Greenwich's Northway Estate, Fourth Ward Historic District, Caroline Ruutz-Rees, the Town's Wealth in 1922 on the March 25, 2022 Show

 

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As we conclude the annual observance of Women's History Month, you'll hear details of one of Greenwich's "Great Estates." It took three years and $1 million to complete the Greenwich version of Petit Trianon in 1910-1913. It was built by Laura Robinson, a lady in her mid-30s from Chicago who was an heiress to both the Diamond Match and Goodrich Tire fortunes. 

The Greenwich Preservation Network is asking you to sign a petition opposing the destruction of historic structures located in Greenwich's downtown Fourth Ward Historic District. A seven-story apartment complex on Church Street and Sherwood Place has been proposed.

She was vice chairman of the Connecticut Equal Franchise League. During World War I she was chairman of the Woman's Committee, Connecticut Council of Defense. This remarkable women was best known as the founder and headmistress of the famous girls preparatory school Rosemary Hall. Her name? Caroline Ruutz-Rees. 

A century ago, Erwin Edwards of the Greenwich News and Graphic wrote a piece about the town's wealth and population.

As we continue our observance of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Greenwich Police Department, you'll hear about crimes and misdemeanors in the town's history.

And last week, I shared a little history about Calf Island, the largest of the town's islands in Long Island Sound. Calf Island was the subject of a complicated foreclosure suit in 1897.

We'll have all this, news of events at the Greenwich Historical Society, a concert in New York City with Harpist Extraordinaire Erin Hill, and much more as today's show unfolds! 

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