″W / 41.012778°N 73.653611°W / 41.012778; -73.653611 (Byram School)	"Exceptional" for its architecture.
3	Cos Cob Power Station		August 2, 1990 (#90001096)	Roughly bounded by Metro North railroad tracks, the Mianus River, and Sound Shore Dr. 41°01′46″N 73°35′50″W / 41.029444°N 73.597222°W / 41.029444; -73.597222 (Cos Cob Power Station)	Significant for its role in the first mainline railroad electrification in the United States. It was the largest component in an enormous scale experiment to implement AC power in railroad power, part of complying with a 1903 New York State law prohibiting steam locomotives in New York City. The building was demolished in 2001, but is still listed.
4	Cos Cob Railroad Station		July 28, 1989 (#89000928)	55 Station Dr. 41°01′47″N 73°36′02″W / 41.029722°N 73.600556°W / 41.029722; -73.600556 (Cos Cob Railroad Station)	A working train station
5	Samuel Ferris House		August 10, 1989 (#89001086)	1 Cary St., in Riverside 41°02′32″N 73°35′19″W / 41.042194°N 73.588639°W / 41.042194; -73.588639 (Samuel Ferris House)
6	Fourth Ward Historic District		April 21, 2000 (#00000324)	Roughly along Church, Division, Northfield and William Sts.; and Putnam Court and Sherwood Place in downtown Greenwich 41°02′06″N 73°37′40″W / 41.035°N 73.627778°W / 41.035; -73.627778 (Fourth Ward Historic District)
7	French Farm		April 3, 1975 (#75001918)	North of downtown Greenwich at the junction of Lake Ave. and Round Hill Rd. 41°03′07″N 73°38′24″W / 41.051944°N 73.64°W / 41.051944; -73.64 (French Farm)
8	Glenville Historic District		March 9, 2007 (#07000107)	Roughly along Glen Ridge Rd., Glenville Rd., Glenville St., Pemberwick Rd., Riversville Rd., and Weaver St. 41°02′17″N 73°39′53″W / 41.038056°N 73.664722°W / 41.038056; -73.664722 (Glenville Historic District)
9	Glenville School		November 21, 2003 (#03001169)	449 Pemberwick Rd., in the Glenville Historic District 41°02′12″N 73°39′52″W / 41.036667°N 73.664444°W / 41.036667; -73.664444 (Glenville School)	1921 school by James O. Betelle is only T-shaped Georgian Revival school in Greenwich. Now West Greenwich Civic Center.
10	Great Captain Island Lighthouse		April 3, 1991 (#91000351)	Great Captain Island, southwest of Greenwich Point 40°58′57″N 73°37′26″W / 40.9825°N 73.623889°W / 40.9825; -73.623889 (Great Captain Island Lighthouse)
11	Greenwich Avenue Historic District		August 31, 1989 (#89001215)	Roughly bounded by Railroad, Arch, Field Point, W. Elm, Greenwich, Putnam, Mason, Havemeyer, and Bruce, in downtown Greenwich 41°01′33″N 73°37′36″W / 41.025833°N 73.626667°W / 41.025833; -73.626667 (Greenwich Avenue Historic District)
12	Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District		July 26, 1988 (#88000579)	101 Field Point Rd., 290, 299, 310 Greenwich Ave., in downtown Greenwich 41°01′29″N 73°37′37″W / 41.024722°N 73.626944°W / 41.024722; -73.626944 (Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District)
13	Greenwich Town Hall		May 21, 1987 (#87000807)	299 Greenwich Ave., in downtown Greenwich 41°01′30″N 73°37′32″W / 41.025°N 73.625556°W / 41.025; -73.625556 (Greenwich Town Hall)
14	Greenwich YMCA		November 7, 1996 (#83004541)	50 E. Putnam Ave., in downtown Greenwich 41°01′55″N 73°37′32″W / 41.031944°N 73.625556°W / 41.031944; -73.625556 (Greenwich YMCA)
15	Indian Harbor Yacht Club		July 22, 2010 (#10000494)	710 Steamboat Rd. 41°00′42″N 73°37′22″W / 41.011667°N 73.622778°W / 41.011667; -73.622778 (Indian Harbor Yacht Club)
16	Knapp Tavern		September 15, 1977 (#77001389)	243 E. Putnam Ave. 41°02′13″N 73°37′10″W / 41.036944°N 73.619444°W / 41.036944; -73.619444 (Knapp Tavern)
17	Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church		October 12, 2010 (#10000831)	44 Lake Ave. 41°02′00″N 73°37′45″W / 41.033333°N 73.629167°W / 41.033333; -73.629167 (Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church)
18	Thomas Lyon House		August 24, 1977 (#77001390)	W. Putnam Ave. and Byram Rd. 41°00′52″N 73°39′16″W / 41.014444°N 73.654444°W / 41.014444; -73.654444 (Thomas Lyon House)
