Historic places in New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan in Fairfield County has 26 properties on the National Register of Historic Places: 23 buildings, 3 districts. The first was listed in 1966 and the most recent in 2026. The most common areas of significance here are architecture, social history, transportation. 2 are National Historic Landmarks: Johnson, Philip, Glass House, Rogers, John, Studio.
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Every National Register listing in New Canaan
Johnson, Philip, Glass House
It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #97000341
Rogers, John, Studio
The John Rogers Studio and Museum is the preserved studio of sculptor John Rogers, a popular American artist called "the people's sculptor" in the latter 19th century. [Wikipedia]
33 Oenoke Ridge · NPS record #66000881
Breuer, Marcel, House II
Built in 1947, it was designed by architect Marcel Breuer as a home for his family. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000572
Perkins, Maxwell E., House
The Greek Revival house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #04000415
Waveny (also Waveny Park)
Waveny Park (also known as Waveny House) is a park in New Canaan, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Roughly bounded by Lapham, Old Stamford & Farm Rds. and Merritt Pkwy. · NPS record #100004543
Chichester Road Historic District (also Chichester Six)
126, 128, 136, 160, 188, 202 Chichester Road · NPS record #100012774
Chivvis, Arthur and Lyn, House
Built in 1977-78, it was designed by architect Eliot Noyes for a family friend, and was his last residential commission. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000564
Comstock, Abijah, House
Built about 1779 and enlarged about 1810, it is a good example of high-style Federal period architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #100001731
Davenport, Hanford, House (also Davenport--Green House)
It was built in 1820. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #89000948
Durisol House (also Risom, Jens House)
Built in 1949, this Mid-Century Modern house was built to showcase cement-bonded wood fiber, a newly developed material marketed under the brand name Durisol. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000566
Ford, Elinor and Sherman, House
Built in 1952 for the parents of architect Russell Ford, the house is a good local example of Mid-Century Modern architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000574
Gores, Landis, House
Designed by architect Landis Gores in a "Wrightian" style, it was built by John C. Smith for the Gores family's use. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #02000189
Hall, Isaac Davis and Marion Dalton, House
Built in 1962 for a local lawyer, it is one of two houses in the community designed by local architect William F. Pederson, and is part of its significant collection of Mid-Century Modern architecture. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000573
Hampton Inn (also The Maples Inn)
The Hampton Inn, also known as The Maples Inn, is a historic former hotel property at 179 Oenoke Ridge in New Canaan, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
179 Oenoke Ridge · NPS record #89001106
Hodgson, Richard and Geraldine, House
It is an International Style house that was built in 1951 to a design by Philip C. Johnson and Landis Gores. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #04001549
Hoyt-Burwell-Morse House
Built before 1740, the home is one of the 15 oldest extant buildings in the town of New Canaan. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #100000594
Lee, John Black, House I
It was designed by architect John Black Lee and built in 1952, and was the first of several houses he designed for his family's use. [Wikipedia]
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000568
Mills, Beaven W., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000565
Mills, Willis N, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000567
Murphy, Charles and Peggy House
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000563
Noyes House
Designed in the International style of architecture by Eliot Noyes (1910–1977) and built in 1955 by Borglum & Meek of Wilton, Connecticut. [Wikipedia]
Address not published · NPS record #08000948
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
111 Oenoke Ridge · NPS record #100006054
Swallen, James, House (also Techbuilt House)
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000570
System House
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000571
Tatum, Corinne and George Liston Jr., House
Town-level location only · NPS record #10000569
Webb, David Jr. and Sarah, House
Town-level location only · NPS record #11000751
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