Romanesque doesn’t describe most architecture in Greenwich. Richardsonian Romanesque — even less. Yet, one of the most distinctive buildings in the town’s historic municipal center exemplifies that late-nineteenth-century style of architecture. The Havemeyer Building sits gracefully atop a gently sloping hill at the corner of Arch Street and Greenwich Avenue. No doubt the grand Syrian … Read more
Sometime in the late 1960s, a mischievous student changed the construction date on the marble cornerstone of the “old” Greenwich High School on Field Point Road from 1925 to $19.25, in pencil. This was a wry commentary on the hot local topic of the day – the $10M projected cost of the new high school … Read more
What was once unimaginable became reality for the citizens of Greenwich in 2011 — the venerable Post Office on Greenwich Avenue was — FOR SALE! In July of that year, the United States Postal Service announced a plan to close about 3,700 small post offices: the one in Greenwich was officially on the block. Would … Read more
Most of the items in the extensive collections of the Greenwich Historical Society focus on the rich history of the Town of Greenwich, providing insight into the lives of those who made their home here. However, personal collections can also offer a look at important events in the world outside the town as experienced by … Read more
When you drive down Steamboat Road today, you pass a luxury hotel, fine residential developments, office complexes and a premier yacht club. Gone are the industrial businesses that once dominated the streetscape. The Maher Brothers Corporation was perhaps the most prominent of these businesses, both in terms of the scope of its operations and its … Read more
