Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Old Greenwich is a town in the southeastern area of the municipality of Greenwich in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
History
It was founded in 1641 and has long been a coastal municipality and a suburb of New York City. One of the first settlers and founders was Elizabeth Fones Winthrop, niece and daughter of John Winthrop, founder and Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. What is now called Greenwich Point was formerly known as Elizabeth Neck,. In reference to its land acquisition in 1640, which covers a large part of the current Old Greenwich The poet Robert Hillyer Silliman spent his twilight years.
The Old Greenwich Railroad Station in 1894, was incorporated in 1989 to the preservation registers National Register of Historic Places. Today it serves Metro commuters from the neighborhood. The longest beach of the village is an elongated, narrow peninsula on the southwestern edge of the town. Intra local beach called Tod's Point is now freely available in the public domain and for citizens. To the east is bordered Stamford to the place. Innis Arden Golf Club lies partly in Old Greenwich but primarily on Stamford's terrain. Originally he was on death 's Point.
Attractions and public facilities
The village is also known as Sound Beach, and the main street with shops called Sound Beach Avenue. There is also the Perrot Memorial Library. Another attraction is the First Congregational Church of Greenwich in the same street. There are three major schools: Old Greenwich School for K -5th grade grades, Eastern Middle School and Greenwich High School. Even a preschool is available on site. In addition, a large sailing school exists in Old Greenwich, which offers both adults and for young classes of all sorts.
The rural municipality of Greenwich has a central administration, but it is composed of various districts with their own mailing addresses and ZIP codes, namely, Byram, Cos Cob, Glenville, Mianus and Riverside ( often referred to as downtown Greenwich).
Townscapes
Arch Street tunnel under the railroad tracks