Boston Post Road Historic District
The Boston Post Road Historic District encompasses a cross-section of residential architectural styles representative of much of the history of Darien, Connecticut.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Darien station and Rowayton station.
Darien station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Darien station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in Darien, Connecticut. Located in downtown Darien, the station has two accessible side platforms serving the outer tracks of the four-track New Haven Line.
Rowayton station
Railway station
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Rowayton station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located in the Rowayton neighborhood of Norwalk, Connecticut. Nineteenth-century artist and humanitarian Vincent Colyer helped to get the original station built.
Tokeneke Elementary School
School
Darien Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Darien, Connecticut, United States. The district has seven schools. The many members of the Board of Education in Darien are part of the Darien town government, and the total school budget must…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darien and Rowayton.
Darien
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Darien is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast. Situated on the Long Island Sound between the cities of Stamford and Norwalk, Darien is a commuter town for New York City.
Rowayton
Village
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
Rowayton is a coastal neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut, roughly 40 miles from New York City. The community is governed by the Sixth Taxing District of Norwalk and has a number of active local associations, including the Civic Association, the Historical Society, the Rowayton Library, a Gardeners Club, and a Parents Exchange. Rowayton is situated 1½ miles southeast of Boston Post Road Historic District.
West Norwalk
Hamlet
Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.
West Norwalk is a residential neighborhood in the city of Norwalk, Connecticut in the Connecticut Panhandle region of Fairfield County. It lies in the western central part of the city. West Norwalk is situated 2 miles north of Boston Post Road Historic District.
Boston Post Road Historic District
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: listed on the NRHP in Fairfield County, Connecticut
- Categories: historic district, historic site, and locality
- Location: Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.08204° or 41° 4′ 55″ northLongitude
-73.4654° or 73° 27′ 55″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
87H83GJM+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 359285322OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtOpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
5282646Wikidata ID
Q4948032
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