Franciscan Monastery

Franciscan Monastery is a church in Town of New Canaan, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Franciscan Monastery is situated nearby to Waveny Park, as well as near the suburb Springdale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Glass House and Talmadge Hill station.

Glass House

Museum

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Glass House is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat. Glass House is situated 2 miles north of Franciscan Monastery.

Talmadge Hill station

Railway station

Photo: Picabu, Public domain.

Talmadge Hill station is a commuter rail station on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located just south of the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, Connecticut. Talmadge Hill station is situated 1 mile east of Franciscan Monastery.

Waveny Park

Park

Photo: Karlfonza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Waveny Park is a park in New Canaan, Connecticut. The park's centerpiece is "the castle" built in 1912 and surrounded by 300 acres to the Town for $1,500,000.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Springdale and North Stamford.

Springdale

Suburb

Photo: Picabu, Public domain.

Springdale is a neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut. Located in the eastern portion of Stamford, close to the border of Darien and New Canaan, Springdale is noted for its "small town feel". Springdale is situated 2 miles south of Franciscan Monastery.

North Stamford

Suburb

North Stamford is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, north of the Merritt Parkway. Mostly woody and hilly, it is the least densely populated, and highest income section of the city, with a 2021 median household income in excess of $250,000. North Stamford is situated 2 miles northwest of Franciscan Monastery.

New Canaan

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.

Franciscan Monastery

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Town of New Canaan, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.11566° or 41° 6′ 56″ north

Longitude

-73.51762° or 73° 31′ 3″ west

Elevation

266 feet (81 metres)

Open location code

87H84F8J+7X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359263377

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=catholic

GeoNames ID

4834744

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