New Canaan, Connecticut
A small town in Fairfield County with its own train to Grand Central, a walkable center, highly rated public schools and a long history of modern houses in the woods.
How far
Approximate, off-peak, from the center of town.
- 6 minThe Merritt Parkway, exit 37
- 20 minStamford
- 25 minWestchester County Airport
- 30 minGreenwich
- 70 minGrand Central, by Metro-North
- 75 minMidtown Manhattan, by car
A town of modern houses
In the late 1940s and the 1950s a group of architects later called the Harvard Five, Philip Johnson among them, built modern houses in the New Canaan woods: glass, timber and stone, set low among the trees. Many still stand.
Avara’s A-frames belong to that line: simple forms, a lot of glass, and the woods kept close.
- The Glass HousePhilip Johnson's house of 1949, in a 49-acre landscape of fourteen structures.
- Grace FarmsSANAA's River building across 80 acres of meadow and woodland.
- Waveny ParkSome 300 acres of fields and trails laid out by the Olmsted Brothers.
Where it is
The property is in New Canaan. The address is shared when you arrange a visit.