McCord Cottage in Belle Haven Park, Year 1913, Bush Holley 100 Years Ago and More!

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On today’s 16th of September 2022 show, we'll go back to the Gilded Age. Victorian Summer: The Historic Houses of Belle Haven Park, Greenwich, Connecticut by Matt Bernard is an incredible compilation of the homes in Belle Haven -home to one of the first and most spectacular residence parks in America. 

Successful American Magazine described Belle Haven in 1902 as, "a nonpareil spot, surpassing in beauty, while equaling in elegance, the pet of the fashionable world, Newport, and outshining Tuxedo in brilliance and gaiety.” 

You'll hear about McCord Cottage, still standing at 19 Bush Avenue. It was designed by Thorp and Knowles Architects for William McCord in 1893. McCord was famous for constructing steel structures in New York City, making him a pioneer of Manhattan's soaring skyline.

Greenwich Before 2000 is an updated, revised edition of Before and After 1776: The Comprehensive Chronology of the Town of Greenwich. What happened in 1913? 

Erwin Edwards authored a series of newspaper columns on Greenwich's historic taverns a century ago. One of them was the Bush Homestead -known today as Bush Holley House, headquarters of the Greenwich Historical Society. We'll share the text of that column with you.

Considered to be the founder of landscape architecture in the USA, Frederick Law Olmsted was famous for co-designing many now-famous urban public and residential parks. Central Park in New York City was designed as city public park by Olmsted and his partner Calvert Vaux in 1857.

He headed the preeminent landscape architecture and planning consultancy of late nineteenth-century America, which was carried on and expanded by his sons, Frederick Jr. and John C., under the name Olmsted Brothers during America's Gilded Age.

Designs here in Greenwich, Connecticut include Belle Haven, Khakum Wood and other properties among the 'Great Estates.'

Please keep Friday evening, October 14 on your calendar. In partnership with Site Design Associates and others, we will be holding a celebration of Olmsted's 200th birthday.

The event will be held in the second-floor Meeting Room of Greenwich's Old Town Hall/Senior Center, 299 Greenwich Avenue, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Our scheduled featured speaker is Matt Bernard, author of Victorian Summer: The Historic Houses of Belle Haven Park, Greenwich, Connecticut. Copies of his book will be for sale. More details forthcoming.

On October 1, the Greenwich Historical Society is welcoming Pulitzer Prize winning presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin as keynote speaker. The occasion is the Greenwich Historical Society's 90th anniversary celebration. We'll share details.

I'll have more about Discover Greenwich Creating a Sense of Place, celebrating the 90th year anniversary of the Greenwich Historical Society. I'll have news of exhibits, activities and events for the public. 

Where did summer go? It’s the 16th of September 2022. You’ve come to the right place to learn about the history of the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, one of America's most interesting and extraordinary communities.  

We’ll have all this -and more- as history continues to unfold.

Be sure to check out all the events and activities where you can immerse yourself in Greenwich history, thanks to the Greenwich Historical Society. Learn more at GreenwichHistory.org. 

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Be sure to tune in for our next show which is scheduled for Friday, the 23rd of September 2022. 

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