19	Merritt Parkway		April 17, 1991 (#91000410)	Route 15 right-of-way between the New York state line and the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge 41°05′26″N 73°39′30″W / 41.090556°N 73.658333°W / 41.090556; -73.658333 (Merritt Parkway)	Historic parkway; also located in Stamford, New Canaan, Norwalk, Westport, Fairfield, Trumbull, and Stratford
20	Methodist Episcopal Church		August 25, 1988 (#88001343)	61 E. Putnam Ave. 41°01′58″N 73°37′35″W / 41.032778°N 73.626389°W / 41.032778; -73.626389 (Methodist Episcopal Church)
21	Mianus River Railroad Bridge		June 12, 1987 (#87000845)	Metro-North New Haven Line right-of-way at the Mianus River 41°01′51″N 73°35′41″W / 41.030833°N 73.594722°W / 41.030833; -73.594722 (Mianus River Railroad Bridge)
22	Nathaniel Witherell Historic District		June 9, 2010 (#10000346)	70 Parsonage Rd. 41°03′41″N 73°37′37″W / 41.061508°N 73.626922°W / 41.061508; -73.626922 (Nathaniel Witherell Historic District)
23	New Mill and Depot Building, Hawthorne Woolen Mill		February 23, 1990 (#90000152)	350 Pemberwick Rd., in Glenville 41°02′13″N 73°40′00″W / 41.036944°N 73.666667°W / 41.036944; -73.666667 (New Mill and Depot Building, Hawthorne Woolen Mill)	1875 mill and depot (accompanying railroad was never built) show unusually high style for functional buildings of that era. Now a retail/office complex.
24	Putnam Hill Historic District		August 24, 1979 (#79002657)	U.S. Route 1 between Maple Ave and Old Church Rd 41°02′11″N 73°37′09″W / 41.036389°N 73.619167°W / 41.036389; -73.619167 (Putnam Hill Historic District)
25	River Road-Mead Avenue Historic District		April 28, 2014 (#14000171)	Roughly along Mead Ave. & River Rd. 41°02′15″N 73°35′45″W / 41.0375°N 73.5958°W / 41.0375; -73.5958 (River Road-Mead Avenue Historic District)
26	Riverside Avenue Bridge		August 29, 1977 (#77001391)	Riverside Ave. and Metro-North New Haven Line railroad tracks 41°01′54″N 73°35′18″W / 41.031667°N 73.588333°W / 41.031667; -73.588333 (Riverside Avenue Bridge)
27	Rosemary Hall		August 28, 1998 (#90001137)	Junction of Ridgeway and Zaccheus Mead Ln. in the Rockridge neighborhood 41°02′15″N 73°38′12″W / 41.0375°N 73.636667°W / 41.0375; -73.636667 (Rosemary Hall)	Former campus of Rosemary Hall School, now Carmel Academy and The Japanese School of New York.
28	Round Hill Historic District		July 25, 1996 (#96000779)	Roughly the junction of John St. and Round Hill Rd., in the Back Country of Greenwich 41°05′44″N 73°40′10″W / 41.0956°N 73.6694°W / 41.0956; -73.6694 (Round Hill Historic District)
29	Sylvanus Selleck Gristmill		August 2, 1990 (#90001109)	124 Old Mill Rd. in northern Greenwich 41°05′31″N 73°39′33″W / 41.0919°N 73.6592°W / 41.0919; -73.6592 (Sylvanus Selleck Gristmill)	A 1796 gristmill.
30	Sound Beach Railroad Station		July 28, 1989 (#89000929)	160 Sound Beach Ave., in Old Greenwich 41°02′00″N 73°34′05″W / 41.033333°N 73.568056°W / 41.033333; -73.568056 (Sound Beach Railroad Station)	A working railroad station in the Old Greenwich (formerly called "Sound Beach") section of Greenwich
31	Strickland Road Historic District		March 22, 1990 (#77001625)	19-47 Strickland Rd. in Cos Cob 41°02′06″N 73°36′03″W / 41.035°N 73.600833°W / 41.035; -73.600833 (Strickland Road Historic District)
32	US Post Office-Greenwich Main		January 16, 1986 (#86000077)	310 Greenwich Ave., in downtown Greenwich 41°01′26″N 73°37′33″W / 41.023889°N 73.625833°W / 41.023889; -73.625833 (US Post Office-Greenwich Main)
33	William E. Ward House		November 7, 1976 (#76001294)	Comly Ave. in Glenville 41°01′34″N 73°40′03″W / 41.026111°N 73.6675°W / 41.026111; -73.6675 (William E. Ward House)	First reinforced concrete structure in U.S., built in the 1870s on state line, and extending into Rye Brook, New York
34	Josiah Wilcox House		November 30, 1988 (#88001344)	354 Riversville Rd. in the Riversville neighborhood 41°03′51″N 73°40′32″W / 41.06425°N 73.675444°W / 41.06425; -73.675444 (Josiah Wilcox House)